REU Program

The REU program will start in early June 2010. During the first week of the program , the students will work in the Pinelands field station, and will reside in the newly remodeled dormitories (funded by the NSF).

The research station offers easy access to a wide range of characteristic pineland ecosystems, including pygmy pine forests, upland and lowland pine/oak communities, cedar swamps and aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats. During the first week the students will make field excursions into the Pinelands, will develop the research project and its experimental design, and will start their field experiments.

pinelands 1 woodpecker plant

Pictures courtesy of Michael Hogan

After the first week, the students will move to the main campus, where the main laboratory experiments will be conducted.

C dorm

Preliminary time schedule

Week	Activity
Week 1	Welcome Reception and Opening Barbeque at the Pinelands Field Station Pinelands Field Excursion Presentation of the research projects, start of the research training, development of research objectives, conception of individual student projects
Week 2	Presentation of the research proposals Sample collection at the Pinelands and first laboratory experiments First workshop (Women in Science) and social activities
Week 3 to 4	Research project Training in specific techniques Weekly seminar with faculty presentations Second workshop (Scientific Ethics)
Week 5	Research project Third workshop (Environmental Justice)
Week 6 to 9	Research project Weekly seminar with student contributions Fourth workshop (Scientific Writing)
Week 10	Student Research Symposium with Poster session