Summary of Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Chemical Engineering Students During the Summer of 2010

Collected by Prof. Michael B. Cutlip, University of Connecticut (not responsible for errors or omissions) Please e-mail additions or corrections.

The Undergraduate Research Experience - Great Introductory Video - 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
http://www.epo.usra.edu/usrp/
Deadline - January 22, 2010

Department of Energy - All Laboratories ~ 15

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/ERULF/about.html
Deadline - Round 1: February 1 - 28, 2010, Round 2: March 1 - April 1, 2010

National Laboratories

National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm
Deadline - ~February 16, 2010

National Renewable Energy Center

Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd.php
Deadline - February 22, 2010

Research Abroad

American Chemical Society
International REUs in Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom
ACS International REU Information
Deadline - January 31, 2010

Clarkson University - China
Marine Science and Engineering in China
http://www.clarkson.edu/projects/reushen/reu_china/
Deadline - not yet published

Partnership in International Research and Education
Summer Research Program in European Universities
http://pire-europe.chem.ttu.edu/pire/junior_summer_abroad_2010.jsp
Deadline - January 31, 2010

Research Internships in Science and Engineering in Germany
REUs in Germany
http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html
Deadline - January 31, 2010

Special Programs

American Indian Science and Engineering Society - 2010
Summer Research Programs - Various Locations
http://www.aises.org/Programs/CareerServices/NonAISESOpportunities/Research

Atmospheric and Related Sciences
SOARS - Students from Historically Under-Represented Groups
http://www.soars.ucar.edu/about/program_details.php
Deadline - February 1, 2010

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education, and Outreach Opportunities for Females and Underrepresented Minorities
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BME/Research/reu.html
Deadline - March 5, 2010

USA Sites for Chemical Engineering Students (Alphabetical)

Arizona State University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Auburn University
Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices
http://eng.auburn.edu//programs/chen/research/micronanoreu/
Deadline - not yet published

Boston University
Biophotonics
http://www.bu.edu/eng/reu/ece/
Deadline - March 1, 2010

Case Western Reserve University
Macromolecular Science & Engineering
http://polymers.case.edu/highlights/undergrad_summer.htm
Deadline - January 31, 2010

Clarkson University
Environmental Sciences & Engineering
http://www.clarkson.edu/reu/index.html
Deadline - March 1, 2010

Colorado School of Mines
Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd.php
Deadline - February 22, 2010

Colorado State University
Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd.php
Deadline - February 22, 2010

Columbia University
Nanotechnology
http://www.cise.columbia.edu/NSEC/outreach/reu/
Deadline - not yet published

Cornell University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Cornell University
Cornell Center for Materials Research
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/reu/
Deadline - March 1, 2010

Cornell and Other Universities
Nanobiotechnology Center REU
http://www.reu.nnin.org/nnin11_login.php
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Dartmouth College
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/nanomaterials/reu.htm
Deadline - March 12, 2010

Florida State University
Designing Materials in a Virtual Laboratory
http://www.che.ufl.edu/reu/
Deadline - March 15, 2010

Georgia Institute of Technology
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Georgia Institute of Technology
Aquatic Chemical Ecology
http://www.biology.gatech.edu/undergraduate-program/reu/
Deadline - February 1, 2010

Harvard University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Harvard University
Materials Research, Nanoscience and Engineering
http://www.eduprograms.deas.harvard.edu/reu.htm
Deadline - February 28, 2009

Howard University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Iowa State University
BioIrenewable Chemicals
http://www.cbirc.iastate.edu/nsfreu_overview.asp
Deadline - March 1, 2010

Biological Materials and Processes (BioMaP)
http://www.eng.iastate.edu/biomapreu/2009/index.asp
Deadline - March 15, 2010

Iowa State University
Computational and Systems Biology
http://www.bioinformatics.iastate.edu/REU/overview/
Deadline - April 15, 2010

Kansas State University
Earth, Wind, and Fire – Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century
http://www.che.ksu.edu/reu
Deadline - February 15, 2010

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Processing
http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/reu.html
Deadline - February 12, 2010

North Carolina State University
Sustainability, Energy, and Engineering
http://www.che.ncsu.edu/reu/
Deadline - pending

North Carolina State University
Synthetic Biology
http://www.ncsu.edu/biotechnology/index.php?p=reu&sub=the_program
Deadline - February 19, 2010

Northwestern University
Nanoscale Science
http://www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm
Deadline - February 15, 2010

Pennsylvania State University
Soft Materials
http://www.matse.psu.edu/reu09/apply.html
Early Decision January 15, Final Deadline February 10, 2010

Pennsylvania State University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Princeton University
Science and Technology of Materials
http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/reu.htm
Deadline - March 1, 2010

Purdue University
Design, Application, Analysis, and Control of Interfaces
https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/REU/DAACI
Deadline - March 6, 2009

Purdue University
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/SURF/Programs/Campus
Deadline - pending

Rice University
Cellular Engineering
http://ibb.rice.edu/nsf.aspx?id=84
Deadline - February 12, 2010

San Jose State University / IBM
NSF-DOD/SJSU Internships http://www.almaden.ibm.com/st/info/studentopps/nsfstudent/nsfa2009.htm
Deadline - pending

Stanford University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Stanford University
Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies
http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/sure-program-reu/
Deadline - February 1, 2010

Syracuse University
Various Research Projects - Participation limited to underrepresented minority students
http://www.ulsamp.org/pdfs/LSAMP%20Summer%20REU%202009%20at%20Syracuse.pdf
Deadline - pending

