**Please distribute this announcement on a new opportunity for late undergraduate and early graduate students in mathematics, computer science, statistics, bioengineering, earth science, and ecosystem science. *Applications are due February 15th, 2008.**
The EcoInformatics Summer Institute (EISI), from Oregon State University, will be held at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in the Oregon Cascades from June 16th-August 22nd, 2008 EcoInformatics, the integration of mathematics, computer science, statistics, and engineering with the study and management of ecosystems, is an emerging science with a critical need for well-trained, interdisciplinary scientists. The EISI will work to fulfill that need through a ten-week undergraduate/early graduate research experience. Through the integration of research and education, effective mentoring, and hands-on experiences at the HJ Andrews, fifteen participants will gain (1) valuable research experience in EcoInformatics and in their own disciplines, (2) four hours of class credit (3) the foundation and opportunities to develop and seek support for their own graduate program, including a peer-reviewed research proposal, and (5) the training to become outstanding interdisciplinary scientists and effective contributors to the science and management of ecosystems. In addition, participants will receive a total stipend of $4,000, from which tuition for the summer class (approximately $700) will be deducted. Travel, up to $500, for transportation to the Summer Institute will be provided to participants, as well as free lodging at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and 3 meals per day for the first and final weeks of the program. The EcoInformatics Summer Institute strongly encourages applications by underserved student populations, including Native Americans, Hispanics, and women, to increase diversity in this emerging field. Applications are due February 15th, 2008. For more details and application, please go to: http://eco-informatics.engr.oregonstate.edu/ To view our poster, please go to: http://eco-informatics.engr.oregonstate.edu/images/06-041Eco_infoPosterFINAL-1.pdf Desiree D. Tullos Biological and Ecological Engineering Oregon State University 541.737.2038 http://rivers.bee.oregonstate.edu/index.html
