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K-8 Students

• Innovative hands-on science camps for girls entering 4th - 9th grades.
Sally Ride Science Camps (Lead), California Institute of Technology, Education Unlimited, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of San Diego
Sally Ride Science Camps encourage girls' interests in science by giving them hands-on science learning and activities in an environment that is desig ... read more

• New Mexico Space Academy Summer Science Camps for all ages!
New Mexico Space Academy
Mars Base One: The Mars Curiosity rover lands on Mars on Aug. 6. Get there first! This year's activities will feature astrobiology and how we hunt for ... read more

• Renewable Energy Systems Opportunity for Unified Research Collaboration & Education (RESOURCE)
University of California, Davis (Lead), California State University, Sacramento
UC Davis Ph.D. engineering students are paired with 5th or 6th grade teachers to develop and teach renewable energy curriculum. As part of the NSF Gr ... read more


High School Students

• BP DEVAS Summer Camp
University of Oklahoma
DEVAS Summer Camp is sponsored by BP and is a week-long residential (on-campus) program that includes all housing, meals, seminars, tours, entertainme ... read more

• Center for Layered Polymeric Systems - CliPS
Case Western Reserve University (Lead), Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Fisk University, Northwestern University, Ohio Northern University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Texas, Austin, Youngstown State University
The Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) aims to create a broadly integrated program of research and education through ... read more

• Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) High School Research Fellowship
Southern Connecticut State University (Lead), Yale University
The CRISP High School (HS) Research Fellowship provides participants with the opportunity to conduct team-based interdisciplinary materials research. ... read more

• Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland: Women in Engineering (WIE)
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)
Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland (E2@UMD) is a one-week summer program for high school women (rising juniors and seniors) who are c ... read more

• High School Camps and Classes
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The Youth Programs at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offer 7 academic STEM summer camps for high school students. <p>Studen ... read more

• Innovative hands-on science camps for girls entering 4th - 9th grades.
Sally Ride Science Camps (Lead), California Institute of Technology, Education Unlimited, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of San Diego
Sally Ride Science Camps encourage girls' interests in science by giving them hands-on science learning and activities in an environment that is desig ... read more

• Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS)
NASA Langley Research Center (Lead)
The Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program is one of NASA's most successful student programs, for 25 years providing mentored, pai ... read more

• LEAD Summer Engineering Institute (SEI)
Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) (Lead), California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Villanova University
The Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) provides diverse, high-achieving high school sophomores and juniors the opportunity to explore STEM (Science, T ... read more

• New Mexico Space Academy Summer Science Camps for all ages!
New Mexico Space Academy
Mars Base One: The Mars Curiosity rover lands on Mars on Aug. 6. Get there first! This year's activities will feature astrobiology and how we hunt for ... read more


K-12 Educators

• BYU Physics REU
Brigham Young University (Lead)
Undergraduates and secondary school teachers interested in participating in a 10 week summer physics research program at Brigham Young University are ... read more

• Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) RET
Southern Connecticut State University (Lead), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Yale University
The CRISP RET program supports the active involvement of K-12 STEM teachers in materials research in order to bring knowledge of materials science, en ... read more

• Chicago Science Teachers Research Program - RET
University of Illinois, Chicago
The Chicago Science Teacher Research (CSTR) program is an initiative by the faculty of four UIC Colleges in cooperation with Chicago Public School (CP ... read more

• Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) RET
University of Wisconsin, Madison (Lead), Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Our 6-week summer program gives teachers an opportunity to work in a research lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and develop new curriculum ma ... read more

• Materials Research Experience for Teachers (MRET)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) RET
Carnegie Mellon University (Lead)
The camp is a one-week workshop to show you how to use low cost / no cost, simple labs and experiments using everyday materials that can be integrated ... read more

• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) RET
University of Minnesota (Lead)
RET participants will be active members of our faculty's research groups, conducting research in one of four areas: Engineered Multiblock Polymers, Or ... read more

• National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering RET
Northwestern University (Lead), Alabama A&M University, Argonne National Laboratory, Fisk University, Hampton University, Morehouse College, Purdue University, University of Illinois, Chicago, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of Texas, El Paso

• National High Magnetic Field Laboratory RET
Florida State University (Lead), National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Lead), Los Alamos National Laboratory
A six-week summer residential program for U.S. citizens that gives K-12 teachers from across the country the chance to participate in real-world scien ... read more

• Renewable Energy Systems Opportunity for Unified Research Collaboration & Education (RESOURCE)
University of California, Davis (Lead), California State University, Sacramento
UC Davis Ph.D. engineering students are paired with 5th or 6th grade teachers to develop and teach renewable energy curriculum. As part of the NSF Gr ... read more

