2011 intern Kimmy McCormack's (left) internship project focused on developing receiver functions for seismic stations along the Ryukyu arc in southeastern Japan. The goal of the project was to attempt to determine whether any serpentinization has occurred in the upper mantle of the subduction...
Apply your knowledge... Explore your future... Contribute to science...
This NSF funded research experience for undergraduates (REU) provides interns with the opportunity to:
- conduct exciting research with state of the art geophysical data and leading researchers at IRIS institutions,
- develop an understanding of scientific inquiry, including designing and conducting scientific investigations,defending scientific arguments, and preparing publications,
- gather, manage, and convey information, using various skills, strategies, resources, and
- learn, use, and evaluate technologies for the collection and study of geophysical data.
This paid experience features a week-long orientation program, the use of a variety of virtual communication technologies to help you stay connected with other interns during your 8 to 10 week research placement, and an opportunity to present your research at a scientific meeting. Read about how this program is providing more than just summer research!
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Goals - Version Eleven
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Week 11 - Endless checkerboards
News and Announcements
2011 Alumna’s internship project expands to publication
Announcing the 3rd Annual T-shirt Design Competition
Calling alumni of the IRIS Internship Program! Now is your chance to grab fame and fortune by submitting a design idea for the 2013 Internship T-Shirt. Not to mention that this year's internship class is depending on you and your creativity to get the super cool t-shirts this year!
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Upcoming Webinar - Negotiating your Postdoc Position
An experienced panel (both current postdocs and faculty members) will share their perspectives on this topic, followed by a Question & Answer period. Preregistration is requested. Please sign up and pre-share your questions with us at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VG86QR7
Date : Tuesday,...
Alumna (2007) receives outstanding student paper award from AGU
Stefany Sit was recently recognized for her paper submitted to the 2012 Fall AGU meeting "Six years of tectonic tremor observations prior to the M w 7.4 March 20, 2012 Ometepec earthquake". Stefany's work on tremor began in 2007 when she was an IRIS intern and placed at Miami of Ohio to work...
2012 Internship Class Presents at AGU
We are very proud of our 15 interns who are presenting at the 2012 Fall AGU meeting! We encourage the IRIS community to stop by the interns' posters to meet and talk with them about their work this summer. A complete listing of the IRIS Intern presentations can be downloaded here.
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