Robert Occhino Honors College Experiential Learning Fund
Established by Thomas Occhino (Honors Scholar, BS’07) and Jessica Occhino to promote inclusive excellence, equity and diversity by supporting undergraduate students who wish to participate in an experiential learning opportunity (including but not limited to unpaid internships). Students should be in good standing in the Honors College, accepted into a major in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and be a member of a group underrepresented in engineering and computer science (examples include, but are not limited to, students who are female, LGBTQ, Black, Latinx, Native American, a veteran, or have a disability).
Seniors: Princeton in Asia (PiA) Fellowships foster mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia through immersive
work opportunities in host organizations and communities. Next year there will be 60 fellowships that support one or two-year paid work opportunities in one of 13 countries from across Asia from Kazakhstan in the West to Japan in the East. An Honors College alumna, Dr Molly Giblin, is the Director of Programs for PiA and other HC alums have had these fellowships in the past. Language skills are welcome but not required for most posts. Applicants do not need to be U.S. citizens, but must attest to how they will contribute to PiA’s mission of United States-Asia exchange. All majors welcomed. Application deadline: November 1. More information here. (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gYzByztS2tXNUJPQyoet4fz2hr4HNLk9)
Sean Bennett, Professor, Department of Geography (http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~seanb/), is seeking to hire two (2) research assistants effective immediately. The project involves using a hydraulic flume on the North Campus to collect flow and turbulence data over an experimental bed of model mussels. The ideal candidates would be highly motivated and responsible undergraduate students with strong interests and expertise in water resources, developed analytical and programming skills (e.g., R, Matlab, Python), and able to work 10 to 15 hours per week on their own schedule. Salary will be highly competitive. Please send a one-page CV and the names of references to Sean Bennett (seanb@buffalo.edu).