• Summer Research Program for Science Teachers
Columbia University (Lead), James Cook University
The primary aim of Columbia University's Summer Research Program for Science Teachers is to provide New York metropolitan area K-12 science teachers w ... read more


Undergraduate Students

• Additive Manufacturing REU
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Lead)
This three-year REU Site program at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is focused in the area of Additive Manufacturing ... read more

• ASSIST Nanosystems Engineering Research Center REU program
North Carolina State University (Lead), Florida International University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Virginia
The summer REU program offers research opportunities for domestic undergraduates from institutions outside of the ASSIST center. The program is open ... read more

• Biological Materials and Processes (BioMaP) REU
Iowa State University
The program creates novel research experiences for undergrad students from around the country in the areas of biological materials and processes, ofte ... read more

• BYU Physics REU
Brigham Young University (Lead)
Undergraduates and secondary school teachers interested in participating in a 10 week summer physics research program at Brigham Young University are ... read more

• CENSES Multidisciplinary Summer Research Program in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Physics
City University of New York (CUNY), City College of New York (Lead), Columbia University, New York University
Center for Exploitation of Nanostructures in Sensor and Energy Systems (CENSES) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is a multidisciplinary (c ... read more

• Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) Summer REU progam at Ohio State University
Ohio State University (Lead)
The NSF-funded CEM Research Experience for Undergraduates program focuses on fundamental and applied science of exotic and novel materials and next-ge ... read more

• Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science Summer Research Program at UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley (Lead), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University
E3S REU is a 9-week summer residential program that offers rising juniors or seniors in Bachelor of Science or Engineering programs the opportunity to ... read more

• Center for Layered Polymeric Systems - CliPS
Case Western Reserve University (Lead), Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Fisk University, Northwestern University, Ohio Northern University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Texas, Austin, Youngstown State University
The Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) aims to create a broadly integrated program of research and education through ... read more

• Center for Response Driven Polymeric Films REU
University of Southern Mississippi

• Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM) Nanomanufacturing Summer Academy (NMSA)
University of California, Los Angeles (Lead), Northwestern University, University of California, Berkeley
The Nano-Manufacturing Summer Academy provides undergraduates an opportunity to conduct research in the area of Nano-manufacturing. This program provi ... read more

• Chemistry REU
University of Rochester (Lead)
by the National Science Foundation, this summer program of full-time scientific research includes discussion groups, research meetings, as well as soc ... read more

• Chemistry Summer Enhanced Experience Discovering Science, Chem- SEEDS
University of South Florida (Lead)
: NSF Chem-SEEDS is a ten-week summer program that provides undergraduates with an immersive, authentic and engaging Chemistry state-of-the-art resear ... read more

• Cornell Center for Materials Research REU
Cornell University
The Cornell Center for Materials Research is offering a special summer research program with a stipend valued at $4000, room in one of Cornell's on-ca ... read more

• CURENT Engineering Research Center REU
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Lead), Northeastern University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tuskegee University
The summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the University of Tennessee's Engineering Research Center, CURENT, provides an opportunity ... read more

• Department of Physics REU
University of Alabama, Birmingham (Lead)
Our National Science Foundation (NSF) supports Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in "Experimental and Computational Materials ... read more

• Dept. of Physics REU
College of William and Mary (Lead), Hampton University, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NASA Langley Research Center
We invite undergraduates to apply for research opportunities in our summer REU program. Our 2013 REU dates are May 27-August 3, 2013. The application ... read more

• Diversity in Research and Engineering of Advanced Materials Training (DREAM)
Florida State University
The High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) at the Florida State University will host her second summer training program in Nanomaterials and Proc ... read more

• Duke University Pratt School of Engineering REU Program
Duke University (Lead)
These REU Programs offer projects in all areas of engineering, and students who are majors in any of the sciences, math, computer science, or enginee ... read more

• Effects of Environment on Fatigue and Fatigue Crack Growth
Western Michigan University (Lead)
<p>The research will consist of experimental and theoretical studies on the role of mechanical stresses, load history, and assisted environment ... read more

• Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Lead), Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Systems (EBICS) is a NSF-funded Science and Technology Center with the mission to create a new scientific discipline ... read more

• Energy Research with Global Reach
Washington University
The Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering department (EECE) at Washington University in St. Louis (WU) has instituted a Research Experiences ... read more

• Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices REU
University of Kentucky (Lead)
<p>A multidisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates summer program in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Enginee ... read more

• Engineering USRG Program: Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Program
Texas A&M University, Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Each summer the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University offers undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in ongoing ... read more

• Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology REU
Duke University (Lead), Carnegie Mellon University, Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) is accepting applications for summer 2012 to our NSF funded Center-wide comprehen ... read more

• Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)
University of Pittsburgh
ELeVATE is a program designed to re-integrate veterans to college through a three-phased program. <p>Phase I: participants will complete a ten ... read more

