[LA-SiGMA] Announcing PhD Assistantships for Graduate Students and REU Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

[Leigh Townsend]

 Please distribute this information to your students as these are great
opportunities for them.

Regards,
Leigh Townsend


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Ph.D. Assistantships in Computational Condensed Matter Physics at LSU
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Several Ph.D. Assistantships at Louisiana State University in Computational
Studies of Correlated Electronic and Magnetic Systems sponsored by the NSF.
The LSU condensed matter group has grown significantly recently with seven
new hires and now totals fifteen faculty. Students will become part of a
statewide NSF sponsored graduate research and education program.
Specialized research-level courses will be offered, and students will work
in virtual teams of computational, theoretical and experimental scientists
with members at universities throughout the state of Louisiana. Candidates
may also be able to participate in an international research program
working with US, German and Swiss faculty. More information may be found at
http://www.phys.lsu.edu/newwebsite/research/condensed.html and
http://institute.loni.org/lasigma.
Application requirements are listed on
http://www.phys.lsu.edu/newwebsite/graduate/submissions.html. More
information at the Graduate School website: http://gradlsu.gs.lsu.edu/. If
you have any question, please, don't hesitate to contact Carol Duran at
cduran at lsu.edu. Applications must be completed before January 15, 2012 in
order to be considered for admission in the fall term.

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CCT-REU: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Computational Sciences
http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/
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The Center for Computation & Technology host a nine weeks Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program where students work
collaboratively on a wide variety of computational science projects.   Each
student receives a stipend of $4,500, free housing in university
dormitories, and up to $500 in travel expenses to and from Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.  9 students will be selected.

Qualifications:
 interested in a major that is within the computational science umbrella
(leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences, mathematics,
engineering, finance, statistics, etc.) with at least a 2.75 GPA,
considering a career in research and/or graduate school in your major, and
being a US citizen or permanent resident.

Important Dates:
March 1, 2012: Application deadline.
March 30, 2012: Notification of decision.
May 29, 2012 through July 28, 2012: Program dates.

 The research activities of the CCT are organized into five Focus Areas:
Core Computing Sciences, Coast to Cosmos, Material World, Cultural
Computing and System Science and Engineering. These are broad, and
sometimes overlapping, areas where faculty from diverse departments
(Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Civil Engineering, Oceanography
and Coastal Sciences, Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Electrical and Computing Engineering, Music, Business, etc.) collaborate in
multidisciplinary projects. Our REU students will learn how to use some of
the nation's largest supercomputers, may participate in the setup and
management of large-scale simulations, and may take on an important role in
the analysis and visualization of the simulation results.

For more information and to apply, visit:  http://reu.cct.lsu.edu/


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LA-SiGMA REU:  Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Materials Science
http://reu.lasigma.loni.org/
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This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project is a nine week
program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of materials
science projects.   Each student receives a stipend of $4,500, free housing
in university dormitories, and up to $400 in travel expenses.  30 students
will be selected, 5 each at Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech
University, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Tulane University,
University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Qualifications:
interested in a major that is within the computational science umbrella
(leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences, mathematics, and
engineering) with at least a 2.75 GPA, considering a career in research
and/or graduate school in your major, and being a US citizen or permanent
resident


Important Dates:
March 1, 2012: Application deadline.
March 30, 2012: Notification of decision.
May 29, 2012 through July 28, 2012: Program dates.

 The research activities of LA-SiGMA are organized into three Science
Drivers:
-Electronic Materials
-Energy Materials
-Biomolecular Materials
and the CyberTools and Cyberinfrastructure group.

These are broad, and sometimes overlapping, areas where faculty from
diverse departments (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Biomolecular
Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, etc.) collaborate in multidisciplinary
projects. Our REU students will learn how to use some of the nation's
largest supercomputers, may participate in the setup and management of
large-scale simulations, and may take on an important role in the analysis
and visualization of the simulation results.

For more information and to apply, visit: http://reu.lasigma.loni.org/


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Leigh Townsend
Outreach Coordinator for LA-SiGMA
Louisiana State University
402 Choppin Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
O (225) 578-5381
F (225) 578-3458
www.institute.loni.org/lasigma/
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