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High School Students

• 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


K-12 Educators

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


Undergraduate Students

• 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

• 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

• 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 and Combustion REU
Texas A&M University, University of North Texas, Denton
This three-year REU Site program is a collaborative effort between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the University of North Texas (UNT). The theme ... 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

• 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 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Physics & Astronomy REU
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook (Lead)
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Stony Brook University at Stony Brook University is hosting an eight-week program for qualified undergrad ... 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 Experience in Physics & Astronomy for Undergraduates
University of Rochester (Lead)
The Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program is funded by the National Science Foundation to support twelve highly-q ... 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 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 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 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 Photonics
Boston University (Lead)
<p>Boston University's College of Engineering is pleased to offer a summer REU program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. <p&g ... 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

• Roswell Park Cancer Institute, College Summer Research Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Lead), Canisius College
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) offers summer research experiences to undergraduate rising seniors. The program provides interns the opportunity ... read more

• Undergraduate Research at LIGO
California Institute of Technology
Undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in the development of gravitational-wave astronomy through the LIGO Project. This intensive summe ... read more

• Undergraduate Research Program in Nanophotonics
University of New Mexico (Lead)
<p>The overall intention of this REU Site program is to make it a "graduate school" experience. The same hands-on training procedures ... read more

• Wireless Health Research & Education Summer Program
University of California, Los Angeles (Lead)
The Wireless Health Institute at UCLA is currently recruiting participants for our 2013 Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program. Advances in engineering ... read more


Graduate Students

• Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D Program in Optics
University of Arizona (Lead)
Underrepresented minority Ph.D. students are eligible to apply for this scholarship. ... read more

• Biophotonics Across Energy, Space and Time (BEST)
University of California, Irvine
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award initiates a novel model for interdisciplinary graduate training in biophoto ... 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 Optical Sensing and Imaging IGERT
University of Colorado, Boulder (Lead)
The COSI program at the University of Colorado at Boulder promotes the education of graduate students in the area of computational optical sensing and ... 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

• 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

• Joint Quantum Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships - Experiment and Theory

The Joint Quantum Institute is seeking exceptional candidates for the Joint Quantum Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships in Experimental and Theoretical ... 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

• 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

• Quantum Coherent Optical and Matter Systems IGERT
Northwestern University
Northwestern University has received an IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) program grant from the NSF to establish and IG ... read more

• Sustainable Energy from Solar Hydrogen IGERT
University of Delaware
The NSF-sponsored Sustainable Energy from Solar Hydrogen IGERT program at the University of Delaware focuses on developing new approaches to sustainab ... read more


Postdoc & Early Career

• Joint Quantum Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships - Experiment and Theory

The Joint Quantum Institute is seeking exceptional candidates for the Joint Quantum Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships in Experimental and Theoretical ... read more

• Postdoctoral Researcher position for Multimodal Imaging
Wright State University (Lead)
The Postdoctoral Researcher will work with an interdisciplinary research team on a project to investigate human signatures from multimodal standoff se ... 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


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 Adaptive Optics
University of California, Santa Cruz (Lead), California Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Michigan Technological University, Montana State University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Houston, University of Rochester

• 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



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