The NASA Planetary Biology Internship Program (PBI) provides opportunities to explore scientific questions of global scale about planet Earth. Each year the PBI program sponsors nine or ten interns who undertake research at NASA Research Centers or NASA-sponsored laboratories and academic institutions. Students admitted to the Microbial Diversity course at the MBL may also be selected as interns.
The aim of the Planetary Biology Internship Program is to provide opportunites for graduate students to take part in planetary biology research at NASA centers and universities. The pursuit of such studies is expected to broaden the base of this new science by encouraging people in many different fields to take part. Students accepted in the PBI program will be expected to carry out research with a NASA-sponsored investigator for eight weeks usually during the summer months. Typical programs in which interns may become involved include: global ecology and remote sensing; microbial ecology and bio-mineralization; advanced life support; origin and early evolution of life.
Students interested in applying for the PBI Program should contact the Program Coordinator for more information. The application form can be obtained from the link on this page.
Program Coordinator
Michael Dolan
Department of Geosciences
University of Massachusetts
Box 35810
Amherst, MA 01003-5810
(413) 545-3223 Phone
(413) 545-1200 Fax
E-mail: pbi@geo.umass.edu
