Summary of Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Chemical Engineering Students During the Summer of 2012
The Undergraduate Research Experience – Great Introductory Videos – Essential Viewing
Presenters: Professor Wendy Crone and Dr. Andrew Greenberg of the University of Wisconsin
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/research/career02.html
Please note that QuickTime is required and please be patient while page downloads, then click on ? in the video control area to begin.
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Very Informative Slides
http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/research/slides/greenberg_REU_slides.pdf
National Science Foundation Sites
NSF Summary of REU Sites for Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=10006
NSF Summary of REU Sites for Materials
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5052
NSF Summary of REU Sites for Chemistry
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5048
NSF General Listing of REU Sites
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Undergraduate Research Program
Department of Energy – All Laboratories ~ 15
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/
Deadline – January 10, 2012
National Laboratories
National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg/welcome1.cfm
Deadline – February 15, 2012
National Renewable Energy Center
C2B2 Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd.php#REU
Deadline – February 26, 2012
National Programs
Amgen Scholars Program in Science and Biotechnology
Various Biotechnology Projects at 10 Universities
http://www.amgenscholars.com/about_amgen_scholars/program_overview/
Deadline – February 1, 2012 (may vary at each participating university)
Nanotechnology – NSF Supported
Various Nanotechnology Projects at 14 Universities
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_2012reu.html
Deadline – February 8, 2012
Pathways to Science – NSF and NASA Support
Various Projects throughout the US
http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Undergrads.asp
Deadline – Variable
Fluid Power Research
Various Nanotechnology Projects at 7 Universities
http://www.ccefp.org/get-involved/students/research-experiences-undergraduates-reu
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Research Abroad
American Chemical Society
International REUs in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom
ACS International REU Information
Deadline – Not funded for 2012
NanoJapan IREU: International Research Experience for Undergraduates
Summer Research Program in a Japanese Research Lab
http://nanojapan.rice.edu/nanoJapanIREU_apply.shtml
Deadline – January 27, 2012
Partnership in International Research and Education
Summer Research Program in European Universities
Junior Summer Abroad” Research Program in Europe
Deadline – January 31, 2012
Research Internships in Science and Engineering in Germany
REUs in Germany
Deadline – January 31, 2012
Special Programs
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Summer Research Programs – Various Locations
http://www.aises.org/what/programs/internships
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Atmospheric and Related Sciences
SOARS – Students from Historically Under-Represented Groups
http://www.soars.ucar.edu/about/program.php
Deadline – February 1, 2012
Cornell University
LSAMP in Engineering – Participation limited to underrepresented minority students
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/summer/lsamp.cfm
Deadline – March 1, 2012
Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center
Synthetic Biology – UC Berkeley, MIT, UCSF, Stanford, and Harvard
http://www.synberc.org/synbio_REU
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education, and Outreach Opportunities for Females and Underrepresented Minorities
http://www.wpi.edu/academics/bme/nsfres21.html
Deadline – Not offered in 2012
USA Sites for Chemical Engineering Students (Alphabetical)
Arizona State University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Various
Auburn University
Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices
http://eng.auburn.edu//programs/chen/research/micronanoreu/
Deadline – February 15, 2012
California Institute of Technology
Amgen Scholars Program
http://www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu/index.html
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Carnegie Mellon University
Interdisciplinary Materials Research Projects – Various Departments
http://reu.materials.cmu.edu/
Deadline – February 27, 2012
City College of New York
Exploitation of Nanostructures in Sensors and Energy Systems
http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/ci/censes/fellowships_ugrad.cfm
Deadline – March 7, 2012
Clemson University
Advanced Functional Membranes
http://www.clemson.edu/ces/chbe/reu/index.html
Deadline – February 21, 2012
Colorado School of Mines
Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd_REU.php
Deadline – February 26, 2012
Colorado School of Mines
Renewable Energy – Fundamental Materials Projects
http://remrsec.mines.edu/reu.htm
Deadline – January 16, 2012
Colorado State University
Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd_REU.php
Deadline – February 26, 2012
Columbia University
Nanotechnology
http://www.cise.columbia.edu/nsec/outreach/rpu/
Deadline – February 14, 2012
Cornell University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
Cornell University
Cornell Center for Materials Research
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/reu/
Deadline – March 1, 2012
Cornell and Other Universities
Nanobiotechnology Center REU
http://www.reu.nnin.org/nnin11_login.php
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – All Application Materials Submitted February 15, 2012 and Received by February 16, 2012
Duke University
Environmental Nanotechnology
http://www.cee.duke.edu/reu-ceint
Deadline – February 15, 2011
Georgia Institute of Technology
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology
Aquatic Chemical Ecology
http://www.biology.gatech.edu/undergraduate-program/reu/
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Harvard University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
Harvard University
Materials Research, Nanoscience and Engineering
http://www.eduprograms.seas.harvard.edu/reu.htm
Deadline – February 28, 2012
Howard University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
Iowa State University
Biological Materials and Processes (BioMAP)
http://www.cbe.iastate.edu/research/undergraduate-research/
