Educational Outreach
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Apply to our REU program online: go to the online web application
Possible project areas include: experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics and materials chemistry, nanoscience, biophysics, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, complex fluids and polymers, optical spectroscopy of materials, and ultracold atoms
(note: our REU program is administered jointly with the UC Physics REU program)
See projects and participants from our summer 2007 REU program
See projects and participants from our summer 2006 REU program
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| Bryan Conyers contemplates his granular jet experiment in the Jaeger lab |
Our REU participants are selected from a nationwide pool. Highly selective, with a 10% acceptance rate, this program has provided us with a cohort of participants who benefit from the research experience, yet can simultaneously further our primary mission of research. We see this reflected in the significant number of REU student co-authored publications, resulting from their summer research efforts. Of the 182 REU students enrolled since 1995, ~75% have gone on to graduate studies in fields related to materials science or expressed an intent to apply upon completion of their undergraduate degrees.
During the summer, REU students attend seminars several mornings a week given by faculty and graduate students from across the Materials Centerand Physics. Guided tours of the nearby National Laboratories further broaden students' exposure to state-of-the art materials research. Each student also has the opportunity to present a seminar on their summer research during the last two weeks of the program, and prepares a written report.
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| Emily Kendall Works on Developing a Theoretical Model with the Mazenko Group |
As registered University students, summer REU students are afforded full University privileges for the duration of the program, with access to the libraries, athletic facilities, and substantial discounts to University-sponsored social and cultural events.
The stipend for the full ten-week (June 16 through August 22, 2008) program is $4,500. Housing is provided, and there is a modest travel expense reimbursement. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled in (but not yet graduated from) an accredited undergraduate college degree program with a concentration in a materials science related field.
For more information:
- The Dept of Physics REU program web page.
- If you have questions about the MRSEC REU program, please e-mail Prof. Cheng Chin
How to Apply our REU Program:
- To apply online go to the online web application
To apply by mail print and mail the application (MS Word)
See projects and participants from our summer 2005 REU program
See projects and participants from our summer 2004 REU program