We are pleased to announce that during the summer of 1999 Kitt Peak National Observatory will again have six positions available in the NSF funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. A goal of the program is to give students considering a career in science or science education the chance to engage in substantive research activities with scientists working in the forefront of contemporary astrophysics. Participants are hired as full-time research assistants to work on specific aspects of on-going research projects at NOAO (e.g., the origin, nature, and evolution of stars, galaxies, and stellar systems; observational cosmology; analysis of Galileo spacecraft images). As part of their research activities, REU students are also given opportunities to observe at Kitt Peak (often having developed the observing plans themselves) and gain first-hand experience with modern telescopes and instrumentation. Additional activities include visits to SAC Peak and the VLA, a lecture series, and an end of summer "student symposium" at which the students present brief talks describing their work during the summer.
Participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The positions are full-time for 10 to 12 weeks between May and September, with a preferred starting date in early June. A salary of $345 per week and funds to cover travel to and from Tucson are provided. Application materials and instructions can be obtained from http://www.noao.edu/kpno/reu/. The deadline for completed applications is 15 January 1999. Questions about our program can be sent to kpnoreu@noao.edu.
Buell Jannuzi