Their field sites are distributed world-wide, and many are involved in the collection of long term data sets. Students will be encouraged to take advantage of campus-wide programs in computational biology, paleobiology, and environmental sciences. A number of natural habitats are easily accessible from the Penn CampusQcoastal and freshwater marshes, the pinelands of New Jersey, hardwood forests, and serpentine barrens. The academy of Natural Sciences houses one of the best natural history libraries in the country and several major taxonomic collections, including mollusks, diatoms, fishes and birds. The Morris Arboretum and the Tyler Arboretum are within an hourUs drive.
Some students conduct their field research overseas.
We encourage applications from women and minorities. The deadline for applications is January 2 of each year, for the following fall. This NSF-sponsored training grant is limited to the support of United States citizens only.