REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Astrobiology

宾夕法尼亚州立大学天体生物学暑期项目支持来自美国各地高校的10名本科生参与独特的跨学科研究，该研究结合了生物学、化学和地质学，以更好地了解地球和宇宙其他地方生命的早期进化。学生们在夏季花10周的时间在宾夕法尼亚州立大学主校区的一名教师的指导下进行独立研究。在一天的培训之后，暑期项目开始了为期三天的实地考察，前往纽约州一个不同寻常的咸水湖，据信该咸水湖类似于地球上30 - 40亿年前的早期海洋。该湖是正在进行的天体生物学研究的一部分，因此数据将在这次旅行中收集。回到宾夕法尼亚州立大学后，学生们用暑假剩下的时间在学院实验室从事天体生物学研究。他们还参加每周的研讨会，做口头报告，参观实验室，并在夏末的研讨会上展示他们的研究。鼓励妇女和少数民族申请这个项目。

Pennsylvania State University's Astrobiology Summer Program supports 10 undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the U.S. to participate in unique interdisciplinary research that combines biology, chemistry and geology to better understand the early evolution of life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe. Students spend 10 weeks over the summer performing independent research under the supervision of a faculty member at the main campus of Penn State. After a day of orientation, the summer program begins with a three-day field trip to an unusual salt-water lake in New York State believed to be analogous to early oceans on Earth 3-4 billion years ago. The lake is part of active astrobiology research and therefore data will be collected during the trip. After returning to Penn State, students spend the remainder of the summer engaged in astrobiology research in faculty laboratories. They also attend weekly seminars, give oral presentations, are involved in tours of laboratories, and present their research in a symposium at the end of the summer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply to this program.