Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences
Open Ocean and Sub-tropical Marine Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences
Education Department
Ferry Reach/Bermuda, Bermuda

Primary: Chloe Newcomb Hodgetts
1 441 297 1880 x115
chloe.nh@bios.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: oceanography, marine science, coral reef ecology, ecotoxicoloty, biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, physics, geology, ecology
Comments: This program is conducted during the FALL SEMESTER. BBSR is incorporated in the state of New York. The REU program takes place entirely in Bermuda. Application DEADLINE MAY 30TH 2013
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Duke University
Duke University Marine Laboratory REU site: Research in estuarine and coastal marine systems

Primary: Richard Forward
252-504-7610
rforward@duke.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine biology, sensory biology, behavior, ecotoxicology, genetics, coastal systems
Comments: Application Deadline: February 15, 2013
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Oregon State University
REU Site for Oregon Marine Science: From Upper Estuaries to the Deep Sea Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon

Primary: Itchung Cheung
Itchung.Cheung@oregonstate.edu
Secondary: Kaplan Yalcin
541-737-1230
YalcinK@science.orgeonstate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine and estuarine science, oceanography, satellite remote sensing, geology, ocean and atmospheric physics
Comments: This site has two locations; one at HMSC on the Oregon Coast in Newport and another on the main OSU campus in Corvallis. Apply by February 15, 2013
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of North Carolina
Environmental research supporting management of coastal barriers and estuaries in North Carolina altered by human activities and climate change

Primary: Dr. Stephen R. Fegley
252-726-6841 x 222
srfegley@email.unc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, environmental science, estuaries,coastal studies, geology, and ecology
Comments: The deadline for receipt of completed applications is February 15, 2013
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University of North Florida
REU in Coastal Biology
Department of Biology

Primary: Jim Gelsleichter
904-620-2830
jim.gelsleichter@unf.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine biology, coastal ecology, genetics, fish ecology, marine mammals,salt marsh, seagrass, invasive species
Comments: Freshmen and Sophomore-level students encouraged to apply; Deadline February 28th, 2013
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography - UCSD
Scripps Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
San Diego, CA

Primary: Jane Teranes
(858) 822-2099
jteranes@ucsd.edu
Secondary: Joshua D. Reeves
(858) 534-8157
jdreeves@ucsd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Oceanography, Engineering, Climate Research, Physical Oceanography, Geosciences, Geophysics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Marine Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Marine Biology
Comments: Application Deadline: March 1, 2013
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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
Comments: Application deadline for all submitted materials February 1, 2013
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University of Southern California
USC WIES 2013 Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates: Coastal Ocean Systems and Sustainability
Wrigley Institute of Environmental Studies
Catalina Island, CA 90089-0371

Primary: Karla Heidelberg
kheidelberg@gmail.com

Research Topics/Keywords: marine science; biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography; coastal ocean health, microbial ecology, food web dynamics, harmful algal blooms, population ecology, metagenomics
Comments: Application Deadline: March 1, 2013

University of Delaware
University of Delaware, Summer Intern Program
Graduate College of Marine Studies
Lewes, DE 19958

Primary: Dr. Ana Dittel
302 645 4275
adittel@udel.edu
Secondary: Ms. Janis Lopez
302 645 4226
jclopez@udel.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: oceanography, marine science, biology, chemistry, physics, ecology,coastal studies, geology, engineering, mathematics, biochemistry
Comments: .Application Deadline: February 15, 2013

Mote Marine Laboratory
REU at Mote Marine Lab
Sarasota, FL

Primary: Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick
941.388.4441 Ext. 226
bkirkpat@mote.org

Research Topics/Keywords: Marine biology, harmful algal blooms, ocean sciences, coastal studies
Comments: Application items must be received by February 15, 2013, preferably via email at reu@mote.org.

