Dear Student, Academic Administrator, and Faculty:

    The Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, a National Science 
Foundation funded Engineering Research Center at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, is presently seeking outstanding undergraduates 
to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates Program 
during the summer term of 2005. The REU Program provides non-MIT 
students with the opportunity to participate in the research programs at 
the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center. Participants must be 
either Permanent Residents or US citizens. Applicants should currently 
be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program with a major in 
biology, chemistry, or engineering, and have at least some experience 
with Biology.

    Each successful applicant will work closely with an MIT graduate 
student, post-doctoral candidate, or faculty member on biotechnological 
research. Specific projects will not be assigned until after arrival. 
The projects are developed by BPEC faculty. These faculty are listed on 
the BPEC website with links to their web pages. REU students will 
relocate to Cambridge, Massachusetts for the duration of the ten-week 
program, Monday, June 6-Thursday, August 11, 2005.

    There are no exceptions to these program dates.

    Compensation in the form of a stipend will be provided to all 
participants, as well as housing and some travel expenses for those not 
from the Cambridge area.

    An application form is available for download for candidates to 
complete and return along with their official academic transcript and 
two letters of recommendation from a faculty member. The deadline for 
application submission is Friday, March, 18, 2005. Please feel free to 
duplicate the application form for additional copies.
    You may have questions about the program. If you have questions 
about the program's technical requirements please write to BPEC's 
Director, Prof. Linda Griffith <griff@mit.edu>. For non-technical 
questions about the program, administration or otherwise, please contact 
me at (617) 452-2464, or at <ddarling@mit.edu>.

I've attached an application and program poster.

Sincerely,

Daniel J. Darling
Outreach Coordinator
       
Biotechnology Process Engineering Center/MIT
16-429
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139