Overview
The National Science Foundation funded REU program will take place at the Duke Marine Lab located on Pivers Island in coastal Carteret County of North Carolina.  Pivers Island is part of the Newport River estuary and is about 2 km from the ocean via the Beaufort Inlet.  Coastal and estuarine invertebrate species and a variety of habitats (marshes, mudflats, sand flats, beaches, creeks, channels and coastal ocean) are readily available for research.

Nine students will participate in a 10 week semi-independent research program with faculty mentors in the following general areas:

• Marine sensory physiology, ecology and behavior
• Environmental toxicology
• Marine genetics
• Coastal and estuarine processes

Each student will work with a faculty mentor, develop a research project, present progress and final oral reports and prepare a final written paper. Visit our frequently asked questions page for details.

Dates 
June 7 - August 13, 2010

Stipend, travel and housing information
Students will receive housing and meals at the Duke Marine Lab in addition to a stipend and travel allowance.

Eligibility
Students must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US or its territories, and be a rising junior or senior enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program.

To apply 
Interested students are required to submit:

• Statement of interest 
  
• Current resume 
  
• Two letters of recommendation
• Official transcript
• REU Application
  

Please label all application materials with your last name  (example: Lastname.Application, Lastname.Interest, Lastname.Resume, etc.).  Please submit your statement of interest, resume, and application together in one email. Your transcript and letters of recommendation may come separately.

Applications should be sent electronically to dukemarinelab@nicholas.duke.edu or by mail to:

Katie Wood
REU Coordinator
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd.
Beaufort, NC 28516

Deadline
Applications will be reviewed on February 15, 2010. Applications received after the deadline will be considered if space is still available. All students who are offered a position at this REU Site have until March 15th or later to accept or reject the offer. This REU Site is funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences, and the cognizant Program Director for all OCE-funded REU sites is Lisa Rom at elrom@NSF.gov or 703-292-7709.

Sensory Physiology, Ecology, and Behavior:

Dr. Richard Forward (Invertebrate physiological ecology)

Dr. David Johnston (Marine mammal ecology)

Dr. Douglas Nowacek (Marine mammal behavioral ecology and bioacoustics)

Dr. Dan Rittschof (Chemical ecology)

Environmental Toxicology

Dr. Patricia McClellan-Green (Marine toxicology)

Dr. Dan Rittschof (Marine toxicological effects on invertebrate reproduction)

Genetics of Marine Animals

Dr. Dana Hunt (Microbial ecology)

Dr. Zackary Johnson (Biological oceanography\biogeochemistry)

Dr. Eric Palkovacs (Conservation genetics)

Dr. Tom Schultz (Marine conservation genetics)

Dr. Cindy Van Dover (Genetics of deep sea organisms)

Coastal and Estuarine Processes

Dr. Jim Hench (Shallow-water physical oceanography)

For additional information:
Dr. Richard Forward
rforward@duke.edu
252-504-7610