Integrated Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials REU Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Opportunities Integrated Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials REU Program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Application Deadline: February 15th, 2021 Hello, Please pass this information to your students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in mathematics, chemistry, physics, engineering, biotechnology-related areas, other physical sciences, science education, or public policy. These programs are for rising Juniors and Seniors. All are separate programs, but parts, like luncheon seminars, are coordinated together. The combined format offers unique opportunities for networking and socializing throughout the 10-week session. New this year is the REU in the Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics, which includes multiple university campuses, not just the UW. REU in Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering https://reucbe.chem.wisc.edu/ Students participating in this program explore phenomena in the fields of chemistry and chemical and biological engineering through hands-on research projects in the laboratories of faculty in the Department of Chemistry or Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. REU in Materials https://reumaterials.mrsec.wisc.edu/ Through support from the National Science Foundation students participating in this program conduct research in an area of materials science, engineering, physics, chemistry, science education or public policy in one of the laboratories of the Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). REU in the Chemistry of Materials for Renewable Energy https://reucmre.chem.wisc.edu/Through support from the National Science Foundation students participating in this program conduct research on the development of new materials for renewable energy, including projects on bioenergy. Projects are housed in the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Department of Material Science and Engineering. REU in the Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics https://reucuwp.wiscweb.wisc.edu Through support for the U.S. Department of Energy, the Multi-University Center for the Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics (CUWP) is hosting a Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics. Student positions will be available at CUWP campuses at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Iowa State University. Selected participants will conduct research on one of two approaches to recycling plastic waste: (1) thermal depolymerization, in which the plastic is broken down into a liquid oil which can then be catalyzed to separate out plastic monomers, the main components in new virgin plastic and (2) solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation (STRAP) processing, a technique that can be used to process and recycle layered plastic films. More info
