American Museum of Natural History
REU Program in Earth Sciences and Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History
Division of Physical Sciences
New York, NY 10024

Primary: Dr. Charles Liu
212-496-3579
cliu@amnh.org
Secondary: James D. Webster
212-769-5401
jdw@amnh.org

Research Topics/Keywords: earth science, planetary science, astrophysics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Earth Sciences

Carnegie Institution of Washington
Undergraduate research training in geoscience
Geophysical Laboratory
DC 20015

Primary: Stephen A. Gramsch
202-478-8939
gramsch@gl.ciw.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: igneous geochemistry,isotope geochemistry,high-pressure mineralogy,seismology,
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Eastern Kentucky University and University of Kentucky
Coal Mining Impacts on Soil Carbon Storage and Erosion in Appalachian Headwater Streams: A Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers

Primary: Alice Jones
859-257-6914
alice.jones@eku.edu
Secondary: Jimmy Fox
859-257-8668
jffox@eng.uky.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Hydrology and Land Use Changes, Soil Carbon Cycling, Erosion, Sediment Transport, Mining, Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopes
Abstract of Award

Franklin & Marshall College
Keck Geology Consortium
Department of Earth & Environment
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003

Primary: Andrew P. deWet
717-291-3815
director@keckgeology.org

Research Topics/Keywords: paleontology,structural geology,stratigraphy,petrology,geoch emistry,tectonics,hydrology,geophysi cs
Abstract of Award

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Undergraduate Summer Research in Seismology

Primary: Michael Hubenthal
607-777-4612
hubenth@iris.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Seismology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Iowa State University
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences in Biogeosciences at Iowa State University

Primary: Udoyara Sunday Tim
515-294-1434
tim@iastate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Environmental science, ecology, climate science, water quality, biogeochemistry, remote sensing, watershed
Abstract of Award

Montana State University, University of Florida, and Louisiana State University
Collaborative Research: REU Site Project Evolution of the Precambrian Rocks of Yellowstone National Park

Primary: David W. Mogk
(406) 994-6916
mogk@montana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Igneous and metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, structural geology, sedimentary geology
Abstract of Award

Purdue University
REU Site: Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience (SAGE)
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Primary: Lawrence W. Braile
(765) 494-5979
braile@purdue.edu
Secondary: Scott Baldridge
(505) 667-4338
sbaldridge@lanl.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: seismic reflection, seismic refraction, gravity, magnetics, electrical resistivity, electromagnetics
Abstract of Award

State University of New York at Stony Brook
Undergraduate research experiences in high pressure geophysics
Mineral Physics Institute
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100

Primary: Donald Weidner
516-632-8241
dweidner@ccmail.sunysb.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: high-pressure geophysics, mineral physics
Abstract of Award

SUNY College at New Paltz
Comprehensive Approach to Watershed Characterization Focusing on the Source of New York City Water
Geological Sciences
New Paltz, NY 12561

Primary: Shafiul H Chowdhury
845-257-2618
chowdhus@newpaltz.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Watershed characterization and management

Towson University
REU Site: Research Experience in Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry at Towson University
Chemistry
Towson, MD 21252

Primary: Ryan Casey
410.704.3051
racasey@towson.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

University of Akron
REU Site: Field Research on Bahamian Lakes - Exploring Records of Anthropogenic and Climate Change
Dept. of Geology & Environmental Science
Akron, OH 44325

Primary: Dr. Lisa E. Park
(330) 972-7633
lepark@uakron.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Limnology, Paleolimnology, Paleoclimate, Paleobiology, Geoarchaeology, Biogeochemistry, Geochemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

University of California, Irvine
REU Summer Fellowships in Biogeochemistry and Climate Change
CA

Primary: Dr. J. Keith Moore
949-824-5391
jkmoore@uci.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: earth system, oceanography, atmospheric, terrestrial, ecology, biogeochemistry, climate, computer modeling
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Earth Sciences

University of Florida
REU Site: Interdisciplinary research in water resources at the University of Florida
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Robin Snyder
(352)-392-1864 ext 116
rsnyder@ufl.edu
Secondary: Daniel Preston
prestond@ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Hydrology, remote sensing, water quantity, water quality, land atmosphere interactions, crop simulation, and climate variability
Abstract of Award

University of Idaho
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Sustainable Water Resources
Environmental Science Program
Moscow, ID 838441022

Primary: Robert L Mahler
208.885.7025
bmahler@uidaho.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: water resources,watershed,water,ecosystem, engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering

University of Minnesota
Fluids in the Earth from Surface to Core
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Primary: Sharon Kressler
612-625-5068
kress004@umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: ground water, hydrogeologic modeling, limnology, metamorphic, igneous, rheology, mantle convection
Abstract of Award

University of Minnesota Morris
Comparative Analysis of Glacial Sediments, Minnesota and Brazil
Division of Science and Mathematics
Morris, MN 56267

Primary: James F.P. Cotter
320-589-6300
cotterjf@mrs.umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: glacial deposits, Minnesota, Brazil, paleoenvironment, stratigraphy
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
REU Site: River and Coastal Restoration
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Primary: Diana Dalbotten
612-624-4608
dalbo001@umn.edu
Secondary: Karen Campbell
612-626-6166
kmc@umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Civil Engineering, Geology, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Sedimentation, Coastal Restoration, River Restoration, Ecology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Cracking Up: A Field Study of the Role of the Sun in the Physical Weathering of Desert Rocks
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences
Charlotte, NC 28223

Primary: Dr. Martha Cary Eppes
704-687-5993
meppes@uncc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: physical weathering processes, desert soil geomorphology, Mojave Desert of Southern California
Abstract of Award

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biodiversity Conservation
Department of Geography and Geology
Wilmington, NC 28403

Primary: Dr. Patricia H. Kelley
910-962-7406
kelleyp@uncw.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Geology (paleontology); Biology (ecology); Environmental Studies; Archeology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

University of Southern California
SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (SCEC/UseIT)
Earth Sciences
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Primary: Robert de Groot
213-821-6340
degroot@usc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Computer Science, Information Technology, Earth Sciences, earthquakes, visualization methods
Abstract of Award

University of Southern Maine
Digital Mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS) Database Construction and Geospatial Analysis of Regional Strike-slip Shear Zone Deformation
Department of Geosciences
ME 04104-9300

Primary: Mark Swanson
207-780-5051
mswanson@usm.maine.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: structural geology, field mapping, GPS, GIS, total station
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Texas at Arlington
REU Site: Rates, Processes, and Implications of Big Changes in the Shape and Style of the Missouri River
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Arlington, TX 17019

Primary: John Holbrook
(817)272-1201
holbrook@uta.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: River morphology, field-based research experience, Missouri River, Quaternary Geology, Sedimentology, Geomorphology
Abstract of Award

University of Texas at Austin
The Integrated Science of Global Change and Its Impacts
Department of Geological Sciences
Austin, TX 78712

Primary: Kathleen Sebenoler
(512) 471-4974
ksebenoler@mail.utexas.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: paleoclimate, hydrogeology, ecology, biology, engineering, urban ecology
Abstract of Award

University of Wisconsin-Platteville and University of Nebraska - Lincoln
REU Site: Collaborative Research: Dune Undergraduate Geomorphology and Geochronology (DUGG) Project in Wisconsin

Primary: Dr J Elmo Rawling 3rd
(608)342-1680
rawlingj@uwplatt.edu
Secondary: Paul Hanson
402-472-7762
phanson2@unl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Geomorphology, geochronology, dune development in the Great Lakes
Abstract of Award