In MissDelta’s REU 10-week program (May 27-August 3, 2024) undergraduates will engage with LSU faculty involved in the MissDelta research project and develop skills through research-immersive learning experience. MissDelta REU students will have an opportunity for a 1-day research vessel trip along the Gulf Coast as well as participate with students in other LSU REU programs through REU scheduled events and activities throughout the program. As the culminating event on August 2nd, students can present their summer work and learn about what other students have done in the annual Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) through LSU’S Discover Program.

Student Requirements:

Enrolled in an undergraduate program at a 2- or 4- year institution

Undergraduate who is a rising sophomore, junior, or senior

Student Support:

$600/student/week stipend

Up to $300/student travel funds

food allowances included

Housing included and will be on the LSU campus

Optional research vessel trip in the Gulf of Mexico/Louisiana coast

Participation in LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)

Summer conference opportunities

Contact:

Dominique Garello

Louisiana State University

Geology and Geophysics Department

dgarello1@lsu.edu

LUMCON has run Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program on Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Louisiana’s Changing Coastal Environments since 2011. A cohort of REU participants will spend ten weeks between early June and mid-August at LUMCON conducting independent research projects with guidance from a variety of science professionals while interacting with peers participating in other aspects of LUMCON’s summer programs. Each student is paired with a scientific mentor based on mutual research interests. The REU program is designed to give students a meaningful, hands-on research experience that takes advantage of state-of-the-art methods and technologies available at LUMCON.

Financial Support:

A stipend of $6,000 for the 10-week program (paid every 2 weeks)

Free housing and meals at the DeFelice Marine Center

Funds to partially or fully cover travel costs to and from LUMCON from their home or university

Academic Credit:

Students participating in REU internships are often eligible to receive academic credit from their home institutions. Program participants may be interested in exploring this possibility. A number of LUMCON REU alumni have also continued building on their projects after returning to their home institutions with many of these efforts resulting in senior or honors theses.

LUMCON’s STEM Prep program is a residential summer program to help freshmen and sophomore-level undergraduate students, especially those from populations that are underserved and underrepresented in the marine sciences, who are seeking an opportunity to gain work experience and learn skills to advance their academic and career goals in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields within marine and/or environmental science. This program allows students to experience the responsibilities and culture of a working marine lab, interact with the Marine Center staff and community, directly contribute to vital marine/coastal science research programs, and create opportunities to broaden their knowledge of possible research fields and career opportunities.

Support & Academic Credit:

STEM Prep students pay no facility fees or tuition charges

Free housing and meals at the DeFelice Marine Center for the duration of the program (six weeks)

Four credit hours from the University of Louisiana @ Lafayette that can be transferred to a student’s home institution