NSF REU Site: Natural History Research Experiences

NSF REU Site: Natural History Research Experiences A paid summer science research internship for undergraduates hosted at the Smithsonian. Underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

2022 Application information is now available at the NHRE website.https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/natural-history...
01/15/2022

2022 Application information is now available at the NHRE website.https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/natural-history-research-experiences/apply

As part of the application procedure, students will need to identify a field of interest and/or specific individuals with whom they are interested in working. Information about research areas and staff directories can be found through the department websites listed below. Students can also browse pa...

01/15/2022
02/08/2020

Yes, I'm the crazy REU co-Director....

02/08/2020

Applications are in! We'll notify our finalist pool by early March and notify all applicants of their status by April 1st.

We are accepting applications now through January 22nd through the NSF’s REU Common Application. Please apply by going t...
12/16/2019

We are accepting applications now through January 22nd through the NSF’s REU Common Application. Please apply by going to https://www.nsfreu.org/ and searching for the site name "NHRE." A complete application will consist of (1) the application, available December 1st (2) unofficial college transcripts and (3) two letters of recommendation. All application materials will be due January 22nd.

About the Program The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in the study areas funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU Sites meaningfully engage groups of about 10 to 12 students in ongoing research program...

12/16/2019
Botanical Illustration workshop with Alice Tangerini.
06/18/2018

Botanical Illustration workshop with Alice Tangerini.

Intern tour of the Mammal Department at the Museum of Natural History.
06/04/2018

Intern tour of the Mammal Department at the Museum of Natural History.

2018 NHRE interns on the tour of the Smithsonian Bird Divison. Talons of a Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) in the jar!
06/04/2018

2018 NHRE interns on the tour of the Smithsonian Bird Divison. Talons of a Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) in the jar!

In the fall of 2018, former Natural History Research Experiences intern G. Maris Jones will begin a joint PhD in Anthrop...
04/17/2018

In the fall of 2018, former Natural History Research Experiences intern G. Maris Jones will begin a joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She plans to do graduate work at the intersection of race, culture, climate change, and government policy. Maris's current research is focused on climate change vulnerability and adaptation pratices of communities in coastal regions and small island states of the African diaspora. Through her work, she hopes to create a living archive of narratives of climate-displaced individuals and complicate the discourse around resiliency with accounts of community resistance. Recently, Maris was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and was named an alternate for the Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship. For her NSF grant, Maris proposed a comparative study of Post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana and Post-Maria San Juan, Puerto Rico to investigate the efforts of the "second disaster", or the cultural and social uprooting that occurs when communities are displaced following an extreme weather event, on diasporic African communities. Through this research, Maris aims to understand the ways these communities utilize cultural production and embody traditional ecological knowledge inherited from their ancestors as a survival pratice when faced with insufficient government assistance in the wake of a disaster. She is particularly interested in the ways such practices allow marginalized communities to resist the subjugation and erasure of their bodies by the state. Learn more about her previous work at www.gmarisjones.com

03/16/2018

Have you heard about NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program? It gives undergrads unique opportunities to work on research projects with experienced faculty. http://bit.ly/REU_NSF

"At Smithsonian's NHRE REU site, I attempted to extract DNA from plant phytoliths. I used corn and squash phytoliths to test the procedure and gain information about plant domestication."-Andrea Marroquin, Northern Kentucky University.

Photo credit: James Di Loreto, Smithsonian

2017 NHRE Intern Museum Outreach Day.
09/05/2017

2017 NHRE Intern Museum Outreach Day.

Field trip to Calvert Cliffs to find shark teeth!
07/10/2017

Field trip to Calvert Cliffs to find shark teeth!

Class of 2017
06/09/2017

Class of 2017

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