NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program Application

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete this form and use the "Submit Application" button to submit. Official transcripts from all institutions attended and two letters of academic reference are required, and must be sent separately to the address at the bottom of the form in time to be received by January 31, 2005.

All fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required.

* First Name:	* Last Name:
* Current Address:	* Current Telephone Number:
* Permanent Address:	* Permanent Telephone Number:
* E-mail Address:	* Birthdate (please format mm/dd/yyyy, e.g., 11/21/1984):
* Are you a U.S. citizen? Yes No	If not, give country of citizenship:
* University or college presently attending:	* Date of graduation (please format mm/yy, e.g., 05/06):
College or university previously attended (if applicable):	Dates attended (please format mm/yy, e.g., 08/03 - 05/04):
* Current Major/Minor (e.g., Geology/Physics):	* Area of Specialty or Interest (e.g., volcanology):
* Overall Quality Point Average/Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale): * Major Quality Point Average/Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale): * Science Quality Point Average/Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale):
Graduate Schools Applied to (if applicable):	* Names of Academic References: 1. 2.
* Preferred Work Period:
* Relevant Work Experience or Training (e.g., computer programming, field work, laboratory experience):

* Letter of Application

Applicants must submit a letter of application that includes:

• Your academic goals and career objectives (e.g., a career in teaching, research, or industry)
• The subject area and type of research environment you would prefer to be assigned to if given the choice and why. For example, you may be interested in the physical properties of rocks and wish to work in an experimental laboratory, ro you might be interested in volcanology and wish to work with remote sensing data. Please try to be as specific as possible to aid us in placing you, but if you are unsure about the specifics, tell us generall of your interests.
• What you hope to accomplish through the PGGURP experience
• If you know of an individual with whom you would like to work, please specify that person.

Your statement should be equivalent to 1-3 typewritten pages (approximately 250-750 words). We encourage you to construct the statement in a word processing program, proof it, and then cut and paste it into the box below. Applications will be partly judged on the quality of this letter.

 

This application, official transcripts from all institutions attended, and two letters of academic reference (which may be sent separately) must be received by January 31, 2005. Send to:

Mrs. Christine Gibbons
PGGURP
Department of Geology, 876 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-3050
Telephone: (716)667-1783

In accordance with federal and state laws, no person in whatever relationship with the State University of New York at Buffalo shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of age, religion or creed, color, disability, national origin, race, ethnicity, sex, marital or veteran status. Additionally, Governor's Executive Order 28 and the board of Trustees Policy prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.