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The Kent State University Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences will annually provide 21 undergraduate scholarships, averaging $5,000 each to promising science students.
Applications being accepted beginning in early Spring 2013 for STEM research experiences for undergraduates for the academic year 2013/14. For more scholarship opportunities, search Pathways to Science for opportunities to do research at the undergraduate level, here and abroad. The Institute for Broadening Participation in the STEM sciences offers free online search tools to encourage minority participation in STEM sciences.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
What better way to learn about science than by doing it?
Undergraduates in the Department of Geology have the opportunity to conduct research on real world problems in a number of ways. Students can also volunteer in a lab, working with a faculty mentor and their graduate students on research projects, or work on externally funded research projects in the lab or out in the field. Some opportunities may lead to presentations at scientific meetings or publication of results in the open literature. Projects can also involve international travel. Some recent student projects include field work in the North American west, Europe, South America and Australia, or oceanographic work in the Arctic, Atlantic, and South Pacific.Undergraduate Research is an excellent way for students to gain the experience needed to land a competitive internship, get hired in their first job, or gain admittance to graduate school.
In consultation with a faculty mentor and the department Chair, eligible students can propose an Individual Investigation in Geology (GEOL 40096) and earn up to 3 credits toward their degree, or complete a Senior Honors Thesis as partial fulfillment of their Honors Degree. Students interested in completing a Senior Honors Thesis should find a faculty mentor and contact the Honors College no later than during their first semester as a Junior.
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Past Participants
Tim Eyerdom, independent research, Fall 2011
Matt Wayman, B.S. with Honors, 2011
Meghan Court, Student worker, 2010-
Lindsey Brenizer, Student Worker, 2009-2010
Jamael Sadallah, Student Worker, 2009-2010
Daniel Peacock, Summer field assistant, 2009
Mike Farinacci, independent research, Fall 2009
Renee Crane, B.S. 2011, 2008-2011, lab assistant
Robin Green, Summer field assistant, 2008
Bethany Lavins, Bucknell University, Summer 2008 lab assistant
Michael Duff, B.S. student, Undergraduate Research Scholar recipient
Nate Fela, NSF S-STEM fellowship and Undergraduate Research Scholar recipient, B.S. 2007
Lonnie Mills, NSF S-STEM fellowship recipient, B.S. 2007
Lyanne Yurco, B.S. with Honors, 2006
Allie Sherwood, B.S. with Honors, 2006
