If you are interested in doing summer research at OBU in summer 2008, you must complete an application:
1. Faculty research interests can be seen by clicking on the faculty name below. Please read through them to see which projects you are interested in.
2. Contact the faculty with whom you would like to work to arrange brief interviews to announce your interest, get information about projects in their labs, and let the faculty members get acquainted with you.
3. Submit an application to the Natural Sciences office by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 22. The contents of the application would include:
a. Your name, major and minor
b. Any courses relevant to the projects you are interested in
c. Prior research/lab experience, if any
d. The names of up to three mentors you would like to work with and why you would like to work with each one
e. Which of the three is your top choice
f. Other research opportunities for which you are applying, including application dates and notification dates
4. We will make every effort to announce the matches by Friday, February 29.
If you are accepted:
5. Confirm your plans to work at OBU this summer with your mentor.
6. Discuss with your mentor the requirements for your funding- e.g., start date and end date, contract, etc.
Dr. Tim Hayes - Chemistry
Dr. Joe Bradshaw - Chemistry
Dr. Detri Brech - Dietetics and Nutrition
Dr. Kevin Cornelius - Physics
Dr. Marty Perry - Chemistry
Dr. Tim Knight - Biology
Dr. Jim Taylor - Biology