[Latinmag] Reminder - Institute for Rock Magnetism - Visiting Fellowships Summer/Fall 2024 - Application Deadline April 30th 2024

[Maxwell Brown]

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*Reminder - IRM Summer/Fall 2024 Visiting Fellowships - DEADLINE April 
30th, 2024.*

Apply at:**_https://cse.umn.edu/irm/irm-visiting-research-application_ 
<https://cse.umn.edu/irm/irm-visiting-research-application>

The *Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM)* at the University of Minnesota 
is one of 30 national multi-user facilities in the Earth Sciences 
supported by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide 
advanced infrastructure and expertise to the geoscience research and 
education communities. Research at the IRM ranges from fundamental 
investigations of the physics of fine-particle magnetism, to applied 
studies using the magnetic characteristics of rocks, sediments, 
speleothems, and other materials to investigate a wide variety of 
geological, geophysical, planetary, environmental, climate, and 
surficial Earth processes.

We provide access and support for visiting scientists in five 
categories, for which we encourage you to apply:

(1) Visiting Research Fellowships;
(2) U.S. Student Fellowships;
(3) Long-Core (u-channel) Magnetometer Fellowships;
(4) Magnetic Microscopy Fellowships;
(5) Remote Access Fellowships.*
*

*Applications*

Applications and proposals are due*April 30th 2024* for visits during 
the period from *August 1st 2024 *through*December 20th 2024*. Proposals 
will be reviewed by IRM staff and members of our external Review and 
Advisory Committee (RAC).

A link to the application form and information about required proposal 
documents are available at 
_https://cse.umn.edu/irm/irm-visiting-research-application_ 
<https://cse.umn.edu/irm/irm-visiting-research-application> and 
https://cse.umn.edu/irm/applying-visit <http://www.irm.umn.edu>

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**Fellowship Category Overview (please read fully)
*

*(1) Visiting Research Fellowships*

These awards provide subsidized access to the full set of IRM 
instruments for up to 10 days: a Fellowship grant of $8000 may be used 
to offset the costs of instrument use, and for partial reimbursement of 
travel costs (up to $750). Topics for research are open to any field of 
study involving fine particle magnetism, but preference will be given to 
projects relating magnetism to geological or environmental studies, or 
to fundamental physical studies relevant to the magnetism of Earth 
materials.*_Please make sure that you have funding in hand to cover 
costs above $750 before applying and that for international applicants, 
you are in possession of (or can acquire) a valid Visa for entry into 
the USA for the time period of your visit._ *Please note that US 
embassies in some countries have very long wait times for visa 
interviews and we would ask that you double check your nearest US 
embassies wait times 
athttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html._
_

*(2) U.S. Student Fellowships*

This program provides financial and instrumental support for advanced 
U.S. undergraduates and graduate students who seek to acquire 
state-of-the-art rock magnetic and/or paleomagnetic data for an 
individual research project. Special consideration is given to students 
requiring data for the completion of a senior thesis or preliminary data 
for a proposal to support continued graduate research. Visiting Students 
spend up to five days at the IRM and work closely with IRM staff to: 1. 
Learn how to design and conduct rock-magnetic experiments; 2. Process 
and interpret the generated data; and 3. Identify specific, attainable 
research goals that can be achieved with future magnetic measurements. 
US Student Fellows are not charged facility usage fees, and are eligible 
for reimbursement of travel costs up to a maximum of $500. *_Please make 
sure that you have funding in hand to cover costs above $500 before 
applying._*

*(3) U-Channel Fellowships*

The IRMs u-channel magnetometer system is available for use by visitors 
with continuous cores (4.2-cm access diameter optimized for standard 
u-channels) or discrete samples for paleomagnetic and basic 
rock-magnetic or environmental-magnetic work. U-channel visitors may 
also request access to a limited number of additional instruments for a 
few days, for more detailed rock magnetic analyses on a small number of 
pilot samples. These data may be used to explore the feasibility of 
returning to the IRM as a Visiting Fellow with a targeted rock magnetic 
study. A usage fee of $100 per day (ten-day maximum) covers unlimited 
use of the u-channel system, training and assistance with the equipment, 
and (if desired) some help with data interpretation and analysis. A fee 
waiver may be granted in cases of financial hardship, and proposals will 
not be evaluated on the basis of ability to pay.*
*

*(4) Magnetic Microscopy Fellowships*

Observations of micromagnetic structures in individual grains or 
measuring magnetic moments at high spatial resolutions are useful for 
understanding the origin of natural magnetic memory and its stability 
over geologic timescales. With the installation of an Asylum Magnetic 
Force Microscope (MFM) and Quantum Diamond Microscope (QDM) we are 
pleased to offer a new fellowship category. MFM offers spatial 
resolutions of a few tens of nanometers for (sub)domain imaging, whereas 
QDM offers a range of resolutions from millimeters to tens of 
micrometers for high-sensitivity moment detection.

This fellowship offers specific access to, and expertise on, using one 
or other of these instruments. Owing to the time consuming nature of the 
measurements, this fellowship's focus is only magnetic microscopy on a 
limited number of samples. Access to other instrumentation at the IRM is 
limited as part of this fellowship.

*(5) Remote Access Fellowships*

To give the Earth Sciences community greater access to IRM 
instrumentation, this fellowship allows researchers to submit proposals 
designed around IRM staff conducting measurements on their behalf. The 
aim of fellowship is to provide support to researchers with limited 
resources, limited (or no funding) or an inability to travel. Preference 
will be given to graduate students coming towards the conclusion of 
their studies and early career post-docs.

As part of the application to the Remote Access Fellowship, applicants 
should provide a rationale for how the fellowship would benefit their 
research and help promote their careers.*
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*CONTACT*

Feel free to contact Maxwell Brown at irm en umn.edu with any questions 
about the fellowship programs.
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