CENS Summer internship

The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) is developing Embedded Networked Sensing (ENS) systems and applying this revolutionary technology to critical scientific and social applications. ENS systems are massively distributed collections of smart sensors and actuators embedded in the physical world. Research areas include: Adaptive Self-Configuring Wireless Systems, Coordinated Actuation, Collaborative Signal Processing, and Micro/Nano Sensor Technology. The societal applications of this research includes: Habitat Sensing, Seismic Sensing and Structural Monitoring, Contaminant Transport Monitoring, and Monitoring of Marine Microorganisms.
We are interested in recruiting undergraduate students for a chance to participate in the program for the summer of 2009. It is our goal to show students the rewarding benefits of graduate level study by fostering your talents and giving you the opportunity to do real, hands-on research. We welcome undergraduate student applicants of all grade levels from the following academic disciplines: Engineering, Computer Science, and Physical Sciences. Under-represented students are encouraged to apply.
The program is an 8-week paid internship position, whose participants will do research and develop solutions in the key areas of ENS technology mentioned above. Interns will present their progress during weekly progress meetings, and will participate in focus groups and discussions relating to the program. Additionally, a number of team building and social activities are planned, including area field trips, so that our interns can get a fuller appreciation of the Los Angeles area and learn what UCLA has to offer. By the end of the program you will have completed a project whose results will actually be used by CENS research teams, and you will have learned about and made a contribution to our goal of promoting equity in the sciences.
The priority deadline to apply is February 16, 2009. For more information about the NSF Science & Technology Internship Programs, please check out the website at www.nsfstc.org. For more information, please contact Wesley Uehara, the program coordinator, by e-mail atwuehara@cens.ucla.edu or by phone at (310) 825-9463.