The California Space Grant Consortium (CaSGC) is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) for Juniors and Seniors attending CaSGC affiliate member institutions.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsors a 10-week summer internship program for rising juniors and seniors majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) disciplines. The DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to conduct research in DHS mission-relevant research areas at federal research facilities located across the country.

EBMUD has an Engineering Aide (Geotechnical Engineering) internship opening now.
Go to www.ebmud.com and click on the “Jobs” link. Click Job Opportunities and scroll down to click on the “Engineering Aide” link to review the internship description and apply.
Here are some tips for applying:

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Northwestern University offers a 9-week, paid summer research experience for undergraduates. The students are paired up with some of the leading research professors in science and engineering fields. Research areas include ceramics, nanocomposites, photonics, nanoparticles, and molecular electronics. While there are many REU programs, the NU-MRSEC stands out in offering students an interdisciplinary research experience. Students currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in science or engineering who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible. The program dates this year are June 18 to August 17, 2012; Applications are due Feb. 15, 2012. Participants are paid a $4500 stipend and a travel allowance and on-campus housing is provided. For more information, please visit our website:

SDSU is a partner with University of Washington and MIT for the new Engineering Research Center (ERC) in Sensori Motor Neural Engineering (CSNE).

We have a few opportunities for SDSU MEP/MSP students to gain paid research experience (spring and summer 12) and to share that experience with pre-college students (outreach).

The California Space Grant Consortium (CaSGC) is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) for Juniors and Seniors attending CaSGC affiliate member institutions.
Scholarships: Up to twenty $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to California college and university students studying Science, Technology, Engineering or Math.

This is a list of the active chemistry division funded REU sites (Sies with active NSF awards). Almost every site has a web page where more information can be obtained. Clicking on a highlighted site title should direct you to the external web page. [NSF is not responsible for the content of these external web pages.] Useful information for REU Site Principal Investigators can be found through the REU Leadership Group (http://www.nsf-reu.org/) [Not an NSF website -- NSF is not responsible for its content]

There are a limited number of competitive, paid internship opportunities available with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). If you know of a student that would be interested in a summer internship or you believe would make a valuable addition to the FWS, please encourage them to contact their regional FWS office (www.fws.gov/where) and apply directly to their respective regions for open positions. As I receive more information about this and other opportunities I will pass it along. In the mean time, please post and spread the word to any promising student who is focusing on a natural resources-related degree.

SPAWAR in collaboration with SDSU is holding a networking event exclusively for Student-Veterans and SPAWAR business partners on SDSU campus December 8, Thursday, from 1600 to 1800. The event will be held at Career Services (Student Services East) in the resources library. Please plan to attend if you think you may ever want to work for SPAWAR or a company that works with SPAWAR. SPAWAR is reaching out to SDSU because of RADM Brady’s commitment to Veterans employment. Look sharp and bring your resumes.

The US Forest Service Eastern Region is currently in the process of hiring college freshmen and sophomores in various disciplines for our Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) and our Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP). Minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.