Funded student opportunities for intensive, field-oriented marine research in Ireland
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS (IRES) PROGRAM Four outstanding American students per year (2 UNDERGRADUATE AND 2 GRADUATE STUDENTS) will conduct marine ecological research with foreign colleagues at Europe's first statutory marine reserve (Lough Hyne Marine Reserve) that is faced with imminent change due to large-scale alterations in the lough biota. IRES students will participate in a pre-trip 5-day orientation workshop at Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) and then will travel together to Ireland for the 4-week project period between summer and fall academic terms. Students will work at the University College Cork Renouf Lab, a small field station accessible by boat, and live in a nearby cottage. Each IRES student will take the lead on one aspect of the rapid, community-level changes of lough biota. The grant will provide stipend, airfare and ground transportation to OIMB for pre-trip workshop, dorm and meal costs at OIMB, and transportation costs to/from Ireland. Covered subsistence costs during the project will include lodging at Lough Hyne, health and accident insurance, and bench fees. Project details and application forms are posted at: HTTP://PAGES.UOREGON.EDU/OIMB/FACULTY/TROWBRIDGE.HTM THE 2012 PARTICIPATION DATES ARE 19 AUGUST - 22 SEPTEMBER. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 1 FEBRUARY FOR THE 2012 TRIP. ------------------------- CYNTHIA D. TROWBRIDGE, PH.D. _Senior Research Associate_, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology _Associate Editor_, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. _THE BIOLOGY OF ROCKY SHORES, SECOND EDITION_ (2009) Colin Little, Gray A. Williams, and Cynthia D. Trowbridge 'a delightful piece of work… easy to read and gives a straightforward synthesis of current scientific knowledge' (Limnology & Oceanography Bulletin) Available to order: http://www.oup.com _ _ _ _
