Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy Summer 2012

 

 

Iowa State University offers an intensive 10-week on-campus research program in Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) for undergraduate students. Ten fellowships are sponsored each year by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.

 

 

Students will work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams with faculty and graduate students to receive training and get hands-on research experience in areas that address critical, long-term national needs in wind energy-related areas.

 

 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

One-on-one mentoring from a faculty mentor

Immersive research experience in one of four wind energy-related areas

Additional training through short courses and workshops

Field trips to operating wind farms and turbine and blade manufacturers

Networking with industry experts at weekly “lunch and learn”

Access to state-of-the-art laboratories

 

 

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program

 

STIPEND & EXPENSES COVERED

The program starts June 4, 2012 and ends August 10, 2012. The program provides each student:

$5,000 stipend

Up to $600 in travel expenses

Free on-campus housing and meal plan

 

ELIGIBILITY

All applicants must:

Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States

Be an undergraduate in good standing

Have completed 4 college-level courses in physical sciences, engineering, or mathematics

 

PROGRAM DEADLINES

Applications are due March 15.

MORE INFORMATION

To learn more about our summer research program, visit our website at www.windenergy.iastate.edu/reu.asp