The National Science Foundation has awarded an International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program to provide four weeks of geological field-based research and training experiences across Turkey for undergraduate and graduate students. These students will investigate geological processes that occurred in Turkey due to the closure of branches of ancient ocean basins. Because of its extensive exposures of ancient ocean suture zones and crustal fragments, Turkey is an ideal location to study how continents grow. In this program, students partner with Turkish researchers to explore a multidisciplinary range of geological concepts discussed in their courses. Students visit field areas across Turkey to develop a regional-scale perspective. Each area that will be visited has a central hypothesis in the form of a geodynamic model developed by or with the involvement of former IRES students that will be tested. All IRES students will undego an intense pre- and post-departure program developed with the assistance of Turkish colleagues and numerous UT Austin resources. Undergraduate students chosen to participate will be underrepresented in the geosciences and are selected via Jackson School and UT Austin outreach programs.
This opportunity is geared towards attracting members of underrepresented groups and all IRES student participants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Underrepresented status is broadly defined and students have the opportunity to describe their status on the application. We anticipate that the targeted undergraduate students will have taken courses in Introductory Geology, Earth Materials, Field Methods, Sedimentary Rocks, and Life through Time. All IRES students must undego an intense pre- and post-departure program developed with the assistance of Turkish colleagues and numerous UT Austin resources.
Please see website for more information. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/ires
Please see website for more information. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/ires
