A personal statement addressing why you are interested in participating in this program, what you hope to learn or gain, how this program will impact your classroom(s), and any additional information that you want to share with the reviewers. Allowed file types: pdf, doc, docx (~1 page).
Letter of Reference: Ask a colleague who knows you well (such as your Principal) to write a letter of recommendation for you and then email or mail it directly to:

Claudia Bode, PhD
1501 Wakarusa Dr., Bldg A, Room 110
Lawrence, KS 66047-1803
Phone: 785-864-1647; E-mail; bode@ku.edu

First name *

Last name *

Home address *

City *

State *

Zip code *

Phone number *

Email address *

Are you a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.? *

yes

Are you a veteran of the USA military? *

yes

Disability

yes

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

Not Hispanic or Latino

Gender

male

female

not specified

Race

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Will you need housing in Lawrence, Ks, for the summer program? *

yes

List any dietary restrictions that you may have

How did you hear about this program?

Highest level of education completed? *

Name of institution where you earned your teaching degree?

Current employer school name *

Mailing address of school where you are employed *

Principal's name: *

Number of years teaching *

Grade levels that you teach *

Subject areas that you teach? *

What will be your teaching responsibilities in the coming school year?

What grade(s) and class(es) will you teach in the coming year?

Describe your student/school population diversity and socioeconomic status: *

Do you have any prior research experience? *

yes

If you have had prior research experience, please explain:

Have you participated in KU's RET program before? If yes, enter the dates.

What research topics interest you the most? *

design new materials to remove salt from seawater

develop nanoparticles to make it easier to filter oily wastewater

develop new methods to analyze water quality using NMR

design alternative cooling units to minimize freshwater use at power plants

develop ways to reuse wastewater from oil and gas drilling

design new catalysts to produce hydrogen from water (water splitting)

create computer models of redox potentials and electron transfer

all of the above

Select your top 3 research topics. If you have no preference, select "all of the above". We will do our best to match you with a project that relates to your interests if you are selected to participate in the program.

Personal statement (approximately 1 page in length) *

Please address the following questions: Why are you interested in participating in this program? What do you hope to learn or gain from this program? How will this program impact your classroom(s)? Is there any additional information that the reviewers should be award of? If you participated in our past KU RET program (known as RET:SHIFT), describe why you want to participate again and what you hope to gain.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.

Consent *

yes

Do you give us permission to share your application with faculty and staff members and NSF staff affiliated with this program?

Letter of reference *

Enter the name, email address and phone number of the person who will supply a letter of reference for you. This person should be a colleague, principal or comparable authority who knows you well that can describe your teaching practices and how you might benefit from participating in this program. Please ask the reference to directly email the letter to Claudia Bode, bode@ku.edu.

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