SPHEER

SPHEER is on hiatus for summer 2025 and will return in summer 2026.

The Summer Program at Harvard in Earth and Environmental Research (SPHEER), funded by the National Science Foundation, is a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program aimed at undergraduate students from around the US. Our students join us for 10 weeks during the summer in an investigation of the drivers and consequences of Earth system change. Such change occurs across multiple timescales, from decades to millions of years. 

Our goals for the summer are as follows: help students develop a roadmap of the interplay between field research, laboratory research, data analysis, and modeling in the study of environmental change, while incorporating diverse cultural perspectives in the study of environmental change. Experimental, modeling, and computational projects will probe the interplay of atmospheric, water, and land systems. 

Visit our about page to learn more about the projects and research that you can participate in!

Applications to SPHEER are handled by a general form for all of the summer research programming  offered by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Learn more on our How to Apply page.

Students in SPHEER participate in the full range of research in Earth and Environmental Sciences offered at Harvard. Learn more about example projects on our About page.