• FREEDM Systems Center Research Scholars Program
North Carolina State University (Lead), Arizona State University, Florida A&M University, Florida State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology
The FREEDM Systems Centers offers a year-long research opportunity to sophomore, junior and rising senior undergraduates majoring in electrical and co ... read more

• High Performance Computing (HPC) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
University of Hawaii, Mānoa
The HPC in Engineering REU Program is a summer research experience for undergraduates sponsored by NSF at University of Hawaii, Mānoa. The progra ... read more

• Hooked on Photonics REU
University of Washington (Lead), Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Arizona
"Hooked on Photonics" is a ten-week summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Arizona, Georgia Tech, ... read more

• Hope College Physics and Engineering REU
Hope College (Lead)
Students will work with other undergraduate research students and their faculty mentor on a project in one of the following areas: <br>-Astroph ... read more

• Integrated Optics for Undergraduates.
University of Arizona (Lead), Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego
Summer research program at University of Arizona, University of California San Diego, Columbia University, and University of California Berkeley. The ... read more

• Interdisciplinary Materials Research REU
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
This REU site focuses on the training of 14 undergraduate students per summer in the area of materials research, broadly defined. Our interdisciplinar ... read more

• Interdisciplinary REU in Computational Sciences
Louisiana State University (Lead)
This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) project is a nine week program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of computation ... read more

• International Research Experience for Students in China - Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Development
Clarkson University (Lead), Tsinghua University
: <p>9 Week summer research at research institution in China. <p>Research topics include material science and characterization for ren ... read more

• Introduction to Multiscale Engineering
Washington State University (Lead)
This is a 9.5 week summer REU program in which students will work with a range of mentors (faculty, post docs and graduate students) on projects such ... read more

• Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS)
NASA Langley Research Center (Lead)
The Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program is one of NASA's most successful student programs, for 25 years providing mentored, pai ... read more

• LA-SiGMA REU: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Materials Science
Louisiana State University (Lead), Louisiana Tech University, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Tulane University, University of New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana
Research experiences in electronic materials, energy materials, biomolecular materials, and cyberinfrastructure <p>The LA-SiGMA REU provides an ... read more

• Macromolecular Science & Engineering REU
Case Western Reserve University (Lead)
Students participate in a 10 week program as independant researchers working with graduate student mentors within faculty research groups. Educationa ... read more

• Materials Research in Liquid Crystal REU
University of Colorado, Boulder

• Materials Research Science & Engineering Center Summer Research Program Opportunities
University of Minnesota (Lead)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) fellowships are awarded to undergraduates for participation in a ten-week summer program designed to pro ... read more

• Materials Research Science & Engineering Center Summer Research Program Opportunities
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
We will select three Professor/Student Pairs to join our MRSEC team during summer 2012. The Student and the Professor, usually from a four-year inst ... read more

• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Polymers
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Lead)
With the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation's Research Experience of Undergraduates (REU) program the Materials Research Science and Engin ... read more

• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at UMD
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)
<p>Join the UMD-MRSEC for a life-changing summer research experience! We offer exciting research internship opportunities for undergraduate stud ... read more

• Materials Science and Engineering REU
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is offering a 10-week summer research program, pro ... read more

• Materials Science of Actinides
University of Notre Dame (Lead)
The REU program is sponsored by the EFRC, based in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre ... read more

• Materials Science REU
Montana State University

• Materials Science REU
Princeton University

• Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices REU
Auburn University
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University hosts a ten-week summer research experience program for undergraduate students. The progra ... read more

• Microscale Sensing Actuation and Imaging (MoSAIc) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Iowa State University
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University hosts a summer research experience for undergraduate students. The program will crea ... read more

• MIT REU: Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Nine week summer research internship program cosponsored by the MIT MRSEC and the Materials Processing Center at MIT. Students who will be US citizens ... read more

• MRSEC Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Brandeis University
Brandeis University was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. The research in ... read more

• Multidisciplinary REU in Structural Tissue Engineering
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) (Lead)
The PTEI 10-week REU site program will provide undergraduate students a fundamental understanding of underlying biological and engineering principles ... read more

• Multifunctional Materials Systems REU
Texas A&M University (Lead)
This three year REU Site on Multifunctional Materials Systems at Texas A&M University will focus on the engineering science of multiscale fabricat ... read more

• Multifunctional Nanomaterials Research Experiences for Undergraduates
West Virginia University (Lead)
The WVNano REU program offers a unique blend of multidisciplinary research, educational programs, and fun team-building activities. Participants are ... read more

• Nanoscale and Microsystems REU
University of New Mexico

• NanoSURE - Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU/DOD-ASSURE)
University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Lead)
Work with chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers on interdisciplinary nanoscale science research projects involving nanoparticle control and ... read more

• NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program
NASA (Lead)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is proud to offer fellowships to students in their undergraduate and graduate careers. The A ... read more

• National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
Florida State University (Lead), National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Lead), Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Florida
REU is an eight-week summer internship program matches undergraduate students with scientists at the Magnet Lab's three sites, offering them unique op ... read more

• National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Summer Research Program
Cornell University (Lead), Arizona State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Howard University, Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Texas, Austin, University of Washington, Washington University
<p>During the summer of 2013, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (NNIN REU) P ... read more

• Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program
U.S. Department of Defense
The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP), provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) la ... read more

• Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience (NCMN) Undergraduate Opportunities in Nanomaterials and Nanoscience
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)
The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience (NCMN) at the University of Nebraska hosts undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines, inc ... read more

• Nebraska Summer Research Program
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)
The Nebraska Summer Research Program is a consortium of NSF funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other summer research opportuniti ... read more

• NIST Boulder: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder (Lead), National Science Foundation (NSF)
<p>Curious about physics, electronics, manufacturing, chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science, computers, mathematics, or structural engine ... read more

• Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (NARA:SURE)
Washington State University (Lead), Montana State University, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University, Salish Kootenai College, University of Idaho, University of Minnesota, University of Montana, University of Washington
The NARA:SURE program is a summer immersion research experience for undergraduates aimed at providing hands on skills in biofuels and bioproducts rese ... read more

• Novel Advanced Materials and Processing with Applications in Biomedical, Electrical and Chemical Engineering
University of Illinois, Chicago (Lead)
Participants work for a summer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, collaborating with faculty and staff on current research projects on novel ad ... read more

• Optics in the City of Light - and international REU program from the University of Michigan in Paris, France
University of Michigan (Lead)
This year the Optics in the City of Light Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) will offer 13 undergraduate junior level students the opportuni ... read more

• Particle-based Functional Materials for Energy, Biomedicine, and Sustainability
University of Pittsburgh
Particles are everywhere. <p>Are you interested in drug delivery? energy? sustainability? nanotechnology? process engineering? How about all of ... read more

• Polymeric Nanostructures for Delivering Drugs and Imaging Agents
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The REU summer site in the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (MII) at Virginia Tech (VT) is organized on the theme of polymeric nanostructures t ... read more

• Quality of Life Technology REU
Carnegie Mellon University (Lead), University of Pittsburgh (Lead)
The Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center's (QoLT ERC) vision is to transform lives of people with reduced functional capabilities du ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Applied Nuclear Science
Idaho State University (Lead)
We are soliciting applications for the Idaho State University Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program in Nuclear Physics, Radiobio ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Materials Science & Engineering
University of Utah
Research Opportunities in Materials Science & Engineering: <p>. Plasmonic Metamaterials & Organic Spintronics <p>. $4500 stipend ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates: Sensors and Sensing: From Molecules to Applications
Florida International University (Lead)
A new REU site based at the Chemistry & Biochemistry department at Florida International University aims to support research projects for nine stu ... read more

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Materials Physics
University of Florida
Participants in the program will conduct research and take part in group activities including seminars on cutting-edge areas of materials physics; wor ... read more

• Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)
University of California, Santa Barbara
The Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program brings science and engineering undergraduates to the UC Santa Barbara campus for a ... read more

• Research Program for Undergraduates in Nanotechnology
Columbia University (Lead)
The Columbia University Nanocenter RPU is a summer research program for undergraduates interested in working in nanoscale science and technology. The ... read more

• Research Triangle Materials Research and Science Engineering Center 2013 Summer REU Program
Duke University (Lead), North Carolina State University
The Research Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (Triangle MRSEC) will begin accepting applications for summer 2013 in December ... read more

• Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-Materials Training REU
Florida State University (Lead)
The fourth-year REU Site program at Florida State University (FSU) will focus on training ten undergraduate students each year on the utilization, man ... read more

• REU - Back to the Future Program
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The REU Back to the Future program is a 10 week summer research experience hosted at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The research fo ... read more

• REU Engineering the Grid U
North Carolina State University (Lead)
The three-year REU Site program at North Carolina State University will provide 10 undergraduate students each year the opportunity to work on researc ... read more

• REU Exploring the Unknown: Physics and Chemistry
University of Oregon (Lead)
The University of Oregon and the National Science Foundation sponsor a 10 week summer undergraduate research program offering a wide variety of exciti ... read more

• REU in Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Materials Research
Pennsylvania State University
The Department of Physics along with the Penn State University Material Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) has been designated a Research ... read more

