Research opportunities for Rice undergraduates

 

Bios 306

Under the Consortium students may conduct research projects at the Houston Zoo or Houston Zoo affiliates to satisfy requirements of BIOS 306.  Project concepts for student research will be developed through student meetings with Amy Dunham (Rice University) and Stan Mays (Houston Zoo), as well as interested Rice faculty and Houston Zoo staff. Students will arrange their research project with Rice faculty who will serve as official mentors for course credit. Project proposals will be reviewed and approved in advance by the Houston Zoo's Conservation Committee and the Houston Zoo Institutional Investigative Studies Committee as well as by the Rice Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC).

 

Bios 403 and 404

With the Consortium Rice University undergraduates majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology  may also conduct their research for Bios403 and Bios404 at the Houston Zoo or Houston Zoo affiliates, using a Rice faculty member as a mentor and Houston Zoo staff as a supervisor. After consultation with the Consortium's co-directors and Houston Zoo staff, the students will submit project proposals. Project proposals will be reviewed and approved in advance by the Houston Zoo's Conservation Committee and the Houston Zoo Institutional Investigative Studies Committee as well as by the Rice Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC).

 

Summer Research Internships

The Houston Zoo offers various volunteer summer internships,  involving a range of opportunities including projects in animal husbandry.  Undergraduate applicants from Rice University are encouraged to apply. For more information contact the consortium co-directors, Amy Dunham or Stan Mays.