Summer @ CENS: an undergraduate internship program

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Description: The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, head-quartered at the University of California Los Angeles, is a NSF Science & Technology Center (STC) focused on developing wireless sensing systems and applying this revolutionary technology to critical scientific and societal pursuits. In the same way that the development of the Internet transformed our ability to communicate, the ever decreasing size and cost of computing components is setting the stage for detection, processing, and communication technology to be embedded throughout the physical world and, thereby, fostering both a deeper understanding of the natural and built environment and, ultimately, enhancing our ability to design and control these complex systems.

By investigating fundamental properties of embedded networked sensing systems, developing new technologies, and exploring novel scientific and educational applications, CENS is a world leader in unleashing the tremendous potential these systems hold.

The Center is a multidisciplinary collaboration among faculty, staff, and students from a wide spectrum of fields including Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Biology, Statistics, Education and Information Sciences, Urban Planning, and Theater, Film, and Television.

We are currently recruiting applicants for the 2010 Summer@CENS:undergraduate research experience. eight- to ten- week annual summer program provides undergraduates the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in CENS labs; to work with CENS faculty, staff, and graduate students; and to participate in research, professional development, and social activities with other CENS undergraduate scholars.

We are currently recruiting for a number of summer projects, including: 1) sustainability, 2) water quality and health of the southern California bay, 3) structural health monitoring and seismology. To learn more about our research and how to apply to this program, please visit our website.

Application Deadline: 2/12/2010

Program Dates: 6/21/2010 - 8/13/2010

Funds International Students: No

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This Program is funded by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)


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