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Application for REU Summer 2012

All portions of the application, including letters of recommendation, must be completed
and submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (USA) February 15, 2012, unless otherwise specified in the
yellow program areas in this application.

Part 1 of 5: Personal Information
First Name:
   Last Name:
Current Street Address:
Current City:

   Current State:     Current Zip:

      
Permanent
Mailing Address:
(if different from current address)
Permanent City:
 Permanent State:  Permanent Zip:
Effective Date of
Permanent Address:
     Is your permanent address within 30 miles of the University of Maryland
     College Park campus?  Yes    No
 
Current Phone:
  Cell:   Perm Phone:
E-mail address
Citizenship
 US Citizen     Permanent Resident  (if you are neither, you are not eligible)
If you are a Permanent Resident...
What is the Country of your Citizenship?   Alien Registration#:
 
Are you of Hispanic origin?
Yes    No
Race/Ethnicity
(for statistical purposes only)
 African American/Black
Asian
Caucasian/White
Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Other      If other, please specify: 
Gender
 F     M
Part 2 of 5: Academic Information
Current University

PhD-Granting University?
Yes     No
Current Academic Level:
Freshman   Sophomore   Junior   Senior
Career Plan After Graduation

School:
Engineering Graduate School
Business School
Law School
Dental School
Medical School
Other Graduate School (specify below)
Other Professional School (specify below)
Specify Other:

Career:
Industry
Govt. Lab
Military
Undecided
Major
    Minor:
GPA
   Overall GPA         Major GPA    
  Note: GPAs should be calculated out of a 4.0 scale.
List relevant course work:
Expected Month/Year
of Graduation:

Do you have any prior
research experience?
Yes     No
If yes, please explain:
Part 3 of 5: Recommendations
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Complete the information about your recommenders below.  One must be from an Engineering or Math professor.
2. A letter will be sent to these references with information on how to upload their recommendations.
Reference #1
Name:
  Title:
  Institution/Company:
  E-mail:
  Phone Number:
   
Reference #2
Name:
  Title:
  Institution/Company:
  E-mail:
  Phone Number:

Letters of recommendation are subject to verification.
Part 4 of 5: Project Preferences and Program-specific items

Select the REU Program you wish to apply to: 
(to apply to multiple programs you must submit seperate forms for each one)

INSTRUCTIONS:
Out of the list of projects below, select the THREE (3) in which you are most interested and rank them as your FIRST (1st), SECOND (2nd), and THIRD (3rd) choices. We recommend you read the project descriptions before making your selections.

Available CS Scholar Projects

  1. Analysis of Cryptographic Protocols - Dr. Jonathan Katz
  2. Experimental Criminology in Cyberspace: How Does Surveillance Impact Attackers Behavior? - Dr. Michel Cukier and Dr. David Maimon
  3. Enhancing Security and Privacy on Android - Dr. Jeff Foster and Dr. Mike Hicks
  4. Modeling vulnerabilities and exploitability of software systems - Dr. James Purtilo,Computer Science
  5. Analysis of random key pre-distribution in wireless sensor networks - Armand M. Makowski
  6. Security without downtime using dynamic software updating - Dr. Jeff Foster and Dr. Mike Hicks
First Choice:
Second Choice:
Third Choice:

CS Scholar Personal Statements Required:
Please create a Word document that includes these 4 statements:

1. Program Interests & Career Goals.
2. Statement of Support for Women and Minorities in Technical Fields.
3. Request for Travel Assistance Funds.
4. Request for Housing: Do you plan to live in the CS Scholars Housing?

For details, see www.wie.umd.edu/undergrad/reucomps.html.

Upload the document below using the "Statement of Purpose" field. Name your document appropriately (lastname-firstname-stmt.doc)

Selection of CS Scholars will be announced no later than April 4, 2011. For more information, contact:
Dr. Michel Cukier, Director, CS Scholars REU
Phone: 301-314-2804
Email: mcukier@umd.edu
URL: www.wie.umd.edu/undergrad/reucomps.html

DEADLINE: CS Scolars applications and required documents are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (USA) February 15, 2012.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Out of the list of projects below, select the THREE (3) in which you are most interested and rank them as your FIRST (1st), SECOND (2nd), and THIRD (3rd) choices. We recommend you read the project descriptions before making your selections.

Available MERIT Projects

  1. Project TBA in January 2012 - Prof. Pamela Abshire
  2. Project TBA in January 2012 - Prof. Carol Espy-Wilson
  3. Integrated Bio-Micro-Systems for Detecting and Studying Bacterial Biofilms - Prof. Reza Ghodssi
  4. Nano-Biomaterials Integrated Microfluidic Electrochemical Biosensor for Label-Free Biomolecules Detection - Prof. Reza Ghodssi
  5. Neurally-Inspired Search Behavior in a Robot Bat - Prof. Timothy Horiuchi
  6. Synthetic Flocking and Bioinspiration - Prof. P. S. Krishnaprasad
  7. Signal Processing in the Human Brain - Prof. Jonathan Z. Simon
First Choice:
Second Choice:
Third Choice:

MERIT ESSAY REQUIRED: In addition to the other documents required, please submit an essay in Word (.doc) format.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.) Please explain in as many words as you would like, how the MERIT experience will help further your academic and/or your career interests.
2.) Applicants without the recommended 3.3 GPA should also use the essay to explain any mitigating circumstances.
3.) Save the file using the example format below (yourlastname-yourfirstname-essay.doc)
4.) Upload essay to the "Statement of Purpose" field below.
5.) If you do not have the file ready now, you will be provided an upload link to submit it later, but
make sure it is before the deadline.

DEADLINE: MERIT REU application and required documents must be submitted by March 1, 2012.

UPLOAD YOUR RESUME, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT, etc.

Resume:
Statement of Purpose:
Unofficial Transcript:
Other1:
(if applicable)
 example: essay
Other2:
(if applicable)
Other3:
(if applicable)
 example: CS Scholars addt'l transcript

IMPORTANT: Be sure to name your files properly before uploading (no spaces, no special characters) and include your name.
Use the example formats below to name your files:
    lastname-firstname-resume.doc
    lastname-firstname-stmt.doc
    lastname-firstname-unofficial-transcript.doc, etc.
(file formats may be .doc , .docx, or .pdf) 
Final Part: Submit

I certify that the statements made in this application are true to the best of my knowledge.
If admitted, I agree to all the rules of the University of Maryland, College Park.

     

REMEMBER:
UPLOAD YOUR RESUME, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION WITHOUT THESE DOCUMENTS.

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