REU 2023 Pre-arrival Tasks


1. Sign up the (a) followship appointment form, (b) W9 form, (c) consent form, and (d) the MSU safety questionnaire form. These forms will come from DocuSign by Stephanie. NB: Montana State University does not issue W2 forms to REU students. You should keep a copy of your fellowship form for your tax purpose. Please read more here .

2. Apply for the MSU Summer Housing and sign the Residence Life Summer Contract here , use the code for our group sent to you in email.

3. Set up your travel arrangements.

4. For those of you who will drive to MSU, a parking permit will be issued. For that purpose, you will fill a spreadshet (link sent by email) with the following information: (a) Name (b) License Plate Number (c) License Plate State (d) Vehicle Make (e) Vehicle Model (f) Vehicle Year (g) Vehicle Color; (h) Email; (i) Phone.

5. Set up medical insurance.

6. Join the MSU Solar Physics REU facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/10212519714/

7. Answer the following questions regarding your computer and experiences with programing; reply to your coordinator and Dr. Keiji Yoshimura.

(a) Are you bringing your computer with you for your work?
(b) [if yes] What is the OS on your computer? Windows? Mac? Linux?
(c) Have you used a programming language(s) before? If yes, list these languages, like IDL, C, or Fortran, or Python. How would you describe your experience/level of programming? For example, how long have you used the language, and did you just run the programs that had been written by other people, or did you write your own programs (for what purpose?) in this language?