The CTIO REU program is back! After a great program in 1998, we're looking forward to another outstanding program for 1999. Pending final NSF approval of funding, we anticipate offering four Undergraduate Research Assistant positions for a ten-week program starting in January 1999 under the direction of our new REU site director, Don Hoard.
The CTIO REU program offers students the unique opportunity to gain observational experience studying objects in the rich Southern hemisphere (the Magellanic Clouds, the Galactic center, etc.), while also providing them a chance to work alongside Chilean astronomy and engineering students who come to CTIO for summer projects. The CTIO program is the only NSF REU site that is run during the academic year (from January through March). It provides an alternative for students who can take advantage of a quarter or semester away from their home campuses, and/or who are interested in participating in an overseas program.
The application deadline will be in early October. Please check the CTIO REU web page, http://www.ctio.noao.edu/REU/reu.html for up to the minute news about our 1999 program and application materials, as well as for more information about the CTIO REU program and projects and participants from previous years.
Chris Smith (csmith@noao.edu),
Don Hoard (dhoard@noao.edu)