Research Experiences for Undergraduates
2010 Summer Program
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
June 7 - July 30, 2010
Undergraduate majors in math, biology, and related fields will live on campus and work in teams with UTK professors on research projects. In addition to research mentors, some teams will include undergraduates, veterinary students, or high school teachers.
Stipend and housing will be provided, along with some travel support.
Project research areas:
- Modeling dog and cat population dynamics at the community level (Lenhart, New)
- Predicting Biodiversity based on data from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Sanders, Armsworth, Godsoe). Background in statistics preferred.
- Using modeling to evaluate diagnostic procedures for Johne's disease in cattle (Lenhart, Eda, Agusto)
- Modeling plant activity (Gwinn, TBA)
- Modeling the effects of climate change on ant foraging behavior in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Sanders, Wise, Bewick)
Application deadline: February 19, 2010. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.
Click here for application form.
Please save the form and send it as an attachment to sduncan7@utk.edu.
In addition to the application, please send transcripts and three letters of recommendation to:
Sarah Duncan, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NIMBioS
The University of Tennessee
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1527
or FAX the information to:
865-974-9461 Attention: Sarah Duncan.
To read about the experiences of past participants, click here.
For further information about the program, please contact Sarah Duncan, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NIMBioS (Email: sduncan7@utk.edu) or Dr. Suzanne Lenhart, Associate Director of Education, Outreach, and Diversity, NIMBioS (Email: lenhart@math.utk.edu).
REU Leadership Team:
Suzanne Lenhart, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Associate Director of NIMBioS, Department of Mathematics, UTK
Graham Hickling, Associate Director of NIMBioS, Director for the Center for Wildlife Health at UTK
Shigetoshi Eda, Center for Wildlife Health, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, UTK
Nathan Sanders, Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UTK
Paul Armsworth, Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UTK
Steven Wise, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, UTK
Kim Gwinn, Associate Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology, UTK
John New, Professor, Department Head, Comparative Medicine, UTK
Folashade Agusto, Postdoctoral fellow, NIMBioS
Sharon Bewick, Postdoctoral fellow, NIMBioS
William Godsoe, Postdoctoral fellow, NIMBioS