Georgia Institute of Technology
REU Site: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech
Biology
Atlanta, GA 30332

Primary: Ms. Benita Black
404-385-7137
reu.coordinator@biology.gatech.edu
Secondary: Linda E. Green
(404) 385-6517
linda.green@biology.gatech.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemical ecology, ecology, ecosystem, marine, ocean, chemical signaling, biogeochemistry, symbiosis, parasite, bioremediation, energy, sensory biology, behavior, reproduction, plankton, benthos, algal
Comments: The Online Application Deadline is February 15th, 2013 at 5:00 PM Eastern
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Savannah State University
Savannah State University: Bridge to Research in Marine Science
Department of Natural Sciences
Savannah, GA 31404

Primary: Dr. Tara Cox
912-358-4097
coxt@savannahstate.edu
Secondary: Dr. Christopher Hintz
912-358-4096
hintzc@savannahstate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: coastal and ocean engineering, marine biology, ecology, invertebrates, fishes and microorganisms, Organic contaminant analyses
Comments: Focus on Freshmen and Sophomores and students with no prior research experience; Apply by March 1, 2013

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Changing Coastal Environments
Chauvin, LA 703442

Primary: Brian Roberts
985-851-2821
Reu@lumcon.edu
Secondary: Nicole Cotten
985-851-2845
reu@lumcon.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: coastal studies, biology, chemistry, hypoxia, ecology, phytoplankton, geology, fisheries, wetlands, coral reefs, ecosystem, biogeochemistry, Gulf oil spill impacts
Comments: DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 28 February 2013

Marine Biological Laboratory
REU Site: Biological Discovery in Woods Hole
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Primary: Allen Mensinger
218 726 7259
amensing@d.umn.edu
Secondary: Robert P Malchow
312-413-1552
paulmalc@uic.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ocean sciences, Woods Hole, marine, organismal behavior, molecular, cellular, neuroscience
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences

University of Massachusettes Boston
REU Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology
Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences Department
Boston, MA 02125

Primary: Dr. Alan Christian
617 287 6639
alan.christian@umb.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Cell Signaling,Conservation Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology,Gene Regulation,Microbiology, Plant Growth Control, Microbial Ecology,Molecular Evolution,Pop
Comments: Application Deadline: Feb 1 (every year) or until all positions filled
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Summer Student Fellowship Program
Education Office, Clark Laboratory, MS #31
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1541

Primary: Dr. James Yoder
(508) 289-2219
education@whoi.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: oceanography,marine science, biology, chemistry,physics,ecology,engineering, geology, geophysics
Comments: Annual Application Deadline: February 15
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University of Maryland
University of Maryland, Undergraduate Research Experiences in Estuarine Processes
Maryland Sea Grant College
College Park, MD 20740

Primary: Dr. Fredrika Moser
301-405-6373
moser@mdsg.umd.edu
Secondary: Jeannette Connors
301-405-6376
connors@mdsg.umd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Marine science, estuarine and coastal ecology, Chesapeake Bay research, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, environmental studies, geology, physics.
Comments: Deadline for receipt of applications is March 1, 2013
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
REU at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
ME

Primary: Rebecca Fowler
(207) 633-9632
reu@bigelow.org
Secondary: Dr. David Fields
207 633-9629

Research Topics/Keywords: Oceanography, marine biology, climate research, microbiology, virology, sensory biology, invertebrate ecology, invertebrate biology,
Comments: Application Deadline March 1, 2013
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Mt Desert Island Biological Lab
REU Site: Research Experiences in Marine Comparative Functional Genomics
Biology
Salisbury Cove, ME 04672

Primary: James Claiborne
207-288-3605
jb@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genetics, marine, genomics
Comments: Michael McKernan 207-288-3605 mmckernan@mdibl.org
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences

Rutgers University
Research Internships in Ocean Sciences
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Primary: Gary Taghon
taghon@marine.rutgers.edu
Secondary: Lillian Lee
732-932-6555 x5
rios@marine.rutgers.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine and estuarine science, oceanography, ecology, fish biology, geophysics, remote sensing, microbiology, geochemistry
Comments: The deadline for applications is March 1, 2013.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Columbia University at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Columbia Univ. at LDEO Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates
Summer Internship Program
Palisades, NY 10964

Primary: Dr. Dallas Abbott
dallas@ldeo.columbia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: geology, geophysics, chemistry, physics, oceanography, marine science, earth science
Comments: Application deadline: March 15, 2013.
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University of Rhode Island
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO)
Graduate School of Oceanography
Narragansett, RI 02882-1197

