RESESS is an undergraduate summer internship program in the Earth sciences based in Boulder, Colorado, that is dedicated to increasing diversity in the geosciences.
The goal of the RESESS Internship program is to increase the number of students from minority groups that are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to their proportions in the general population.
RESESS encourages applications from individuals who are members of a group that is historically underrepresented in the Earth sciences, including students who are Black or African American, American Indian or Native Pacific Islanders, Hispanic or Latinos, and others.
We introduce students to scientific research, prepare students for graduate school, and provide support and encouragement as students build skills and confidence. We provide students with an authentic research experience and encourage them to consider graduate school with an eye to a career in science, whether that is in research, teaching, or industry. Students can participate for up to three years, depending on when they enter the program.
Where: Boulder, Colorado.
When: May 24 - August 6, 2011.
Included:
Salary for eleven weeks
Round-trip airfare to Boulder, CO
A shared furnished apartment at no cost
Participation in a national science meeting
Scholarship money during the school year
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Fernando Martinez talks about his experience as a RESESS intern.
35 sec. Watch on YouTube here!
"RESESS opened doors of opportunity for me."
"RESESS gives you the tools to succeed in graduate research."
"RESESS is an open door that leads to professional and intellectual development."
"It's thanks to RESESS that I've had these opportunities and I'm now in grad. school working on a NASA water project in the Florida everglades."
Read more about the 2010 RESESS summer program at a UNAVCO Highlight!
RESESS Strategies
In the RESESS Internship Program, we use three strategies to help students succeed: research, mentoring, and community.
Research:
Student interns get to work closely with a geoscience expert throughout the summer on a research project. We try to match the interests of the student with a relevant project. The student might work at the University of Colorado at Boulder, at the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, CO, or at UNAVCO in Boulder. In their second or third summer, interns can work elsewhere in the U.S. with a research group at another university, government lab or at an oil company. We currently have a partnership with one major oil company that makes it possible for 2nd and 3rd year interns to do their internship in the industry.
Potential topics of interest include:
earthquakes & seismology
geophysics (including plate tectonics and more)
hydrology and water quality
petroleum geology
glaciers
volcanoes
sedimentology
geomorphology
Quaternary geology
We also encourage students to consider and suggest projects based in their community.
To read about this past summer's interns and their projects, click here, or look at the RESESS publication, Earth, Wind, Sea, and Sky [pdf], which includes the student research abstracts and more.
Mentoring
We support our interns intensively in what is a challenging work experience. Each student has a science mentor who guides them on the research project and a writing mentor who works with the student on their research paper. Research shows that a multi-mentoring aproach is important and works in helping students to succeed through getting help and encouragement.
Community
A strong sense of group and new friendships are developed during the first days of the program, and throughout the summer. One day per week is reserved for the Writing Class and RESESS group activities such as geology field trips or workshops. Each incoming intern also has a community mentor and a peer mentor to help enrich their experience.
Broadening Participation in the Geoscienes
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