• REU in Glass at the International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass (IMI-NFG)
Lehigh University
The purpose of the REU in Glass summer program is to introduce US undergraduate students to the opportunities in glass research through active involve ... read more

• REU in Lasers, Optics and Optical Materials
University of Central Florida (Lead)
This is a 12 week summer program dedicated to providing domestic undergraduate students a unique opportunity to conduct research in lasers and optics. ... read more

• REU in Materials Research
James Madison University

• REU in Materials Science and Nanotechnology
University of New Orleans (Lead)
Exciting research positions for undergraduates are available in chemistry, physics, and materials science. State of the art projects include synthesi ... read more

• REU in Microelectronics and Photonics (microEP)
University of Arkansas (Lead)
This three-year REU program at the University of Arkansas will be hosted by the interdisciplinary Microelectronics-Photonics (microEP) graduate progra ... read more

• REU in Polymer Science and Engineering
Case Western Reserve University (Lead)
<p>The ten-week REU in Polymers will be held May 23 to July 29, 2011. Approximately ten research opportunities will be available for the Summer ... read more

• REU in Safe and Sustainable Rural Transportation
Montana State University
: A ten-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Montana State University, Bozeman. This REU will focus on the unique challenges ... read more

• REU Program in Physics
Lehigh University
Undergraduate physics, astronomy, and engineering majors currently in their sophomore or junior year are invited to apply to the Lehigh University Sum ... read more

• REU Site in Chemistry
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan REU Program in the Chemical Sciences is designed to provide undergraduate students with a 10-week research experience in al ... read more

• REU Site: Nanoscale Materials Science and Engineering
Vanderbilt University
The Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) focuses on interdisciplinary nanoscale research at the interface of biology, ch ... read more

• REU Site: Sensor Science and Engineering
University of Maine (Lead)
During the Summer of 2013 the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology (LASST) at the Univ ... read more

• REU: Hands-on Materials-Related Research at Northwestern University
Northwestern University (Lead)
The Northwestern University Materials Research Science & Engineering Center offers a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program over a 9 ... read more

• Rice University NanoJapan: International Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NSF-PIRE)
Rice University (Lead), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, Texas A&M University, University of Florida, University of Tulsa
<p>Rice University is now accepting applications for the 2014 NanoJapan: International Research Experience for Undergraduates program. Generous ... read more

• SROP: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Devices
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)
The Biomedical Engineering SROP is designed to provide independent research experience for undergraduate students, broaden participant knowledge of op ... read more

• Student Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program (SULI)

Summer 2013 Term SULI Applications are due January 10, 2013. Apply here. <p>SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a world-renowned laborato ... read more

• Summer Internships in Nanotechnology
Northwestern University (Lead)
Explore the new field of nanotechnology over the summer as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Northwestern University ... read more

• Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy
University of Oklahoma (Lead)
For the summer REU program, a site grant from the NSF plus funds from the state of Oklahoma as well as internal funding from OU will support about 15- ... read more

• Summer Research Opportunities in Field Responsive Materials
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Summer Research Program in Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry (CSMC) for Undergraduates
University of Oregon (Lead), Oregon State University, Rutgers University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, Washington University
The CSMC Summer Research Program for undergraduates is a 9 week summer research program in chemistry. At the start of the summer, students attend a on ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program in Nanotechnology Innovation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Lead), Mount Holyoke College
If you're interested in nanotechnology and want to get a head start on an exciting career, Then apply today to the SURE program--a ten-week summer und ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE): Research program for chemistry, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
North Dakota State University (Lead)
There is a wonderful opportunity awaiting students at North Dakota State University. Once again, the Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials ( ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Curious about physics, electronics, manufacturing, chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science, computers, mathematics, or structural engineering? He ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) & International Research Experience Program (IREP)
Georgia Institute of Technology
SURF 2009 is for undergraduate science and engineering students to experience hands-on participation in the multidisciplinary field of materials rese ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering
University of Michigan
SROP offers summer research internships to outstanding undergraduate students who have entered or completed their junior year by the time of their int ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
10 weeks of challenging research. <p>. $5,000 stipend per student. <p>. Weekly seminars, skill development workshops and GRE preparati ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research in Wind Innovation and Development: SUR-WinD
Case Western Reserve University (Lead)
This NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project is a nine week summer program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of w ... read more

• Sustainable Aerospace and Marine Polymer Composites REU
University of Southern Mississippi (Lead)
<p>The School of Polymers and High Performance Materials (SPHPM) at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) was awarded the REU Site for Su ... read more

• Sustainable Energy Alternatives and the Advanced Materials (SEAM)
University of South Florida
Students will be engaged in state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research projects in the fields of solar cell characterization, developing nanofibrous ... read more

• Sustainable Energy in Chemical Engineering REU Site
University of South Carolina, Columbia (Lead)
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (USC) is pleased to host a summer research fellowship program. These fellow ... read more

