College Research Experience for Undergraduates
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Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
May 31 - July 30, 2010
Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the National Science Foundation will fund a college-wide Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program for the summers of 2010 and 2011.
For Students: Each summer the College of Engineering sponsors a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This is a great way to find out if graduate study is right for you and an opportunity to learn more about the broad range of interdisciplinary research being conducted in the College. If that isn’t reward enough, you will also be paid (stipends vary between $5,000-$6,000) for working alongside leading faculty and their graduate students full-time for nine weeks; the dates of the summer 2010 REU program are May 31st through July 30th. Click here for an application. The deadline to apply is February 16, 2010. If you want to participate in undergraduate research at another university, click here for a complete listing of REU programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
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REU Summer 2008
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For Faculty: The College also seeks faculty who are interested in mentoring undergraduate students. We ask that you click here for an application. We will use your project descriptions to alert talented students of this opportunity. The College-based REU program gives preference to projects that are interdisciplinary in nature. In addition, the program places a priority on students working as active members of a team, working with other students and faculty from disciplines outside their own and gaining an appreciation of how their research project fits into a complex solution. The advantage of faculty participation is the opportunity to mentor and influence highly motivated students in the areas of teaching and research. If that isn’t reward enough, faculty research directors will receive $1,000 to cover materials and other laboratory expenses associated with their student’s research.
