7 Nov 2012

REU Materials Research Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University – Posted by acsgetexperience – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Job Description

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

2013 Summer Program
Dates TBD

 
Carnegie Mellon University hosts a ten-week summer research program to expose science and engineering undergraduates to cutting edge materials research each year. The student research projects are highly interdisciplinary, spanning seven departments and two colleges at Carnegie Mellon. The REU students interact with faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from a wide variety of disciplines. The students will receive a stipend of $4000, on-campus housing and additional funds for travel. In addition, students will learn about ethical research techniques and be exposed to a broad range of career development opportunities. Through weekly seminars, students will also be exposed to exciting materials research areas outside their research topic. The goal of the REU program is to provide the participants an interactive, encouraging and multi-level research experience that can be drawn upon when making decisions about advanced education.
Program Highlights
• Eligibility: all engineering, physics and chemistry majors are encouraged to apply. Non-CMU students must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents. See applications page for more details.
• Selection: Selections are primarily based on academic standing and faculty recommendations. Students from underrepresented groups and institutions are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Stipend: Each visiting student will receive a stipend, on-campus housing and additional funds for travel (travel and housing is provided for non-CMU students only). Housing consists of standard double rooms on CMU campus. See here for a typical room.
• Research Projects: Student will have the opportunity to select from a broad range of projects involving chemistry, physics and engineering of materials. A list of available projects can be found in projects.
• Weekly seminars: Students will be exposed to frontiers of materials research as well as professional development topics such as good research practices and ethics, the preparation of oral research presentations, research posters, and resumes. Also, guest lecturers from industry and government laboratories will supplement academic seminars to expose students to industrial research and professional experiences.
• Student presentations: After five weeks, a symposium will be held where the students will present brief oral reports on their project goals, progress to date, and plans for the second half of the summer. At the end of the summer, students will present their work as poster presentations at a final symposium.

 

Job Categories: Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, and Physical Sciences. Job Types: REU. Job Tags: summer. Salary: Paid.

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