Description of the REU program

Climate Science

A ten-week program is available to undergraduate students to pursue research in climate science, scientific inquiry, and science communication. The program seeks to expose students to the full range of scientific exploration, from the generation of hypotheses to communicating research findings and their implications to other scientists and the general public. With guidance from faculty advisors, students will learn to design experiments, collect and analyze data, and present results to scientific and non-scientific audiences. Research projects will involve the spectrum of climate science from fundamental physical processes of the atmosphere, oceans, and cryosphere and theoretical climate modeling, to interanctions entailing the biosphere, and impacts on various natural and human systems. Each student will have a faculty advisor to guide the research activities. Students will have the option to work with a communication expert on how to effectively communicate the societal relevance of the research.