Presenting research at a professional conference is a critical component of the IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program. Such presentations provide interns with closure to the research process, a context for their research amongst other ongoing research, an opportunity to interact with other students...
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!
Latest Blog Entries
The Conclusion
Week 8-9: Nearing the End
All the readers for myself! Week 4 + n at Harvard
Week 6-7 :
Sometimes schist happens and your computer completely crashes…
It’s the Final Countdown!
Weeks 8-9: Switching things up
Weeks 6-7: The Good, the Bad and the Computationally Constrained
Weeks 9 & 10: Saying goodbye
The final week at Oregon University
News and Announcements
2018 IRIS Interns at the FALL AGU Meeting
Now accepting applications for summer 2019
The IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the summer of 2019. If you are an undergraduate math, physics, geoscience or computer science student interested in exploring Earth and developing new skills, please consider applying! The...
Geophysics Opendings at the Energy & Environmental Research Center
The Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota has two geophysics positions to be filled that may be of interest to our alumni! In the last 5 years the center has worked on a number of funded projects, some entirely geophysical in scope, and other projects where...
IRIS Internship Program Alumni Reception and 20th Celebration (1998 - 2018)
It is that AGU-time of the year again! We can't wait for another opportunity to celebrate the successes of this year's internship cohort, catch up with our old friends from past years, and make new connections across years! We have an additional reason to celebrate this year as the IRIS...
Applications are currently being accepted for the DOE Scholars Program
The DOE Scholars Program introduces students and recent college graduates to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) mission and operations.
Being selected as a DOE Scholar offers the following benefits:
- Stipends starting at $600 per week for undergraduates and $650 per week for graduate students...
