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IGPPóInstitute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
- IGPP mini-grant funds between 35 to 45 projects at $25k each, renewable for 3 years
- Research focus: astrophysics, Earth, modeling planetary interiors, space plasma physics, exobiology
- LANL one of UCís five branches
- Sponsor broad collaborative research program in Geosciences
- University faculty and student exchanges with Laboratory research staff
LANL Dynamics Summer School
- Third year, 12ñ16 students: 8 weeks
- Focus upper-level undergraduate/first-year graduate students in engineering dynamics
- Salaries $13ñ$18/hr; Housing $300/month, including utilities
- Multidisciplinary research in engineering dynamics, 3ñ4 person team with mentor work on research topic with experimental and analytical components
- Oral and written communication skills developed through series of progress reports and oral presentations
- 2001 students presented research at the International Modal Analysis Conference, February in Los Angeles, CA
- LANL Mentors/Visiting Lecturers/Field Trips
