Application for 2018UNR International Research Experience for Undergraduates

Application for 2018UNR International Research Experience for Undergraduates

Sponsored by the University of Nevada, RenoOffice of Undergraduate Research and the University Study Abroad Consortium

Students enrolled in this program will have a 10 week research experience at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA under the auspices of the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC) program and UNR Office for Undergraduate Research.In addition to completing the questions below, please send an unofficial transcript and one letter of recommendation. All of these documents (with the exception of the letter of recommendation) must be compiled as a single PDF and emailed to . Faculty recommendation letter can be sent by email r by mail to Office of Undergraduate Research, 1664 N Virginia St. Mail Stop 436; Reno, NV 89557. Applications received by Tuesday, February 12, 2018 will receive full consideration, and those received after this date will be considered on a space-available basis.

I. Name and Contact information

1. Full legal name & Birthdate:

Name (Last, First MI)
Birthdate (mm/dd/yy)

2. Current mailing address (at school):

Street
City
State
Country
Zip/Postal Code

3. Phone number at school:

4. Permanent (home) address: (if different from current address)

Street
City
State
Country
Zip/Postal Code

5. Permanent (home) phone:

6. School Email address:

7. Personal Email address :

8. Demographic information

Gender: Female ☐Male☐Decline to answer☐

Ethnicity:

☐Black or African American

☐American Indian or Alaska Native

☐Asian

☐Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderDecline to answer☐

☐White

☐Hispanic or Latino

☐More than one race reported

II. Educational Background

1. List in reverse chronological order (starting with your current institution), all colleges and universities at which you have previously registered.

Name of School
Major / Degree
Dates Attended
Graduation Date
Name of School
Major / Degree
Dates Attended
Graduation Date
Name of School
Major / Degree
Dates Attended
Graduation Date

2. GPA (identify grading scale for your institution; (e.g. US –scale of 0.0 - 4.0)

Overall GPA
GPA within Major

3. Languages spoken

Please list all languages spoken and level of fluency

III. Experience and Interests

1. Please describe laboratory and/or field research experience you have had prior to or while attending university which would prepare you for a research experience. (400 word limit)

2. Please describe why you are interested an international research experience, your current career plans, and how participating in this program will help you to meet your educational goals: (600 word limit)

3. Please explain your interest in living in and understanding the culture of the United States through this research experience. (600 word limit)

4. Please indicate your project interests by ranking your top three choices among the following projects: Number your rankings from 1 (highest priority) to 3 (lowest priority) in the text boxes to the left of the project descriptions. (For additional information, see the links to Research Projects and Research Mentors at ).

Interference with bacterial communication to eradicate bacterial infections

(Yftah Tal-Gan, Chemistry)

Cobalt-Mediated Transformations of Feedstock Chemicals

(Laina Geary , Chemistry)

Building a more reliable odor coding model

(Dennis Mathew, Biology)

Inhibitory plasticity in the prefrontal cortex

(Pieraut Simon, Biology)

Modeling potential earthquake shaking in Nevada

Stress in the city: epigenetics and the endocrine response

(Jenny Ouyang, Biology)

Root hydraulic traits for drought tolerance

(Felipe H. Barrios Masias, Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences)

Ecological Investigations of Tree Limits in Nevada Mountain Ranges

(Peter Weisberg, Natural Resources and Environmental Science)

Modeling potential earthquake shaking in Nevada

(John Louie, Nevada Seismological Lab)

A novel catalyzed reaction to treat antibiotics

(Yu (Frank) Yang, Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Designing and testing energy materials

(Ravi Subramanian, Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Experimental evaluation of building settlements in high seismic areas

(RaminMotamed, CivilEnvironmentalEngineering)

Hydrothermal carbonization of wet waste biomass

(Charles (Chuck) Coronella, Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Reversible Hydrogen Storage System Based on CO2 / formic acid Redox Equilibrium

(Hongfei Lin, Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Spatio-temporal data analytics based short-term wind power forecast

(Lei Yang, Computer Science and Engineering)

Time-of-Flight Camera based Real-Time Dense Reconstruction for Aerial Robotics

(Kostas Alexis, Computer Science & Engineering)

Human robot interactions

(David Feil-Seifer, Computer Science & Engineering)

Wireless Cognitive Radio / UAV Communication Network / Cybersecurity Sandbox

(Shamik Sengupta, Computer Science & Engineering)

IV. Recommendations

Please provide the name and email address of the professionalcontacts from which you have requested a letter of recommendation. The letter of recommendation should come from a faculty with whom you have worked with in a lab setting or is familiar with your work:

NameEmail

V. Transcripts

Please include a copy of your unofficial transcripts with your application.

Your application and unofficial transcripts letters must be sent as a single PDF. Faculty recommendation letter can be sent by email or by mail to Office of Undergraduate Research, 1664 N Virginia St. Mail Stop 436; Reno, NV 89557. Please email your application to . Applications received by 12February 2018 will receive full consideration, and those received after this date will be considered on a space-available basis.

VI. If selected for this program I realize that I will be responsible for obtaining:

J-1 visa

Financial documentation of a liquid fund with $2500

Health Insurance (see information handout for minimum required coverage

Evidence for all required vaccinations

Initial here

VII. Applicant’s Certification

I certify that the information provided on this application is accurate and complete, and I understand that all required credentials must be submitted before an admission decision can be made:

☐Yes☐No

The University of Nevada, Reno does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, handicap, religion, age, or veteran status in its educational programs, admissions, or employment policies.

How did you become aware of this program? (Select all that apply.)

☐Poster/advertisement

☐Faculty member at home institution

☐Fellow students

☐Searching the Internet

☐Other