• The Institute for Shock Physics (ISP) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Washington State University (Lead)
The Institute for Shock Physics (ISP) at Washington State University is pleased to announce a NEW 9-week, multidisciplinary undergraduate research pro ... read more

• The Stanford Nanofabrication Facility and National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Summer Research Experience
Stanford University
SNF participates in the NNIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) each summer. In this program, approximately 70 undergraduate students from a ... read more

• Undergraduate Summer Research in Nano-Biotechnology
University of Pennsylvania
The Nano/Bio Interface Center (NBIC) at the University of Pennsylvania seeks motivated undergraduate candidates for the summer research program. Unde ... read more


Post-Baccalaureate

• Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)
University of Pittsburgh
ELeVATE is a program designed to re-integrate veterans to college through a three-phased program. <p>Phase I: participants will complete a ten ... read more


Graduate Students

• A Graduate Traineeship in Materials for a Sustainable Future
Cornell University
This program combines an interdisciplinary research experience with a formal education program designed to apply basic scientific knowledge to real pr ... read more

• Atomic and Molecular Imaging of Interfaces/Defects in Electronic, Spintronic, and Organic/Inorganic Materials IGERT
University of Texas, Austin
This IGERT program brings together campus-wide and internationally-recognized expertise in materials synthesis, materials characterizations, materials ... read more

• Bio-Applications of Membrane Science and Technology IGERT
University of Cincinnati
The UC program provides a unique educational opportunity for US graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in engineering, the sciences, medicine, o ... read more

• Bioresource-based Energy for Sustainable Societies IGERT
University of Washington
The UW Bioresource-Based Energy for Sustainable Societies program is funded by the NSF’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship ... read more

• Cellular & Molecular Mechanics and Bio-Nanotechnology IGERT
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Lead), North Carolina Central University, University of California, Merced
The goal of this Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award is to create a graduate training program that will produce the nex ... read more

• Cellular Engineering IGERT
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The UMass Amherst Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental research initiative focused on coordinating and e ... read more

• Center for Layered Polymeric Systems - CliPS
Case Western Reserve University (Lead), Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Fisk University, Northwestern University, Ohio Northern University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Texas, Austin, Youngstown State University
The Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) aims to create a broadly integrated program of research and education through ... read more

• Computational Science and Engineering IGERT
University of California, Santa Barbara
If you are interested in working in multidisciplinary teams to do state of the art computational research in one of the areas of: Complex Fluids, Mate ... read more

• Computational Sciences and Informatics PhD
George Mason University (Lead)
Founded in 1992, the computational sciences and informatics (CSI) doctoral program addresses the role of computation in science, mathematics, and engi ... read more

• ConvEne--Conversion of Energy Through Molecular Platforms IGERT
University of California, Santa Barbara
The IGERT program ConvEne — Conversion of Energy Through Molecular Platforms is an interdisciplinary approach to graduate education aimed at pro ... read more

• Distributed Renewable Energy IGER
University of Rochester
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the development of a multidisciplinary graduate training program focu ... read more

• Effects of Environment on Fatigue and Fatigue Crack Growth
Western Michigan University (Lead)
<p>The research will consist of experimental and theoretical studies on the role of mechanical stresses, load history, and assisted environment ... read more

• Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices IGERT
University of Kentucky
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is a multi-disciplinary doc ... read more

• Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing (EARS)
Kent State University (Lead), Miami University
Kent State and Miami University of Ohio are now accepting applications for our National Science Foundation funded Integrative Graduate Education and R ... read more

• Flexible Electronics For Biological and Life Science Applications (FlexEBio) IGERT
Cornell University (Lead), State University of New York (SUNY), Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton
The FlexEBio IGERT will transform doctoral education, training, and research in science and engineering fields at the three core institutions (Cornell ... read more

• Fuel Cell Manufacturing, Materials Development, and Modeling IGERT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Fuel cell technology may solve many of world’s energy problems.<p>These high-efficiency and environmentally friendly power generators are ... read more

• GAANN BIOMSE: Innovative Biomaterials
Drexel University (Lead)
Drexel University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering has a need-based fellowship program for qualified students pursuing their Ph.D. Gr ... read more

• Global Traineeship in Sustainable Electronics
Purdue University (Lead), Tuskegee University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award establishes a new integrative model for graduate research and education to ... read more

• Integrated Graduate Education in Biorefining and Biofuels IGERT
Colorado State University, Colorado State University, Pueblo
The NSF IGERT Program in Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy (MAS BioEnergy) is designed to prepare PhD graduates who are trained as ... read more

