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I have NSF funding for an outstanding undergraduate who wants to pursue groundbreaking research in metamorphic crystallization. He or she will be participating in the first high-quality measurement of metamorphic nucleation rates, bringing together high-resolution Sm/Nd dating, EPMA, high-resolution X-ray computed tomography, and nucleation and growth simulations to understand how metamorphic crystallization occurs at the millimeter scale. Harold Stowell, Ethan Baxter and I are developing this new method together with Ph.D. students and postdocs of theirs, but this new student will be a full- fledged member of the group, not a second-class citizen (as are some MS projects). In addition, they will get to live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and work in a fun, collegial department. We have 13 faculty, about 25 MS students, and about 130 undergrads. Please think about those high-quality students you know who will begin grad school in Fall 2010, and suggest this opportunity to them. The application deadline is early next year. Some relevant links: My research opportunities page: http://almandine.geol.wwu.edu/~dave/research/ GSA abstract by current MS student working on method development, but with only a small data set: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_166678.htm NSF award link with more detailed project description: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0911402 Department grad student page: http://geology.wwu.edu/dept/prospectives/graduate.shtml Thanks, Dave ============================ Dave Hirsch Associate Professor Department of Geology Western Washington University persistent email: [log in to unmask] http://www.davehirsch.com voice: (360) 389-3583 aim: [log in to unmask] vCard: http://almandine.geol.wwu.edu/~dave/personal/DaveHirsch.vcf ============================