Please provide a separate document (2-3 typed pages) that highlights your interest in the 2017 Data + Computing = Discovery Summer Research Program through the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) at Stony Brook University. Email to
iacs@stonybrook.edu, with "Data + Computing = Discovery 2017" in the subject line.
Be very clear as to what you hope to gain from the program and how this research experience will help you achieve your academic and career goals. Be sure that your name is clearly noticeable on each page of your statement and note that a competitive and complete statement will include a description of the following:
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Your specific research interests (Clearly stated interests are crucial in determining an appropriate faculty match);
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Details about any relevant research experience you have had in an academic or work setting;
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Your goals beyond the baccalaureate degree; and
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The qualities you possess that you think will contribute to your success in the program and that will benefit the other interns.