Deadline – March 15, 2012
Kansas State University
Earth, Wind, and Fire – Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century
Deadline – February 24, 2012
Kansas State University
Summer Academy in Sustainable Bioenergy
http://www.sustainable-energy.ksu.edu/REU
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Kansas State University
Biosecurity and Chemistry
http://www.k-state.edu/chem/undergrad/reu.html
Deadline – February 21, 2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biological Engineering
http://web.mit.edu/be/programs/reu.shtml
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Processing
http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/reu.shtml
Deadline – February 10, 2012
North Carolina State University
Integrative Molecular Plant Systems Research
Deadline – February 24, 2012
Northeastern University
Awareness and Localization of Explosives Related Threats
http://www.northeastern.edu/alert/education/undergraduate_programs/research_experiences/
Deadline – February 24, 2012
Northwestern University
Nanoscale Science
http://www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Pennsylvania State University
Soft Materials
Deadline February 29, 2012
Pennsylvania State University
Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Chemistry
http://www.chem.psu.edu/undergrad/reu/research-experiences-for-undergraduates
Deadline – February 29, 2012
Pennsylvania State University
Chemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Deadline – March 1, 2012
Pennsylvania State University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
Princeton University
Science and Technology of Materials
http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/reu.htm
Deadline – March 1, 2012
Purdue University
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/SURF/Programs/Campus
Deadline – March 9, 2012
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Materials and Systems Biology Research in Biotechnology and Biomedicine
http://www.bme.rpi.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72
Deadline – March 16, 2012
Rice University
Cellular Engineering
http://ibb.rice.edu/nsf.aspx?id=84
Deadline – February 10, 2012
Rutgers University
Cellular Biongineering
http://celleng.rutgers.edu/
Deadline – March 8, 2012
Stanford University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of AKron
Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering
http://www2.uakron.edu/cpspe/reu.php
Deadline – February 1, 2012
University of Arkansas
Astronomy, Space and Planetary Sciences
http://spacecenter.uark.edu/97.htm
Application Deadline – March 12, 2012, All Materials Received – March 16, 2012
University of California at Berkeley
Amgen Scholars Program in Science and Biotechnology
http://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu/
Deadline – February 1, 2012
University of California at Los Angeles
Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm
Deadline – February 3, 2012
University of California at Santa Barbara
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of Colorado
Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd_REU.php
Deadline – February 26, 2012
University of Colorado
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of Colorado
Environmental Engineering
http://spot.colorado.edu/~bielefel/REU.html
Deadline – February 15, 2012
University of Houston
Engineering Research in Various Areas
http://www.egr.uh.edu/research/reu/?e=description
Deadline – March 26, 2012
University of Illinois at Chicago
Novel Advanced Materials and Processing with Applications in Engineering
http://www.uic.edu/labs/AMReL/NSF-REU.htm
Deadline – February 29, 2012
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bioengineering, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/REU.html
Deadline – February 29, 2012
University of Kentucky
Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices
Deadline – March 2, 2012
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Exploring Engineered Cells
http://www.umass.edu/ice/reu/index.html
Deadline – February 15, 2012
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy Program
http://www.chem.umass.edu/masscrest/reu/
Deadline – February 13, 2012
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Undergraduate Research Experience
http://www-new.ecs.umass.edu/reu
Deadline – February 10, 2012
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Nanoscale Science & Engineering
http://www.umass.edu/massnanotech/SURE.htm
Deadline – February 29, 2012
University of Michigan
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of Minnesota
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of Minnesota
Materials Science and Engineering
http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/EHR/REUdescription.php
Deadline – February 15, 2012
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Nebraska Summer Research Program – Several Programs
http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/research.shtml
Priority Deadline – February 15, 2012, Application Deadline – March 1, 2012
University of New Mexico
Micro-Engineered Materials
https://reu.unm.edu/reu_students.html
Deadline – March 2, 2012
University of Pennsylvania
The Nano-Bio Interface
http://www.nanotech.upenn.edu/reu.html
Deadline – February 27, 2012
University of Pennsylvania
Various Materials Research Projects
http://www.nanotech.upenn.edu/reu.html
Deadline – March 1, 2012
University of Pittsburgh
Particle-Based Functional Materials for Undergraduates
http://granular.che.pitt.edu/PFM/PFM-REU/index.html
Deadline Preferred – February 15, 2012
University of Texas
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of Washington
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience – Various Engineering Disciplines
http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/diversity/sure/
Deadline – Starts January 15 with absolute Deadline February 10, 2012
Vanderbilt University
Nanoscale Science and Engineering
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vinse/reu/
Deadline – February 15, 2012
Virginia Tech
Design and Delivery of Polymer-Drug Complexes
http://www.mii.vt.edu/SURP/research.html
February 1, 2011- review begins
Washington University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline – Online Application February 8, 2012 – Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012
Washington University
Energy Research with Global Reach
http://www.reu.eece.wustl.edu/
Deadline – January 1, 2012
Washington State University
Charactrerization of Advanced Materials
Deadline – March 1, 2012