Summer Undergradute Research Experience (SURE Thing)

ICES's 2007 SURE Thing Participants.

Through the SURE Thing program in 2008, ICES is offering Pennsylvania undergraduates the opportunity to spend ten weeks, May 28 - August 1, working with Carnegie Mellon faculty and graduate students on one of several real-world engineering research projects. In addition to their research, program participants will work closely with other undergraduate students, attend weekly seminars, regularly meet with their advisor, and learn poster preparation and presentation skills. At the end of the program, students create a poster explaining their research and present to the ICES research community.

2008 Registration Information will be available on-line during the first week of February.

ICES is a strategic initiative for pursuing multidisciplinary research on complex systems both within the College of Engineering and across colleges at Carnegie Mellon. ICES researchers seek "to develop enabling technologies and systems that seamlessly connect people with their physical and information environments."

SURE Thing participants should be from outside of Carnegie Mellon. They must be either a permanent resident of Pennsylvania or a student that is currently enrolled in a Pennsylvania college or university's accredited engineering program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. He or she should be entering their junior/senior year in the fall of 2008.

Application Deadline: March 26, 2008
Notification: April 21, 2008

The Program

Ten-week research program (May 28 - August 1, 2008).
Students earn $12/hour working full time for a 10-week period.
Hands-on experience with real world projects.
Work under the mentorship of a Carnegie Mellon faculty member.
Weekly seminars on a variety of relevant topics.

This summer program is sponsored in part by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA) whose mission is to provide economic benefit to Pennsylvania through knowledge transfer, the discovery of new technologies and the retention of highly educated students.

Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, employment or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or in violation of federal, state or local laws or executive orders. However, in the judgment of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commission, the Department of Defense policy of, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual students from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University are available to all students. Inquiries concerning application of these statements should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213, telephone (412) 268-6684 or the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213, telephone (412) 268-2056. Copyright 2008 Carnegie Mellon University.

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