Research Opportunities in Rock Deformation (RORD REU)
Washington University·Saint Louis, MO·2026 cycle
Closed for cycleEarth Environmental and Planetary SciencesEngineering / Applied Technology✓ verified
Research Opportunities in Rock Deformation (R.O.R.D.) is a paid REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) internship program that provides laboratory and field-based research experience in rock mechanics and structural geology. R.O.R.D. is designed to introduce undergraduate students from earth science, geoscience, and engineering to the field of rock deformation, even if they’ve never heard of it before! Each cohort of R.O.R.D. students will participate in three sessions over the summer and fall designed to provide extensive training and professional development. The program begins in June with a week-long field session in northern California where student participants will be introduced to the geological study of deformed rocks. Immediately following the field session students will travel to their host lab, where they will participate in a six week laboratory session conducting deformation experiments on specimens collected during the field session. In December we reconvene for a conference session where students have the opportunity to reconnect with their peers and mentors, and present the results of their research projects at the American Geophysical Union international meeting.
geophysics, geology, rock mechanics, structural geology, field geology, experimental
The RORD program accepts students from a wide variety of backgrounds, including earth science, physics, and engineering. If you are interested, please apply! To apply for RORD you should be enrolled full time in an accredited public or private college or university. You should be in excellent academic standing and have completed some upper-level coursework in your major field of study. You should have at least one semester remaining of your undergraduate education at the conclusion of the summer lab session. You must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident.
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