MSU is inviting applications from undergraduate students in all fields of engineering as well as biology, environmental and earth sciences, and related fields to participate in a unique interdisciplinary summer research program.  The Safe Passages REU site will research the complex issue of simultaneously providing for safe passage of humans, wildlife, and aquatic organisms through rural transportation corridors.  The Safe Passages REU program will center around three interdisciplinary topic areas: 1.) Water and Fish Passage; 2.) Habitat Connectivity and Wildlife Movement; 3.) Public Safety and Mobility.   A 90 mile stretch of U.S. Highway 191 near MSU, which follows pristine mountain waterways and traverses part of Yellowstone National Park , will provide an ideal field site for students to pursue nationally replicable solutions to these issues. In addition to their project involvement, the students’ REU experience will be enriched by research seminars, training workshops, and similar educational activities over the course of the 10 week program.

Program Dates:      June 2 – August 8, 2008     Ten-week summer program

Location: Montana State University

               Bozeman , Montana

Stipend:                   $4,500 (plus an additional weekly food stipend)

Travel:                   Travel reimbursement up to $900 for travel costs to MSU

Housing:                Program covers all on-campus housing expenses for participants

Application Deadline:   April 30, 2008

For more information, please visit the website at:  http://www.wti.montana.edu/Education/REU.aspx