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<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Texas A&M University is now accepting applications for a 10-week summer undergraduate research program in the general area of computer and data science, generously funded by a gift from Google, LLC.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) participants will be assigned to a Texas A&M faculty mentor and will work closely with a Texas A&M graduate student or postdoctoral researcher to perform cutting-edge
research in computer systems or data science.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">In the summer of 2023, we will be partnering with REUs at Rice University and Prairie View A&M University. The summer will start with a joint kick-off program and end with a shared research symposium. During
the summer, there will be workshops on conducting research, reading papers, preparing scientific posters, as well as research, career and technical talks.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Eligibility</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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in computer science, data science, statistics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering or applied/pure mathematics.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Some knowledge of computer programming in a language
such as Python or Java is required. Python is strongly preferred.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">International students must be enrolled at a university
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Students must be at least 18 years old by the time
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Students must have the ability to come to the Texas
A&M campus in College Station, Texas.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Applicants must be available during full-time business
hours and possibly occasional weekends if required by the mentor.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Students must plan on being at Texas A&M for the
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Participants from outside of College Station, Texas,
will be given $500 to offset the cost of relocating to College Station. Participants will be housed on campus.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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stipend</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
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College Station, Texas)<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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Deadline: March 31, 2023 (priority deadline: March 15, 2023)</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
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<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">To apply for this REU, you must submit the following application requirements via the
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or curriculum.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
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describes your motivation for participating in this REU.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Unofficial academic transcripts.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Request two letters of recommendation. Please reach
out to your recommenders and ask them to submit their recommendations through the
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qualtrics form</a>.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color: black; background: white;" class="ContentPasted0">For additional information, please see the following</span><span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">For other questions, please contact Dr. Theodora Chaspari (<chaspari@tamu.edu>).<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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