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<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University of Michigan Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLASP) is currently seeking a highly motivated, diverse and inclusive cohort of undergraduate
students to participate in its summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site program entitled: Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO). This REU program is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The program is
open to rising-sophomores, rising juniors and rising-seniors from any academic discipline who are interested in exploring a potential career in the STEM fields of meteorology, climate, and space sciences.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As part of the PICASSO program, student participants will engage in the following activities while on campus:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A mentored-guided research project, the goals of which will be designed with the participation of the students themselves</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Peer-mentoring performed by the department’s graduate students/postdoctoral fellows</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A professional development seminar series (responsible research conduct, technical communication, resume preparation, imposter syndrome, and navigating the graduate application process, among other topics)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Community-building activities, including community service, which will strengthen their relationships within the REU student cohort</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An end-of-program poster fair in which students will present their work to CLASP Department faculty, staff and students</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participating students will receive a $6000 stipend. In addition, the following costs will be covered as part of our program: (1) travel to/from Ann Arbor, (2) room and board during the program, and (3) costs associated
with the registration, room and board and travel for the student’s attendance at a professional conference (AMS, AGU, etc.). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our application deadline is January 31, 2022. For more information, students should visit our website at the following
<a href="https://clasp.engin.umich.edu/academics/undergraduate-research/reu-clasp/" target="_blank">
location</a>. Examples of past PICASSO projects can be found on my personal page at the following
<a href="https://marsik.engin.umich.edu/187-2/" target="_blank">location</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NOTE:
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our program is currently planning to host an onsite, in-person REU program for Summer 2022. If COVID restrictions require, we have the ability to shift to alternate modes of programming (hybrid or fully virtual).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Frank J. Marsik<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: <i>he/him/his</i><br>
Undergraduate Advisor - Meteorology, Dept. of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director, NSF REU Site Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 734-763-5369<br>
Fax: 734-763-0437<br>
URL: <u><span style="color:#0000EE"><a href="http://marsik.engin.umich.edu" target="_blank">http://marsik.engin.umich.edu</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Twitter: @fmarsikwx<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence, plus character, is the<br>
goal of true education. " - Martin Luther King<o:p></o:p></p>
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