Summary of Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Chemical Engineering Students During the Summer of 2012

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 Videos - 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://usrp.usra.edu/

Department of Energy - All Laboratories ~ 15

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/

Deadline - January 10, 2012

National Laboratories

National Institute of Standards and Technology

http://www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg/welcome1.cfm

Deadline - February 15, 2012

National Renewable Energy Center

C2B2 Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels

http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd.php#REU

Deadline - February 26, 2012

National Programs

Amgen Scholars Program in Science and Biotechnology

Various Biotechnology Projects at 10 Universities

http://www.amgenscholars.com/about_amgen_scholars/program_overview/

Deadline - February 1, 2012 (may vary at each participating university)

Nanotechnology - NSF Supported

Various Nanotechnology Projects at 14 Universities

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_2012reu.html

Deadline - February 8, 2012

Pathways to Science - NSF and NASA Support

Various Projects throughout the US

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Undergrads.asp

Deadline - Variable

Fluid Power Research

Various Nanotechnology Projects at 7 Universities

http://www.ccefp.org/get-involved/students/research-experiences-undergraduates-reu

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Research Abroad

American Chemical Society

International REUs in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom

ACS International REU Information

Deadline - Not funded for 2012

NanoJapan IREU: International Research Experience for Undergraduates

Summer Research Program in a Japanese Research Lab

http://nanojapan.rice.edu/nanoJapanIREU_apply.shtml

Deadline - January 27, 2012

Partnership in International Research and Education

Summer Research Program in European Universities

Junior Summer Abroad" Research Program in Europe

Deadline - January 31, 2012

Research Internships in Science and Engineering in Germany

REUs in Germany

http://www.daad.de/rise/en/

Deadline - January 31, 2012

Special Programs

American Indian Science and Engineering Society

Summer Research Programs - Various Locations

http://www.aises.org/what/programs/internships

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Atmospheric and Related Sciences

SOARS - Students from Historically Under-Represented Groups

http://www.soars.ucar.edu/about/program.php

Deadline - February 1, 2012

Cornell University

LSAMP in Engineering - Participation limited to underrepresented minority students

http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/summer/lsamp.cfm

Deadline - March 1, 2012

Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center

Synthetic Biology - UC Berkeley, MIT, UCSF, Stanford, and Harvard

http://www.synberc.org/synbio_REU

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education, and Outreach Opportunities for Females and Underrepresented Minorities

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/bme/nsfres21.html

Deadline - Not offered in 2012

USA Sites for Chemical Engineering Students (Alphabetical)

Arizona State University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Various

Auburn University

Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices

http://eng.auburn.edu//programs/chen/research/micronanoreu/

Deadline - February 15, 2012

California Institute of Technology

Amgen Scholars Program
http://www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu/index.html

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Carnegie Mellon University

Interdisciplinary Materials Research Projects - Various Departments
http://reu.materials.cmu.edu/

Deadline - February 27, 2012

City College of New York

Exploitation of Nanostructures in Sensors and Energy Systems
http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/ci/censes/fellowships_ugrad.cfm

Deadline - March 7, 2012

Clemson University

Advanced Functional Membranes
http://www.clemson.edu/ces/chbe/reu/index.html

Deadline - February 21, 2012

Colorado School of Mines

Advancing Polymer Materials by Integrating Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

http://polymerreu.mines.edu

Deadline - March 1, 2012

Colorado School of Mines

Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels

http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd_REU.php

Deadline - February 26, 2012

Colorado School of Mines

Renewable Energy - Fundamental Materials Projects

http://remrsec.mines.edu/reu.htm

Deadline - January 16, 2012

Colorado State University

Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels

http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd_REU.php

Deadline - February 26, 2012

Columbia University

Nanotechnology

http://www.cise.columbia.edu/nsec/outreach/rpu/

Deadline - February 14, 2012

Cornell University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

Cornell University

Cornell Center for Materials Research

http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/reu/

Deadline - March 1, 2012

Cornell and Other Universities

Nanobiotechnology Center REU

http://www.reu.nnin.org/nnin11_login.php

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - All Application Materials Submitted February 15, 2012 and Received by February 16, 2012

Duke University

Environmental Nanotechnology
http://www.cee.duke.edu/reu-ceint

Deadline - February 15, 2011

Georgia Institute of Technology

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

Georgia Institute of Technology

Aquatic Chemical Ecology

http://www.biology.gatech.edu/undergraduate-program/reu/

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Harvard University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

Harvard University

Materials Research, Nanoscience and Engineering

http://www.eduprograms.seas.harvard.edu/reu.htm

Deadline - February 28, 2012

Howard University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

Iowa State University

Biological Materials and Processes (BioMAP)

http://www.cbe.iastate.edu/research/undergraduate-research/

Deadline - March 15, 2012

Kansas State University

Earth, Wind, and Fire – Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century

http://www.che.ksu.edu/reu

Deadline - February 24, 2012

Kansas State University

Summer Academy in Sustainable Bioenergy

http://www.sustainable-energy.ksu.edu/REU

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Kansas State University

Biosecurity and Chemistry

http://www.k-state.edu/chem/undergrad/reu.html

Deadline - February 21, 2012

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Biological Engineering

http://web.mit.edu/be/programs/reu.shtml

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Processing

http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/reu.shtml

Deadline - February 10, 2012

North Carolina State University

Integrative Molecular Plant Systems Research

http://biotech.ncsu.edu/reu

Deadline - February 24, 2012

Northeastern University

Awareness and Localization of Explosives Related Threats

http://www.northeastern.edu/alert/education/undergraduate_programs/research_experiences/