• Integrative Nanoscience and Microsystems IGERT
University of New Mexico
This IGERT program focuses on integrative nanoscience and microsystems that exploit and extend the unique properties of the nanoscale to micro/macrosc ... read more

• Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS)
NASA Langley Research Center (Lead)
The Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program is one of NASA's most successful student programs, for 25 years providing mentored, pai ... read more

• Life Chip IGERT
Cornell University (Lead), University of California, Irvine
UC Irvine’s LifeChips IGERT program is a new graduate research program where students combine the practices of engineering, physical sciences, b ... read more

• Magnetic and Nanostructured Materials
Norfolk State University (Lead), Cornell University, Purdue University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the development of an interdisciplinary graduate training program cen ... read more

• Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP) IGERT
University of California, Los Angeles
The UCLA Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP) enables trainees to master a specific discipline, while being immersed in the collaborative scient ... read more

• Molecular Engineering of Microdevices (MEMD) IGERT
Ohio State University
In recent years the demand has been growing rapidly for non-silicon miniature devices with highly-precise features . Because the material structure mu ... read more

• Nanobiosensors, Nanomaterials, and Microfluidics IGERT
Cornell University (Lead), University of Utah
Under the broad heading of NanoBioSensors (NBS), this program will address the challenges involved in the development of ultra-sensitive biological an ... read more

• Nanoscale Control of Surfaces and Interfaces IGERT
Cornell University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program is focused on a highly interdisciplinary area of materials research that ... read more

• Nanoscale Engineering and Science IGERT
Drexel University (Lead), University of Pennsylvania
The Drexel/UPenn IGERT program is a joint effort between the two universities, funded by NSF, to provide the best and brightest students with an oppor ... read more

• Nanostructured Solar Cells IGERT
University of South Dakota (Lead), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University
The University of South Dakota IGERT is centered within the Photo-Active Nanoscale Systems (PANS) research collaborative and provides students with f ... read more

• Nanotechnology for Clean Energy
Rutgers University (Lead), Princeton University
The Nanotechnology for Clean Energy IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship) is an interdisciplinary, multi-university (Princeton a ... read more

• NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program
NASA (Lead)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is proud to offer fellowships to students in their undergraduate and graduate careers. The A ... read more

• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
U.S. Department of Defense
As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Departme ... read more

• Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program
U.S. Department of Defense
The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP), provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) la ... read more

• New Mathematical Tools for Next Generation Materials IGERT
Texas A&M University (Lead), Prairie View A&M University, Texas State University, San Marcos
n collaboration between the TAMU Materials Science and Engineering program and the Mathematics Department, a new interdisciplinary graduate degree tra ... read more

• Open Data: Graduate Training for Data Sharing and Reuse in E-Science
University of Michigan
Open Data fellows engage in a vibrant set of research activities at the University of Michigan in the conduct of responsible data-intensive science an ... read more

• Optical techniques for actuation, sensing, and imaging of biological systems IGERT
Columbia University (Lead), Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, City University of New York (CUNY), Queens College
This IGERT program seeks to train a new generation of scientists and engineers through a set of five research thrusts that cross three fundamental cor ... read more

• Optics and Quantum Electronics IGERT: Engineering Photons for a Sustainable Future
Columbia University (Lead), City University of New York (CUNY), City College of New York
The Columbia Optics and Quantum Electronics IGERT facilitates the unique interdisciplinary training of Ph.D. scientists and engineers in the field of ... read more

• Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Computation & Technology (CCT)
Louisiana State University (Lead)
(Postdoc and Sr. Postdoc) Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a discipline or related to a discipline that integrates with the areas of interest listed abo ... read more

• REN@WVU - Research and Education in Nanotoxicology
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Lead), West Virginia University
The Research and Education in Nanotoxicology @ WVU IGERT (Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Traineeships) offers graduate students fro ... read more

• Renewable Energy Systems Opportunity for Unified Research Collaboration & Education (RESOURCE)
University of California, Davis (Lead), California State University, Sacramento
UC Davis Ph.D. engineering students are paired with 5th or 6th grade teachers to develop and teach renewable energy curriculum. As part of the NSF Gr ... read more

• Sensor Science, Engineering, and Informatics IGERT
University of Maine
The Sensor Science Engineering and Informatics (SSEI) IGERT program is a PhD training program in the multidisciplinary area of sensor systems: ranging ... read more

• Soft Material Robotics
Tufts University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award creates an interdisciplinary graduate program to develop advances in the fi ... read more

• STAIR: Sustainable Technology through Advanced Interdisciplinary Research IGERT
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The STAIR program at the University of Tennessee is aninterdisciplinary PhD program linking researchers in the following departments: Chemical and Bi ... read more

