*M.S. student position: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Water Sampling*
The Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology lab at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln has a position for an M.S. student to aid in the development of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to collect water samples. This is a collaborative effort between Amy Burgin (School of Natural Resources), Carrick Detweiler and Sebastian Elbaum (UNL - Computer Science and Engineering), Sally Thompson (UC Berkeley) and Michael Hamilton (UC Berkely – Blue Oak Ranch Reserve) and is funded by the USDA under the National Robotics Initiative. Drs. Detweiler and Elbaum lead the effort and are responsible for the development and programing of a prototype, a video of which can be viewed on their website (http://goo.gl/PEsQ2e). We seek a student who can work at the interface of ecology and computer science to assist in further development and application of the UAV. Interested students should apply through the School of Natural Resources to work in Dr. Burgin’s lab (http://burginlab.weebly.com/). Applications to UNL-SNR are due 3 January 2014. Two years of funding is available for a M.S. student. Prior to applying to UNL-SNR, interested students should contact Dr. Burgin (aburgin2<@>unl<.>edu <[email protected]>; with ROBOT in the subject line) to provide: 1) a cover letter discussing interest in the project, applicable background experience, and goals for undertaking a graduate program, 2) a current CV, and 3) unofficial transcripts and/or GREs. Details on the full application process can be found at: http://goo.gl/3amtXZ. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amy Burgin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska 412 Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Ave. Lincoln, NE 68583-0974 http://burginlab.weebly.com/index.html office: (402) 472 - 3491 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