Primary: Ms. Kim Carey
401-874-6627
kcarey@gso.uri.edu
Secondary: Dr. Kathleen Donohue
401-874-6615
kdonohue@gso.uri.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, oceanography, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, coastal studies, ecology, geophysics, chemical oceanography, marine studies
Comments: To receive full consideration for the SURFO program all application materials should be received by March 1st. We will continue to process and review application materials received after the deadline,
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

College of Charleston
REU Site: Research Experiences in Marine Organism Health: Resilience and Response to Environmental Change
Biology, Grice Marine Laboratory
Charleston, SC 29412

Primary: Louis Burnett
843-953-9170
burnettl@cofc.edu
Secondary: Karen G. Burnett
843-725-4826
burnettk@cofc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine biology, molecular biology, physiology, ecology, structural biology, environmental chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Minorities in Marine and Environmental Science
Marine Resources
Charleston, SC 29422

Primary: Peter Kingsley-Smith
843-953-9840
kingsleysmithp@dnr.sc.gov
Secondary: Saundra Upchurch
843-953-9223
upchurchs@dnr.sc.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: marine biology, coastal studies
Comments: Completed application packages should be postmarked no later than FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013.
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University of South Carolina
Marine Biogeochemistry - from Salt Marsh to Deep Ocean
Columbia, SC

Primary: Dr. Tammi Richardson
803-777-2269
richardson@biol.sc.edu
Secondary: Doug Bell
803-777-9960
belldw@email.sc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biogeochemical cycling, coastal, marine,primary productivity, phytoplankton, microbial ecology, bacteria, zooplankton, carbon, DOM cycling, trace metals, phosphorus
Comments: Applications will close February 15, 2013
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University of Texas at Austin
Field Experiences in South Texas coastal dynamics
TX 78373

Primary: Dr. Deana Erdner
361-749-6719
derdner@mail.utexas.edu
Secondary: Dr. Benjamin Walther
UTMSI.REU@gmail

Research Topics/Keywords: Coastal studies, physical oceanography; marine and estuarine ecology, Marine fisheries science, Mariculture, Biogeochemistry, Plankton, Benthic invertebrates, Climate studies, Molecular methods
Comments: The submission deadline is Friday, February 8.
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Virginia Institution of Marine Science, Summer Intern Program (SIP)
Office of Academic Studies
Gloucester Point, VA 23062

Primary: Mrs. Fonda Powell
804-684-7105
intern@vims.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, oceanography, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, coastal studies, ecology, estuarine science
Comments: "February 15, 2013 - application package must be received by this date
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University of Washington
REU Site: Integrative Biology and Ecology of Marine Organisms
Department of Biology
Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Primary: Adam Summers
fishguy@u.washington.edu
Secondary: Sophie George
912-681-0599
georges@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ocean Sciences, marine biology, integrative biology and ecology of marine organisms
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences

Western Washington University
Multicultural Initiative in Marine Sciences: Undergraduate Participation (MIMSUP)
Shannon Point Marine Center
Anacortes, WA 98221

Primary: Dr. Brian Bingham
(360) 650-7400 x 297
Brian.Bingham@wwu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Oceanography, Environmental Sciences, Marine ecology, marine biology, marine invertebrates, algae
Comments: Winter & Spring Quarter program Jan-June...Application deadlines in the Fall (November timeframe)

Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA.
REU Site at the Shannon Point Marine Center, Washington State
Shannon Point Marine Center
Anacortes, WA 98221

Primary: Dr. Brian Bingham
360-650-7400
spmc@wwu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, oceanography, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, coastal studies, ecology,
Comments: Deadline by February 15, 2013.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Great Lakes Studies Summer Internships in Aquatic Sciences
Center for Great Lake Studies
Milwaukee, WI 53204

Primary: Dr. Carmen Aguilar
414-382-1700
cglsreu@uwm.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: limnology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, estuarine studies, Great Lakes, aquatic
Comments: The deadline for receipt of complete applications for the summer program is March 4, 2013