• Sustainability Initiative in Engineering IGERT
University of Pittsburgh (Lead), University of Campinas (Brazil), Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, University of Texas, El Paso
The Pittsburgh IGERT Sustainable Engineering Fellowship provides the interdisciplinary basis for attacking problems in sustainable engineering and pro ... read more

• Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments (SBE2)
University of Delaware
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award facilitates the unique interdisciplinary training of Ph.D. scientists and e ... read more

• The Graduate Fellowship Award
Hertz Foundation (Lead)
Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences who are citizens or permanent ... read more


Postdoc & Early Career

• ORNL Postdoctoral Research Associates Research Participation Program
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Lead), Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
The ORNL Postdoctoral Research Associates is a highly selective program and offers challenging opportunities to recent recipients of doctoral degrees ... read more

• Post Doctoral Position in Materials/Analytical Chemistry
Louisiana State University (Lead)
Post Doctoral Position in Materials/Analytical Chemistry. We have recently demonstrated the feasible syntheses of novel nanomaterials from a group o ... read more

• Post Doctoral Position in Mesoscale Materials Modeling
Sandia National Laboratories
The Multiphysics Simulation Technologies Department at Sandia National Labs is seeking a qualified post-doctoral researcher to support staff members i ... read more

• Postdocctoral Position in Nanocharacterization of Biomaterial Surfaces
Howard University
The Keck Center is interested in candidates with experience in the use of atomic force microscopy to study thin polymeric films and patterned surfaces ... read more

• Postdoctoral Associate in Physics
Clark Atlanta University
Postdoctoral opening to engage in publishable research in condensed matter physics; first-principles and semi-empirical simulations of graphene and re ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne's Postdoctoral Program offers the opportunity for appointees to perform research in a scientifically and technologically rich environment; pre ... read more

• Postdoctoral Opening in Computational Chemistry and Materials Science
Howard University
Steven L. Richardson, Professor of Electrical Engineering and a principal investigator in the Keck Center for the Design of Nanoscale Materials for Mo ... read more

• Postdoctoral Openings at Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
: A link to job openings at Argonne National Laboratory. To find postdoctoral openings, select 'postdoctoral openings' under 'Browse:' and 'Job Title ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position in Membrane Processes
Howard University
The Keck Center for the Design of Nanoscale Materials for Molecular Recognition invites applications for post-doctoral researchers in membrane process ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Howard University
This project involves the synthesis of of potential host materials such as new types of calixarenes, and the study of their ability to complex guests. ... read more

• Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the Leon Root, M.D. Motion Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Rehabilitation
Hospital for Special Surgery-Leon Root Motion Analysis Lab (Lead)
The Leon Root, M.D. Motion Analysis Laboratory (http://www.hss.edu/rehab-motion-analysis.asp) in the Department of Rehabilitation at the Hospital for ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Solid-State Quantum Optics
University of Michigan (Lead)
We are seeking a postdoctoral or visiting scholar to conduct innovative research on manybody physics and quantum information science in low-dimensiona ... read more

• Sandia National Laboratories Postdoctoral Program
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories offers numerous opportunities in the postdoctoral research arena that allow inexperienced individuals an opportunity to c ... read more

• The Polymer Program
City University of New York (CUNY), College of Staten Island (Lead)
The Polymer Program of the City University of New York at the College of Staten Island (CUNY-CSI) has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral fellow. ... read more


Faculty & Administrators

• Center for Layered Polymeric Systems - CliPS
Case Western Reserve University (Lead), Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Fisk University, Northwestern University, Ohio Northern University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Texas, Austin, Youngstown State University
The Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) aims to create a broadly integrated program of research and education through ... read more


Research Centers

• Center for Layered Polymeric Systems - CliPS
Case Western Reserve University (Lead), Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Fisk University, Northwestern University, Ohio Northern University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Texas, Austin, Youngstown State University
The Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) aims to create a broadly integrated program of research and education through ... read more

• PIRE: Graduate Education and Research in Petascale Many Body Methods for Complex Correlated Systems: A Collaboration with Partners in Germany and Switzerland
Louisiana State University (Lead), Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Bremen, University of Cincinnati, University of Gottingen, University of North Dakota, University of Wuerzburg
The goal of this project is to develop a new international research and graduate education program leveraging cyberinfrastructure investment to study ... read more

• PIRE: POLYMER Education and Research Partnership between US and Korea
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lead), North Carolina State University, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Princeton University, Seoul University, Sogang University, State University of New York (SUNY), Albany, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, University of Texas, Austin, Yonsei University
This Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) project is a collaborative effort between scientists and engineers at the Rensselaer ... read more

• SPIRE-The Spin Triangle
Ohio University (Lead), University of Buenos Aires, University of California, Berkeley, University of Hamburg
The scientific projects in SPIRE are quite broad, but will include at least the following: · Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy projec ... read more



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