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Subject: FW: Research Opportunity for Undergraduates:  Astrobiology Summer
    Program


Astrobiology Summer Program at Penn State
A ten-week research experience for undergraduates
June 2-Aug. 8, 2003
http://evo.bio.psu.edu/asp/

The Astrobiology Summer Program at Penn State University Park will engage
undergraduate students in independent research under the guidance of one or
more astrobiologists.  Students will also have the opportunity to
participate in a research excursion to a modern analog of a Precambrian
ocean, attend weekly seminars and laboratory tours, stargaze, and
participate in a discussion group and a research symposium.

Travel and living expenses will be covered and participants will receive a
stipend of $3500 for the summer.  Applicants should have a research
interest in astrobiology and be contemplating a career in
science.  Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents between
their junior and senior year at a college or university other than Penn
State. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Ten students will be selected from among the applicants.  The application
deadline is January 31, 2003.  The program Director is Dr. Blair Hedges,
Professor of Biology, Penn State.  The program is funded by the National
Science Foundation and the NASA Astrobiology Institute. For more
information, visit the Web site or contact:

Dr. Carla Ann Hass,  Program Coordinator
Astrobiology Summer Program
208 Mueller Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-5301
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814-863-4708
http://evo.bio.psu.edu/asp/