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2010 NSF Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
| Primary Institution: | Santa Fe Institute |
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| City: | Santa Fe |
| State: | NM |
| Job Duration: | June 6 - August 14 (10 Weeks) |
| Class Requirement: | Completed Freshman Year |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Legal Resident |
| Position Type: | Research |
| Discipline(s): | Astronomy; Astrophysics; Gravitation Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics Biophysics Condensed Matter: Structure and Mechanical/Thermal Properties Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure and Electromagnetic/Optical Properties Elementary Particles and Fields Fluid Dynamics and Gases Geophysics Medical Physics Nonlinear Dynamics Nuclear Physics Physics Education Research Plasmas and Beam Physics Interdisciplinary Physics: Biological Physics; Quantum Information; Etc. Social sciences economics applied mathematics biology computer science |
| Description: | SFI's broad program of research is aimed at understanding both the common features of complex systems and at comprehending the enormous diversity of specific examples. Undergraduate students work with faculty mentors on an individual research project focused on some aspect of complex systems. Possible focus areas include adaptive computation; computational aspects of complexity; energy and information in biological computation; scaling laws in complex phenomena; network structure and dynamics; robustness and innovation in biological and social systems; and the dynamics of human social interactions including state and market formation, economics as a complex adaptive system, and the evolution of language. This program is highly individualized. Each student works with one or more faculty mentors on a specific, mutually selected project. The project may be based on a suggestion from the SFI mentor, an idea from the student intern, or a combination of the two. Mathematical or computational skills or experience (particularly knowledge of the rudiments of the Unix operating system and/or a programming language, such as C) are favorably considered. Potential applicants should be comfortable working in a cross-cutting multidisciplinary environment. College seniors graduating in 2010 are not eligible for this program. |
| Benefits: | Housing Meal Plan Travel Reimbursement Weekly Living Stipend |
| Application Deadline: | 02/07/2010 |
| Job Website: | www.santafe.edu/reu |
Research/Internship Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Ginger Richardson 1399 Hyde Park Road Santa Fe, NM 87507 Email: education@santafe.edu Phone: 505-946-2746 |
