<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_7837619120553727415WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Applications: National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site “Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science.”</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">This summer at the University of Central Florida, we are pleased to host the third year of our National Science Foundation <a href="http://citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site" target="_blank">Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site “Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community GIS and Citizen Science</a>.” Our program offers fully funded summer research experiences for at least 8 undergraduate students in Belize for 5 weeks and Orlando for two weeks. The program is open to all U.S. students and runs <span class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-aqj">June 25-August 10, 2018</span>. We are interdisciplinary in nature emphasizing community GIS and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, in-depth interviews, GIS, and spatial analysis. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> We're hosting a Facebook Live Event "Secrets to an Awesome Citizen Science GIS REU Application" on <span class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-aqj">Thursday, February 1 @ 3 pm EST</span>. Join Dr. Hawthorne (REU PI), Dr. Hannah Torres (REU Faculty Mentor), and Lain Graham (REU Senior Research Coordinator) as we give away the secrets to a successful application to our National Science Foundation (NSF) #REU Site in Orlando and Belize. Please share with your pals and have them join us. #citizensciencegis #ucfreu. Join the discussion at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citizensciencegis" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070c0">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>citizensciencegis</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Research opportunities: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Students will work in one of three research directions with community partners and mentors from University of Central Florida, University of Belize, Georgia State University, The Hopkins Belize Village Council, and The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program:</span> <u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research Direction 1: Mapping disparities in flooding & disaster management</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research Direction 2: Mapping marine debris & mitigating impacts on coastal communities</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research Direction 3: Mapping island resiliency with drones and spatial storytelling (new in 2018 with additional NSF funding)</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Compensation:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> Each REU student will receive a competitive funding package, including a $3500 research stipend, a meal allowance, free shared housing in Belize and Orlando, up to $750 in travel support to/from the REU Site, up to $750 for post-REU conference travel, and 2 research methods books.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Application process:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> The priority application deadline is Friday, March 2<sup>nd</sup> @ 5 PM EST. Complete program information and application instructions can be found at <a href="http://www.citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site/" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr>citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-<wbr>site/</a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Student reflections from the field: “</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Challenging, emotional, fun, collaborative, thought-provoking, interesting, real-life, and eye-opening.” These are some of the words used by students to describe our previous research program. Check out a short video from our REU fieldwork at: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5b9bd5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color:#5b9bd5;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=K5zSFKw7F24&feature=<wbr>youtu.be</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Questions can be directed to: <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Dr. Timothy Hawthorne: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Systems at University of Central Florida</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">phone: </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="tel:(407)%20823-1030" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">407.823.1030</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Dr. Christy Visaggi: Co-Principal Investigator, Lecturer of Geosciences at Georgia State University</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:cvisaggi@gsu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">cvisaggi@gsu.edu</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">phone: </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="tel:(404)%20413-5755" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">404.413.5755</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_7837619120553727415m-2056625938829139324gmail-m8896309147712414528msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#212121"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Check us out on the web and share on social media!</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.citizensciencegis.<wbr>org/ucf-reu-site</span></a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><a 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