UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AT UNLV & DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTION 10 WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM - 2007
ON-LINE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
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	PERSONAL INFORMATION
	Name	*
	Address	*
	City	*
	State	*
	Zip	*
	Phone Number	*
	Email Address	*
	Are you a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.?	Yes No *
	Ethnicity (optional)	American Indian African-American Asian Hispanic Native Pacific Islander White
	EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
	Current Educational Institution	*
	City and State	*
	Highest degree offered by your institution.	AA BA / BS MS / MA Ph.D. / D.Sc. *
	Major	*
	Minor
	Expected date of graduation	*
	Enter your grade, number of credits, and semester completed for the following courses: English composition, inorganic chemistry, microbiology and college algebra or biostatistics.
	English Composition	*
	Inorganic Chemistry	*
	Microbiology	*
	Algebra or Biostatistics	*

	Plans After Graduation	Graduate School in Microbiology Grad School in Other Field of Study Medical/Dental School Professional Career in Science Science Educator Other/Undecided *
	PERSONAL STATEMENT AND INTERESTS	Please enter in the field below a statement describing your career goals, projects/mentors listed on the website that appeal to you, and any relevant research and coursework experience. A well written statement is essential for acceptance to this program. It is strongly recommended to prepare a statement (one page minimum) using a word processing program and then paste the statement into the field.
	Personal Statement	*
	Choose two REU mentors that you would like to review your application.
	Mentor 1	Kumud Acharya Dennis A. Bazylinski Brian P. Hedlund Duane P. Moser Eduardo A. Robleto Christian Ross Peter Starkweather Henry Sun Helen J. Wing Ronald Yasbin *
	Mentor 2	Kumud Acharya Dennis A. Bazylinski Brian P. Hedlund Duane P. Moser Eduardo A. Robleto Christian Ross Peter Starkweather Henry Sun Helen J. Wing Ronald Yasbin *
	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
	Letters of Recommendation	Two letters of recommendation from science instructors must be received by the close of business on Friday March 16, 2007. Letters of recommendation should be emailed to the address below. Applicants must ensure that the letters are sent via their recommender's work email address. REU in Environmental Microbiology School of Life Sciences UNLV microreu@unlv.edu
	Transcripts	Copies of transcripts should be forwarded to the address below or uploaded using the following field. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable but are required to be up to date. All transcripts must be received by the close of business on Friday March 16, 2007. Do not fax transcripts. REU in Environmental Microbiology School of Life Sciences UNLV 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004
	Transcript (if not sending by mail, PDF only)

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