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COASTAL RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CREST-REU) SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON The “Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST)” program at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) is a 10-week immersive research experience serving 8 undergraduates per year. CREST exposes students to cutting edge, authentic, coastal environmental research at UMB in an integrative transdisciplinary program across the natural and social sciences. CREST focuses on integrative coastal research crossing disciplinary boundaries that incorporates the ecological, earth, chemical, geographic, and social sciences and leverages the existing research and educational programs within the School for the Environment.

The CREST REU programs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to:1) carry out independent research project in coastal environmental science (e.g. biochemistry, geochemistry, biogeochemistry, geology and earth systems, ecology and molecular ecology, and social, behavioral, economics, and sustainability sciences), 2) work closely with a faculty advisor and research group, 3) develop laboratory skills, 4) develop a cohort and networking skills, 5) explore issues of science ethics, 6) exchange ideas with students and faculty at weekly seminars, 7) present summer research at a program wide symposium at the end of the program, 8) participate in field trips/social events in and around Boston Harbor.

• Program Dates: June 3 to August 9, 2019 (Arrive in Boston on 6/2; leave Boston on 8/10) • Research Topics: Coastal Bio-, Geo-, and Biogeo- chemistry, Coastal Geology and Earth Systems, Coastal Ecology and Molecular Ecology, and Coastal Social, Behavioral, Economics, and Sustainability Sciences

• Location: UMB campus is south of downtown Boston located on the Columbia Point peninsula

• Financial Package: Participants will receive 1) a $5000 stipend, 2) 1 round trip airfare to and from Boston, 3) transportation to and from Boston (Logan International) airport, and 3) and housing in a same gender apartment (2 or 3-bedroom apartment with 2 roommates per room) for the 10-week period.

• Eligibility: Applicants must 1) be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, 2) must be enrolled in college for the fall 2019 (i.e. students who will graduate by June 2019 are not eligible to apply), 3) have successfully completed an introductory course/course sequence major (e.g. biology, ecology, geology, chemistry, policy, economics, and management), 4) be willing to live in group (same gender) housing of 4-6 person apartments, and 5) be able to participate in the program full time (e.g. 40 hrs. / week, including nights, weekends).

• Students that are minorities underrepresented in the sciences, veterans, disabled, or are early (rising sophomores or juniors) in their undergraduate coursework are especially encouraged to apply.

• Application deadline: February 1st, 2019 or until positions are filled • Information and Online Application: http://www.umb.edu/crest-reu • Contact for Questions: Dr. Alan D. Christian, CREST-REU Director and Principal Investigator; Phone: 617-287-6639 or email: alan.christian@umb.edu