Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Summer 2011
University of Minnesota REU, Summer 2011 - Deadline for Appication February 1, 2011
The Department of Chemistry of the University of Minnesota will sponsor a summer research program for outstanding undergraduate students. The Chemistry Summer Research Program is designed to encourage students in the chemical sciences to learn more about research in chemistry and provide them with the opportunity to work in a lab under the direction of a faculty member. This program was initiated in 1973 with funds from a bequest to the University in his memory by Maximillian Nandor Lando, a 1902 chemistry graduate of the University of Minnesota. It has been, and is presently also supported by a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant of the National Science Foundation. Applications are now being accepted from those presently in their sophomore or junior year of undergraduate study in chemistry or closely related fields. Chemistry Summer Research Fellows will be selected in an international competition.
Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Undergraduate Research Program, Summer 2011 - Deadline for Appication February 1, 2011
This ten-week research program is designed for approximately 20 outstanding undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in biomedically related sciences.
Chemical Biology at Vanderbilt REU, Summer 2011 - Deadline for Appication February 1, 2011
The Vanderbilt Summer Undergraduate Research in Chemical Biology progam is a ten week hands-on course designed to introduce chemistry, biochemistry and biology students to the research processes and the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary research. Students participate in a mini-symposium on drug discovery, attend seminars given by VICB faculty working across disciplinary lines and participate in weekly discussions on topics such as ethics.
REU in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology, Summer 2011 - Deadline for Appication February 15, 2011
Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate majors are invited to apply for a ten-week (May 23- July 29, 2011) research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF-REU). Program participants will receive a stipend of $4,500, a travel allowance, and housing. Each research student carries out a research project under the direction of a faculty member in School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. Projects are available in analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical, and polymer chemistry. Contributions by undergraduate participants often result in publication of papers in the peer-reviewed literature with the student listed as an author.
UC Davis REU, Summer 2011 - Deadline for Appication March 1, 2011
The objective of the UC Davis ChemEnergy REU site is to provide diverse undergraduate students with a unique ten-week research experience tackling important societal research problems in energy and catalysis. During this program students will live on campus and work alongside faculty and graduate students and gain a unique perspective on modern chemistry research. Students will also network with faculty and students in weekly social activities. Field trips to local companies are also planned. Students will also get training to improve scientific communication skills.