[PCA] UNDERGRAD: Prairie Research Experiences (@KSU Manhattan, KS)

[Olivia Kwong]

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES SITE AT KONZA PRAIRIE AND KANSAS 
STATE UNIVERSITY.

Konza Prairie Biological Station and the Division of Biology at Kansas 
State University will offer the 11th annual Research Experiences for 
Undergraduates Site program in the summer of 2006.  The Konza Prairie REU 
Program is an opportunity for undergraduates to conduct original research 
under the supervision of an experienced scientist.

Konza Prairie is a 3,487 ha prairie preserve and is a core site in the 
network of Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites.  Ongoing research 
at Konza Prairie focuses on the role of disturbance by fire, grazing and 
climatic variability in maintaining the flora and fauna of the tallgrass 
prairie ecosystem.  The research theme of the REU Site program will be in 
the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of a Temperate Grassland. 
Undergraduate research projects will span disciplines ranging from 
molecular and microbial ecology, organismal biology, community dynamics, 
and ecosystem science.

The REU program runs for 10 weeks from late May to mid-August. 
Eligibility is restricted to U.S. citizens that are currently enrolled in 
an undergraduate program.  Internships will include housing, a $4,000 
stipend, travel to the national meeting of the Ecological Society of 
America in Memphis, Tennessee and college credits for a 3-credit course in 
grassland ecology.

Complete applications must be received by March 1, 2006.  Information on 
the REU program, including application forms, can be obtained at the 
following website: www.k-state.edu/bsanderc/reu, or by contacting DR. GAIL 
W.T. WILSON, REU Program Coordinator, Division of Biology, Kansas State 
University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4901, EM: gwtw at ksu.edu, PH: (785) 
532-2892.