The National Weather Center (NWC) in Norman, Oklahoma invites motivated undergraduate students from any major who are interested in a career in scientific research to apply for a 10-week summer research program. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Oklahoma Weather Center is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation to the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms.

Students participate in a 10-week research program during the summer under the supervision of mentors from the National Weather Center:

• OU's Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, School of Meteorology, Environmental Verification and Analysis Center, College of Geosciences, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Center for Spatial Analysis, International Center for Natural Hazards and Disaster Research, Sasaki Applied Meteorology Research Institute, OU Supercomputing Center for Education and Research, and Department of Geography
• NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office, Radar Operations Center, and Warning Decision Training Branch

Or mentors from local private companies:

• Atmospheric and Environmental Research
• Weather Decision Technologies

Students will conduct research on such topics as: severe weather, tornadoes, numerical weather prediction models, atmospheric radiation, climatological studies, dryline studies, and more. Students will prepare and present papers reporting the results of their research.

Student research will be supplemented by tours, field trips, and lectures to produce a well-rounded experience that will give students the opportunity to judge whether a career in research is for them. Housing, travel allowance, and a stipend are provided.