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font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></i></b></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt; font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>If interested in applying to work with <a href="http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/RemsenLab.htm">Remsen</a>, then here's what you need to know before you go any further:</span></i></b><span style='color:#6510FC'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>I am not accepting any new students.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>My lab is currently full, and I am strongly considering retiring in a year or so<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" I sponsor Ph.D. and M.S. students.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" <span class=GramE>When</span> we accept students, we also offer them financial support, either as a Teaching Assistant or Curatorial Assistant; these stipends are currently $15,250 (although this may seem lower than in many programs, the cost of living in Baton Rouge is one of the lowest in any metropolitan areas in the USA).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" I place two restrictions on students' research projects: (1) they must be focused on tropical birds, and (2) they must involve collecting and use of specimens to some extent. Other than that, I do not expect students to apply with, or arrive with, formal research plans; instead, I prefer that new students not commit to a specific research plan until the end of their first year, when they will have been exposed to many new ideas and realities.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" <span class=GramE>Those</span> with tropical field experience or experience in collecting specimens have an advantage. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>Applicants lacking a strong background in bird natural history are at a great disadvantage.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" <span class=GramE>Although</span> I don't put much emphasis on GRE scores, the Graduate School and the Dept. of Biological Sciences do. Required minimum GRE (math + verbal) for your application to make it past the Graduate School is 1100.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Foreign students should be fluent in English, preferably in Academic English. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>TOEFL, SAT scores must be submitted with the application form. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>For non-English-first speakers, more emphasis is put on the TOEFL score than the GRE Verbal score. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>Those with GPAs lower than 3.0 will also have a difficult time being admitted to the Dept. of Biological Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" If interested primarily in molecular phylogenetics of birds, then you should contact my colleague <u><a href="http://appl003.lsu.edu/natsci/lmns.nsf/$Content/Sheldon?OpenDocument"><span style='color:#6510FC'>Dr. Fred Sheldon</span></a></u>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>If interested primarily in molecular population genetics of birds, then contact my colleague <u><a href="http://appl003.lsu.edu/natsci/lmns.nsf/$Content/Brumfield?OpenDocument"><span style='color:#6510FC'>Dr. Robb Brumfield</span></a></u></span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#6510FC'>. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span><b>Both also work with tropical birds. Also, <a href="http://www.rnr.lsu.edu/people/pstouffer/default.htm"><span style='color:#6510FC'>Dr. Phil Stouffer</span></a>, LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources, is a prominent tropical bird ecologist who sponsors M.S. and Ph.D. students; he and his students interact frequently with LSUMNS.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span><span class=GramE>If</span> still interested, see:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><a href="http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/GradProgramSynopsis.html"><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#6510FC'>Synopsis of Graduate Program in Ornithology</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class=GramE><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>and</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#6510FC'> <a href="http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/RemsenGradStudents.html"><span style='color:#6510FC'>Current Graduate Students</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class=GramE><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>and</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#6510FC'> for details on LSU application procedure, including online application:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><a href="http://gradlsu.gs.lsu.edu/"><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>Graduate School, LSU</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class=GramE><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>and</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#6510FC'> for details on Dept. Biological Sciences graduate admissions:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; color:#6510FC'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><a href="http://www.biology.lsu.edu/cos/biosci/GraduateProgram/Program/item38092.html"><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#6510FC'>Dept. Biological Sciences Graduate Programs</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'>" DEADLINES: although we have no hard deadlines, please get your application completed by late December. Review of applications begins in early January, although decisions are not usually made until at least mid-February.</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:#6510FC'><a href="http://www.museum.lsu.edu/RemsenLab.html"><span class=GramE><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#6510FC'>return</span></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#6510FC'> to Remsen lab page</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; color:#6510FC'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html>