Student Applications for Summer Research

If you are interested in doing summer research at OBU in summer 2009, 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 27.  The contents of the application should 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 (rank order) with whom you would like to work and why you would like to work with each one

    e.      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, March 6.

    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. 

 

 

Professors with INBRE-funded research summer 2009

Dr. Tim Hayes - Chemistry  

Dr. Lori Hensley - Biology                                               

 

Professors with Patterson-funded research summer 2009

Dr. Joe Bradshaw - Chemistry

Dr. Detri Brech - Dietetics and Nutrition

Ms. Misti Clark - Computer Science

Dr. Tim Knight - Biology

Dr. Marty Perry - Chemistry

Dr. Nathan Reyna - Biology

Dr. Jim Taylor - Biology