2006 Summer Undergraduate Research Internships in
PLANT BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

| Application | 2004 Posters | 2005 Posters |

Xochi and Melissa take wook micrographs on the SEM

The Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University are accepting applications for a Summer Research Program in Plant Biology and Conservation Science (June 15 – August 30, 2006) supported by a National Science Foundation-REU site grant.

This year we will offer up to eight awards to qualified undergraduates interested in conducting plant research. Stipends of $3,000 plus accommodation costs will be awarded to successful applicants. Funds are also available to support research and travel.

We offer students hands-on experience and training in a wide variety of field studies, including plant demography, quantitative genetics, molecular ecology, plant breeding, invasive plant dynamics, paleoethnobotany, economic botany, soil ecology and remote sensing.

2005 Interns and Staff

Through these activities, students will learn the fundamentals of experimental design, the use of the scientific literature, data collection and analysis, and oral presentation. At the end of the summer, students will analyze their data, prepare an abstract and present their findings at a student research symposium.

Applications and further information can be obtained from Dr. David Lentz (dlentz@chicagobotanic.org).

Completed applications (click here for an application) for the summer of 2006 must be received by March 15, and notification of acceptance into the program will be provided by April 20.

Acceptance into the program will be based on academic performance, your professional goals and research interests.

Posters from 2005 click on poster to see pdf
Garden REU Student Wins Award at the National Meeting! Tegan Jones, an undergraduate at Northwestern University and a 2004 REU intern at the Garden, won the Julia F. Morton Award at the meeting of the Society for Economic Botany in Fort Worth, Texas. The award was for the best student research poster presentation. The poster was derived from her research at the Garden during the summer of 2004.