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REU Summer Academy in Sustainable Bioenergy
| Primary Institution: | Kansas State University |
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| Affiliation: | Center for Sustainable Energy - Kansas State University |
| City: | Manhattan |
| State: | KS |
| Job Duration: | 10 Weeks |
| Class Requirement: | Completed Sophomore Year |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |
| Position Type: | Research |
| Discipline(s): | Other Engineering Sustainable Bioenergy |
| Description: | Research projects are aimed at providing students with multidisciplinary team experience in sustainable bioenergy. Projects are designed to enhance understanding of agricultural, technical, and socioeconomic issues related to sustainable production of biofuels. Students and faculty from these departments will work together on interdisciplinary bioenergy issue teams for their research projects: Agricultural Economics Agronomy Biological and Agricultural Engineering Chemical Engineering Grain Science and Industry Sociology |
| Stipend: | $4,500 paid in three installments |
| Benefits: | Housing Meal Plan Travel Reimbursement Plus an allowance of $500 to be used toward research expenses |
| Application Deadline: | 02/15/2012 |
| Job Website: | http://sustainable-energy.ksu.edu/REU |
| Additional Information: | Research activities in this program under the guidance of faculty mentors, will advance students' state of knowledge in sustainable energy. Students will participate in "hands-on" experiences with processing agricultural biomass, experiencing the physical environment of industrial-scale biomass processing with all its limitations and opportunities. Students will also meet people who actually perform the work to produce renewable energy for the communities where they live. Many field trips and social events are planned as well. While at K-State, participants will also learn about our National Science Foundation IGERT program, applicable to those students pursuing Ph.D. degrees. http://igert.ksu.edu/application |
Research/Internship Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Keith Rutlin Kansas State University Room 25, Seaton Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 Email: rutlin@k-state.edu Phone: 785-532-2029 |
| Secondary Contact: |
Dr. Mary Rezac - PI Kansas State University 1005 Durland Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 Email: rezac@k-state.edu Phone: 785-532-4317 |
