Summer 2025 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Opportunities at Hubbard Brook
Students will collaborate with research teams that include both undergraduate and graduate students while also developing and conducting their own independent research projects. Many REU students extend their research by pursuing independent studies or senior honors theses at their home institutions, with some even publishing their findings in major scientific journals. Additionally, weekly presentations by mentors and other scientists provide students with a broad exposure to the full spectrum of ecosystem research at Hubbard Brook.
The program runs from late May to mid-August. Students receive a $5500 stipend for the 10-week program, as well as free housing. Limited funding is available for research supplies and travel expenses. Food costs are paid by the participants. Students live at Hubbard Brook Research Foundation’s researcher housing adjacent to the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, among a community of summer field students and technicians. All residents are expected to share and cooperate with cleaning, cooking, and related chores.
Applicants should send the following to the mentor in the field they are interested in: a letter explaining why a summer research project interests you and how it fits into your broader plans, your resume and email contact for two references (they do not need to submit letters).
We are currently recruiting for students for the following topics:
Lepidoptera community: This project aims to understand more about Lepidoptera (moths and caterpillars) community that are the most important herbivores in northern hardwood forests and the most important link from plant production to birds and bats. We will work with the student to develop a project that may include elements such as building a photographic library of the moths and caterpillars of Hubbard Brook, collecting Lepidoptera samples using various field methods, developing AI-assisted methods for identifying and enumerating moths, and other research avenues as determined by the student and mentors. Because the Lepidoptera work is closely linked to bird and bat research, the student will learn and participate in long-term bird research including nest searching, territory mapping, and counting food availability and participate in bat research.
In your application, please include: a letter explaining why a summer research project interests you and how it fits into your broader plans, your resume and email contact for two references (they do not need to submit letters).
If interested in the position, please send your application to Dr. Matt Ayres (Dartmouth College: matthew.p.ayres@dartmouth.edu) and Miranda Zammarelli (Dartmouth College: miranda.zammarelli.gr@dartmouth.edu). Application Deadline: March 2, 2025.
Hubbard Brook Black-throated Blue Warbler REU Position 2025: The REU student will participate in the long-term monitoring of the Black-throated Blue Warblers at Hubbard Brook, and will investigate how these birds monitor their social environment using vocal cues. We will work with the student to build a project that may include gathering acoustic data using passive and active recording techniques in the field, annotating song recordings, and using machine learning algorithms to identify individual singers. This student will work closely with other members of the Black-throated Blue Warbler crew, and will learn and participate in ongoing long-term ecological research including color band resighting, behavioral observations, nest searching, and territory mapping.
Complete applications should include 1) a letter explaining why a summer research project interests you and how it fits into your broader plans, and 2) a resume/ CV with email contact for two references (they do not need to submit letters).
If interested, please send your application to Dr. Mike Webster (Cornell University, msw244@cornell.edu) and Bridget Tweedie (Cornell University, brt43@cornell.edu). Applications are due by Friday, March 14th.