Texas A&M University
A Chemical Engineering Approach to the Materials/Biology Interface http://www.che.tamu.edu/research/undergraduate-research
Deadline - pending

University of Alabama
Experimental and Computational Materials Research
http://www.phy.uab.edu/reu/
Deadline - March 15, 2010

University of Arkansas
Space and Planetary Sciences
http://spacecenter.uark.edu/97.htm
Deadline - February 1 2010

University of California at Berkeley
Amgen Scholars Program in Science and Biotechnology
http://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu/
Deadline - February 2, 2010

University of California at Los Angeles
Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm
Deadline - Various Dates Starting February 1, 2010

University of California at Riverside
Bioengineering
http://www.engr.ucr.edu/brite/
Deadline - pending

University of California at Santa Barbara
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

University of Central Florida
Designing Materials in a Virtual Laboratory
http://www.che.ufl.edu/reu/
Deadline - March 15, 2010

University of Colorado
Functional Materials Science and Engineering
http://www.colorado.edu/che/reu/
Deadline - March 1, 2010

University of Colorado
Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd.php
Deadline - February 22, 2010

University of Colorado
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

University of Delaware
Energy and Sustainability
http://www.che.udel.edu/reu/
Deadline - March 1, 2010

University of Florida
Designing Materials in a Virtual Laboratory
http://www.che.ufl.edu/reu/
Deadline - March 15, 2010

University of Illinois at Chicago
Novel Advanced Materials and Processing with Applications in Biomedical, Electrical and Chemical Engineering
http://www.uic.edu/labs/AMReL/NSF-REU.htm
Deadline - February 28, 2010

University of Illinois at Chicago
Bioengineering, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/REU.html
Deadline - February 29, 2010

University of Iowa
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
http://research.uiowa.edu/nniui/reu_2008/
Deadline - March 1, 2010

University of Kansas
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
http://www.cpe.engr.ku.edu/research/reu.html
Deadline - pending

University of Kentucky
Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices
http://nsfreu.engr.uky.edu/
Deadline - March 2, 2010

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Cellular Engineering
http://www.umass.edu/ice/reu/index.html
Deadline - February 16, 2010

Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy Program
http://www.chem.umass.edu/masscrest/reu/
Deadline - February 16, 2010

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Undergraduate Research Experience
http://www.ecs.umass.edu/index.pl?iid=3629
Deadline - February 16, 2010

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Nanoscale Science & Engineering
http://www.umass.edu/massnanotech/SURE.htm
Deadline - February 28, 2010

University of Maryland
Interdisciplinary Projects
http://mrsec.umd.edu/REU/
Deadline - February 19, 2010

University of Michigan
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

University of Minnesota
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

University of Minnesota
Materials Science and Engineering
http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/reudescription.shtml
Deadline - February 15, 2010

University of New Mexico
Micro-Engineered Materials
http://www.unm.edu/~reu/reu_application.html
Deadline - March 6, 2010

University of Pennsylvania
The Nano-Bio Interface
http://www.nanotech.upenn.edu/reu.html
Deadline - February 26, 2010

University of Puerto Rico
Mayaguez Functional and Nanostructured Materials
http://prem.uprm.edu/REU/
Deadline- pending

University of Texas
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

University of South Carolina
Green Chemistry in Chemical Engineering
http://www.che.sc.edu/centers/REU/
Deadline - March 14, 2010

University of South Florida
Designing Materials in a Virtual Laboratory
http://www.che.ufl.edu/reu/
Deadline - March 15, 2010

University of Washington
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

University of Washington
Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) Summer Research Program
http://www.uweb.engr.washington.edu/education/reu/index.html
Deadline - February 1, 2010

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 12, 2010

Virginia Tech
Summer Program at the Interface of Medicine and Polymer Science & Engineering
http://www.mii.vt.edu/SURP/research.html
February 1, 2010 - review of applications begins

Virginia Tech
Design and Delivery of Polymer-Drug Complexesg
http://www.mii.vt.edu/SURP/research/ddpdc.html
February 1, 2010 - review begins

Washington University
Various Nanotechnology Projects
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html
Deadline - February 10, 2010

Washington State University
Multiscale Engineering
http://reu-me.mme.wsu.edu/info.html
Deadline - pending

General Listings of Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Bernard College of Columbia University - 2010
Summer Internships - Various Fields
http://www.barnard.edu/hspp/Internship%20website/Summer_internships.htm

Cornell College - 2010
Listing of Summer Research Opportunities
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/dimensions/academic-opportunities/summer-opportunities/summer-research.shtml

Florida State University - 2010
Listing of Summer Research Opportunities
http://www.fsu.edu/~ugres/opp.html

Grinnell College - 2010
Listing of Summer Research Opportunities in Biology
http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/biology/research/otherresearch/jnl/

MIT - 2010
Biomedical Engineering
http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/bme.htm

Oregon State University - 2010
Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering
http://cbee.oregonstate.edu/students/internships/reus_2010.html

Providence College - 2010
Chemistry and Biochemistry
http://www.providence.edu/chm/kcornely/Summer_Research.htm

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 2010
Biomedical Engineering
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cdc/REU_2010%20txt%20(2).pdf

Rochester Institute of Technology - 2010
Listing of Co-op/Internship Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering
http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/bme.htm

Swarthmore College - 2010
Biology Related
http://www.swarthmore.edu/x12024.xml

University of Southern California - 2010
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Other Summer Research Programs
February Deadlines: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/research/febdeadlines.htm
March Deadlines: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/research/reumardeadlines.htm

Villanova University - 2010
General Listing of Chemistry-Related Summer Research Opportunities
http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/chemistry/news/summer_research.htm