The CTIO Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program heads into the next millennium! After a great program in 1999 (with all four CTIO REU students presenting posters at the Chicago AAS meeting), we're looking forward to another outstanding program for 2000. We anticipate offering four Undergraduate Research Assistant positions for a ten-week program starting in January 2000 under the supervision of the Donald W. Hoard (CTIO REU Site Director).
The CTIO REU program offers students the unique opportunity to gain observational experience studying objects in the rich Southern Hemisphere sky (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 to participate in the "Practica Investigacíon en Astronomía" and summer engineering internship programs. CTIO hosts the only NSF REU site that is run during the northern 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 is 4 October 1999. Please check the CTIO REU web page (http://www.ctio.noao.edu/REU/reu.html) for application materials and the latest news about our 2000 program, as well as for more information about the CTIO REU program, projects, and participants from previous years. Please direct inquiries to dhoard@noao.edu.
Donald W. Hoard (dhoard@noao.edu)