Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
| Department | Research Topic | Institution | City/State | Length of Experience | Citizenship/ Perm. Res. Required? | GPA | Lowest Class Standing Accepted | Major Specific? | Applicant Requirements | Pay/Stipend | Housing | Travel Assistance | Insurance Required? | Travel Opportunities/Field Trips | Application Deadline | Application Notes | Number of Available Spots | Primary Contact Name | Primary Contact Information | Website URL |
| ChemicalsChemical and Biological Engineering | Biorenewable Chemicals | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | June 1st through August 4th, 2017 | Yes | Sophomore | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, Sophomore, Junior, Senior status | Yes | Provided | Yes | Yes | 3/6/17 | Resume (PDF), Letter of interest, Unofficial or official transcripts, Email addresses for 2 references, Submit online | 12 | Tiffany L. Kayser | tlkayser@iastate.edu | www.cbirc.iastate.edu/education/university/nsf-reu | |||
| Chemical and Biological Engineering | Biological Materials and Processes | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | May 30th through August 4th, 2017 | Yes | Sophomore | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, Sophomore, Junior, Senior status | Yes | Allowance Provided | Yes | Yes | 2/15/17 | Resume (PDF), 2 letters of reccomendation | biomap@iastate.edu | http://www.cbe.iastate.edu/research/undergraduate-research/ | |||||
| chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biophysics, materials science or engineering | The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | May 30th through August 4th, 2017 | Yes | Sophomore | Science or Engineering | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, Available to sophomores and up | Yes | Provided at a reduced rate | 2/15/17 | Online form, Unofficial transcripts (PDF), Resume, letter of reccommendation from a faculty member, Submit online | 20 | Mark Licurse | mlicurse@lrsm.upenn.edu (215) 573-4759 |
http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/reu/ | ||||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | May 30th through August 3rd, 2017 | Yes | Sophomore | No, but prefer some biology or chemistry experience | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior status | Yes | Allowance Provided | Yes | Field Trips | 2/1/17 | Official transcripts, 1-2 page statement of purpose, Letter of recommendation from a faculty member | reubiochem@colostate.edu 970-491-5602 |
http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/undergraduates/reu/ | ||||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Science and Technology | Colorado State University, UC Berkely, CU Boulder | Fort Collins, CO, Berkely CA, Boulder CO | May 22 through July 28, 2017 | Yes | 2.8 | Sophomore | Engineering, physics, chemistry and related fields | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior status | Yes | Available to non-resident students | Yes | Field Trips | 2/15/17 | Official transcripts, 1-2 page statement of purpose, Letter of recommendation from a faculty member | Bob Bower | robert.bower@colostate.edu | http://euverc.colostate.edu/education/REU/REU.shtml | ||
| Department of Chemistry | Variety of Topics | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | 10-week program begins each May/June | Yes | Freshman | U.S. citizen or permanent resident | Yes | Provided | 2/28/17 | Online form | Ms. Amy Ryan | 205-348-5954 atryan@ua.edu |
https://chemistry.ua.edu/research-experience-for-undergraduates-program-reu/ | ||||||
| Chemical, Materials, and Bioengineering | Explore It! Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Forest Bioproduct Researchers | University of Maine, Orono | Orono, ME (including week or longer in Chile!) | June 5th through August 11th, 2017 | Yes | 3 | Sophomore | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, Available to incoming Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, Valid passport | Yes | Provided | Yes | Yes | 2/17/17 | Online form, Scanned copy of official transcripts, Contact information for 2 references, Submit online, Email transcripts | 10 | Wendy Erickson | wendy.erickson@maine.edu (207) 581-1489 |
http://forestbioproducts.umaine.edu/reu/ | ||
| Physics, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering | Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) and the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM) | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | June 12th through August 11th, 2017 | Yes | Freshman | Science and Engineering | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, freshmen and up but cannot graduate before program end in August | Yes | Provided | Yes | Field Trips | 2/20/17 | Online form, Faculty Reference | Sara Rodriguez Martinez | srm3@princeton.edu (609) 258-8830 |
http://pccm.princeton.edu/education/undergraduate/applying-reu-2016 | |||
| Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics. | Algal Biofuels & Nanaohybrid Materials, Bioenergy systems, biomedical engineering, chemistry, earth and atmospheric sciences, applied mathematics, minority Health Disparities, redox biology, Virology | University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 10 week: June 4th through August 10th, 2017 | Yes | Junior | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Residents. Citizen or Permanent Resident Current undergraduate with at least one semester of coursework remaining before obtaining a bachelor's degree (E.g., students graduating in May are not eligible for the Summer Research Program for the summer in which they graduate.) Each research program may have unique criteria or prerequisites, learn more by visiting the research programs pages. |
Yes | Provided | Yes | Field Trips | 3/1/17 | Online Form, email transcript to ccoleman2@unl.edu | graduate@unl.edu | http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/apply | |||||
| Science Undergraudate Laboratory Internship Student Research Participation Program Professional Career Internship Research Aide |
Varies per program. Mostly STEM-type topics, but some others offered as well | Argonne National Laboratory | Argonne, IL | 10-15 weeks | Yes | 3 | Freshman | STEM | U.S. citizen or permanent resident, 3.0 GPA, Drug test, 18 years or older | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1/13/17 or 2/1/17 | Online form | Lisa Reed | education@anl.gov | http://www.anl.gov/education/undergraduates |