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Elizabeth Dahlburg, Physics, Kenyon College Casey Donoven, Math and Physics, Montana State University Nathan Fite, Space Science, Morehead State University Michael Heubeck, Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, University of St Andrews, UK Brent Holmes, Physics and Math, Christian Brothers University Mike Lerman, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Margaret Millhouse, Physics, Reed College Jennifer O'Hara, Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, University of St Andrews, UK Ryan Payne, Physics, Lafayette College Courtney Peck, Physics, Montana State University Miriam Ritchie, Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, University of St Andrews, UK Rahul Sharma, Physics, Udaipur Solar Observatory, India
Research projects and mentors are described
here.
Pre-arrival tasks list is here.
Your arrival schedule and pick-up arrangement are here.
Room and computer arrangements are described here.
Introductory Interactive Data Language (IDL) tutorials Talks about physics of the Sun, your classroom physics in the context of our star, see The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun Talks about web page authoring, ethics in science, what to expect in grad school Lectures on solar magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) by Prof. Eric Priest, St. Andrews University
Default schedule: Plan to arrive on May 30, depart on August 6.
By air: Work out your detailed itinerary to Bozeman/Big Sky/Yellowstone (BZN) airport, and its cost, but don't actually buy a ticket until you have contacted your research mentor. His/her responsibility is to furnish you with an e-mail confirming the itinerary and the amount we will pay (the least expensive economy/coach round-trip airfare from your home or university to Bozeman on the default arrival and departure dates), per your offer letter. This e-mail must be sent before you make the purchase, to authorize the reimbursement. Once you have purchased your ticket, send:
(1) your receipt;
(2) your itinerary -- which may be included in your receipt;
(3) the authorizing e-mail from your research mentor, and
(4) the name and address to which you want the reimbursement check sent.
Make copies for your records before sending to: Solar REU Program, Physics Department, Montana State University, Bozeman MT 59717-3840. It takes a few weeks to process the reimbursement check and put it in the mail to you.
By car: Make sure your research mentor knows that you plan to drive and has sent you an authorizing e-mail stating how much the REU program will reimburse you for your travel expenses. You will be reimbursed for mileage ($0.51/mile up to 1000 miles, $0.48/mile thereafter) on the basis of the distance from your home or university to Bozeman. However, the total reimbursement cannot exceed the amount of round trip airfare from the commercial airport nearest your home or university to the Bozeman/Big Sky/Yellowstone airport (BZN). When you submit your request for reimbursement (after you arrive in Bozeman), you will be expected to provide documentation of:
(1) the distance (printout from mapquest.com, or the like);
(2) the round trip airfare (printout from travelocity.com, or the like);
(3) the amount your mentor has committed to pay for your travel (printout of the authorizing e-mail).
From outside the US: For non-US participants, support for travel costs is limited to the economy roundtrip airfare from JFK/New York. If you are not a US citizen, you will need a J-1 visa to enter the United States.
Information about the taxability of the stipend is
here.
Information about what do do with your stipend,
banking-wise (for international students), is here.
Consent forms serve several purposes. If medical treatment is needed because of injury or illness during the REU program, every effort will be made to comply with the information that you provide. We need your consent to obtain emergency treatment on your behalf, and need documentation of your insurance coverage (a copy of your insurance card) for that purpose. Also, during the REU program photographs and videotape footage may be obtained to document the program's activities. Your consent is needed for this purpose.
Print out the CONSENT FORM (pdf), fill it out, attach a copy of your insurance card and a notification of medical conditions about which emergency medical personnel should be informed, and mail it to Solar Physics REU Program, Physics Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3840.
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