Deadline - February 24, 2012

Northwestern University

Nanoscale  Science

http://www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Pennsylvania State University

Soft Materials

http://www.matse.psu.edu/reu

Deadline February 29, 2012

Pennsylvania State University

Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Chemistry

http://www.chem.psu.edu/undergrad/reu/research-experiences-for-undergraduates

Deadline - February 29, 2012

Pennsylvania State University

Chemical Energy Storage and Conversion

http://www.che.psu.edu/reu2

Deadline - March 1, 2012

Pennsylvania State University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

Princeton University

Science and Technology of Materials

http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/reu.htm

Deadline - March 1, 2012

Purdue University

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/SURF/Programs/Campus

Deadline - March 9, 2012

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Materials and Systems Biology Research in Biotechnology and Biomedicine
http://www.bme.rpi.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72

Deadline - March 16, 2012

Rice University

Cellular Engineering
http://ibb.rice.edu/nsf.aspx?id=84

Deadline - February 10, 2012

Rutgers University

Cellular Biongineering
http://celleng.rutgers.edu/

Deadline - March 8, 2012

Stanford University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

University of AKron

Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

http://www2.uakron.edu/cpspe/reu.php

Deadline - February 1, 2012

University of Arkansas

Astronomy, Space and Planetary Sciences

http://spacecenter.uark.edu/97.htm

Application Deadline - March 12, 2012, All Materials Received  - March 16, 2012

University of California at Berkeley

Amgen Scholars Program in Science and Biotechnology

http://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu/

Deadline - February 1, 2012

University of California at Los Angeles

Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm

Deadline - February 3, 2012

University of California at Santa Barbara

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

University of Colorado

Renewable Energy Projects in Biorefining and Biofuels

http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsUnd_REU.php

Deadline - February 26, 2012

University of Colorado

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

University of Colorado

Environmental Engineering

http://spot.colorado.edu/~bielefel/REU.html

Deadline - February 15, 2012

University of Houston

Engineering Research in Various Areas
http://www.egr.uh.edu/research/reu/?e=description

Deadline - March 26, 2012

University of Illinois at Chicago

Novel Advanced Materials and Processing with Applications in Engineering

http://www.uic.edu/labs/AMReL/NSF-REU.htm

Deadline - February 29, 2012

University of Illinois at Chicago

Bioengineering, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering

http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/REU.html

Deadline - February 29, 2012

University of Kentucky

Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices

http://nsfreu.engr.uky.edu/

Deadline - March 2, 2012

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Exploring Engineered Cells

http://www.umass.edu/ice/reu/index.html

Deadline - February 15, 2012

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy Program

http://www.chem.umass.edu/masscrest/reu/

Deadline - February 13, 2012

University of Michigan

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

University of Minnesota

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

University of Minnesota

Materials Science and Engineering

http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/EHR/REUdescription.php

Deadline - February 15, 2012

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska Summer Research Program - Several Programs

http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/research.shtml

Priority Deadline - February 15, 2012, Application Deadline - March 1, 2012

University of New Mexico

Micro-Engineered Materials

https://reu.unm.edu/reu_students.html

Deadline - March 2, 2012

University of Texas

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

University of Washington

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

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 10, 2012

Vanderbilt University

Nanoscale Science and Engineering

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vinse/reu/

Deadline - February 15, 2012

Virginia Tech

Design and Delivery of Polymer-Drug Complexes

http://www.mii.vt.edu/SURP/research.html

February 1, 2011- review begins

Washington University

Various Nanotechnology Projects

http://www.nnin.org/nnin_sitedescriptions.html

Deadline - Online Application February 8, 2012 - Online Recommendation February 15, 2012 and Final Application February 16, 2012

Washington University

Energy Research with Global Reach

http://www.reu.eece.wustl.edu/

Deadline - January 1, 2012

Washington State University

Charactrerization of Advanced Materials

http://reu.mme.wsu.edu/

Deadline - March 1, 2012

West Virginia University

Multifunctional Materials

http://wvnano.wvu.edu/reu/

Deadline - February 17, 2012 applicants admitted on rolling basis

General Listings of Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Bernard College of Columbia University - 2012

Summer Internships - Various Fields

http://barnard.edu/hspp/barnard-student/internship-opportunities/summer

Bucknell University - 2012

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (extensive listing - academic and industrial)

http://www.bucknell.edu/x13974.xml

Florida State University - 2012

Listing of Summer Research Opportunities

http://our.fsu.edu/opp.html

Grinnell College - 2012

Listing of Summer Research Opportunities in Science and Engineering

http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/divisions/science/summer/scisumres-offcampus

MIT - 2012

Biomedical Engineering

http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/bme.htm

Oregon State University - 2011

Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering

http://cbee.oregonstate.edu/students/internships/reus_2011.html

Providence College - 2012

Chemistry and Biochemistry

http://www.providence.edu/chemistry/kcornely/Pages/summer-research.aspx

Rochester Institute of Technology - 2012

Listing of Co-op/Internship Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering

http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/bme.htm

Swarthmore College - 2012

Biology Related

http://www.swarthmore.edu/x12024.xml

University of Southern California - 2012

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