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UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BASED
COMPANIES
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Cerro
Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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Overview:
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Overview:
CTIO is the U.S. national center for astronomy in the Southern
hemisphere. The Observatory headquarters are located in
La Serena, Chile, about 300 miles north of Santiago. The
telescopes are located atop Cerro Tololo, about 60 miles
east of La Serena, on the western slope of the Andes at
an elevation of 6800 feet.
For more information about Chile, you can check out CTIO's
Travel to Chile page at:
http://www.ctio.noao.edu/misc/travel.html.
Student participants will work on specific research projects
in close collaboration with members of the CTIO scientific
and technical staff. Research projects vary from year to
year. The REU program at CTIO emphasizes observational techniques
and provides opportunities for direct observational experience
using CTIO's state of the art telescopes and instrumentation.
The program will also include a series of seminars given
by the scientific and technical staff of the Observatory
to introduce students to the basics of modern observational
astronomy and observational techniques.
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Eligibility:
Dates:
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- Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Participants must be enrolled as full-time undergraduate
students during the REU program
- The REU program at CTIO will run for 10 weeks, from approximately
January to March.
- Applicants should ensure that they will be available during
that time, and allow for 1-2 days additional travel time at
each end.
- Positions are full-time with a salary of $405/week.
- Travel costs to La Serena and back are covered, and furnished
housing is provided on the AURA/CTIO compound for a modest
rent.
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