College Mini-Semester

Offers exposure to modern day science through environmental science and technology exploration to students selected from schools affiliated through BNL partnerships. Students spend one week during college breaks to introduce them to the Lab's science.

All students in good standing who attend our affiliated schools are invited to apply; strong emphasis is placed on ethnic and gender diversity. Some of these students return to BNL as part of the Community College Institute (CCI) or the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI). Both of these programs offer students the opportunity to become part of a scientific research team for a summer. The SULI program also offers internships during the fall and spring semesters. Non-affiliates are encouraged to join.

Program:
Students spend one week at BNL during the winter break and participate in an environmental research project.  Students also interact with Laboratory staff members, attend lectures on current projects and are guided on tours of Laboratory facilities to witness scientific research in progress.  Students are encouraged to apply for 16-week academic semester programs and for 10-week summer programs. Students are expected to participate in a team research experience and present their results.

Program Provides:
   - Housing: single-occupancy dormitory room
   - On-site transportation
   - All supplies

Eligibility:
   - must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien
   - must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 
   - must provide proof of health insurance

Program Dates:
January 12 - January 16, 2009

Application Deadline:
November 19, 2008 – see your school placement office representative

Students will be notified on: December 5, 2008

Affiliated Schools:
To date hundreds of students have participated from:
Borough of Manhattan CC (NY, NY)
Bronx CC (Bronx, NY)
Capital CC (Hartford, CT)
City College of New York (NY, NY)
Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY)
Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick, RI)
Dowling College, Suffolk County, NY
Essex County College, Newark, NJ
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Holyoke CC (Holyoke, MA)
Hostos CC (Bronx, NY)
Housatonic CC (Bridgeport, CT)
Hudson County CC (Jersey City, NJ)
Kingsboro Community College, Brooklyn, NY
LaGuardia CC (Long Island City, NY)
Lehman College, Bronx, NY
Monroe CC (Rochester, NY)
Nassau CC (Garden City, NY)
New York City Technical College (Brooklyn, NY)
North Shore CC (Lynn, MA)
Passaic County CC (Paterson, NJ)
Queens College (Flushing, NY)
St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY BinghamtonSuffolk County CC (Selden, NY)
Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)
Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA
York College (Jamaica, NY)

New Invitees:
NY Institute of Technology
Temple University
Community College of Philadelphia
Queensborough Community College

For Info about the College Mini-Semester, contact:

Noel Blackburn
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 438, PO Box 5000
Upton, New York 11973-5000
(631) 344-4503
(631) 344-5832 fax

Last Modified: September 18, 2008
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One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. Brookhaven Lab also builds and operates major scientific facilities available to university, industry and government researchers. Brookhaven is operated and managed for DOE’s Office of Science by Brookhaven Science Associates, a limited-liability company founded by Stony Brook University, the largest academic user of Laboratory facilities, and Battelle, a nonprofit, applied science and technology organization.

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