Boston College
REU Site: Integrated Science of Complex Materials
Department of Physics
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800

Primary: Prof. Andrzej Herczynski
(617) 552-3582
andrzej@bc.edu
Secondary: Prof. Michael J. Graf
(617) 552-4128
grafm@bc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Electronic/nano materials, organic superconductors, neural networks, scanning tunneling microscope, high-field pulsed magnet
Abstract of Award

Brandeis University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center - Constraints and Frustration in Nano-Structured and Bio-Molecular Materials
Waltham, MA 02453

Primary: Geoff Svacha
(781) 736-2838
svacha@brandeis.edu
Secondary: Azadeh Samadani
(781) 736-2857
azadeh@brandeis.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biomaterials, nano-structured materials, complex fluids, chiral self-assembly, confined polymers
Comments: This REU Program is a part of the MRSEC at Brandeis University.
Abstract of Award

Brown University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Providence, RI 02912

Primary: Professor William Curtin
401-863-1418
william_curtin@brown.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Micro- and nanomechanics of materials; fracture and deformation
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

California Institute of Technology
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Pasadena, CA 91125

Primary: Professor Harry Atwater
626-395-2197
haa@caltech.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Macromecular materials; metallic glasses; ferroelectrics
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Carnegie Mellon University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Primary: Professor Gregory Rohrer
412-268-2711
gr20+@andrew.cmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Mesoscale Interface Mapping Project: polycrystalline materials, grain boundaries
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Carnegie Mellon University
REU Site: The Summer Institute for Nano- and Biomaterials Research at Carnegie Mellon University
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Primary: Prof. Gregory Rohrer
412-268-2696
gr20@andrew.cmu.edu
Secondary: Dr. Neetha Khan
(412) 268-2332
neetha@andrew.cmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanomaterials, Biomaterials
Comments: Includes Research Experience for pre-college teachers
Abstract of Award

Clemson University
Chemistry REU Site at Clemson: A Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Chemistry
Clemson, SC 29634

Primary: Sean O'Connor
864-656-1537
oconns@clemson.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry of advanced materials; polymers, solid-state, and carbon derived (fullerenes and nanotubes) materials; materials for fuel-cell membranes and electrodes; metal and hybrid nanoparticles;
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

Columbia University
Columbia University NSEC
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
New York, NY 10027

Primary: James Yardley
212-854-3839
jy307@columbia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: NSEC, Nano, Columbia University, Electron Transfer
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

Columbia University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
New York, NY 10027

Primary: Professor Irving Herman
212-854-4950
Iph1@columbia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Thin films containing nanoparticles
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Cornell University
Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source
Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary: Professor Sol Gruner
607-255-3441
sol@bigbro.biophys.cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Synchrotron studies of materials

Cornell University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary: Prof. Melissa Hines
607-255-4273
director@ccmr.cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Electronic properties of interfaces; organic-inorganic nanocomposites; nonequilibrium materials growth
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Cornell University
National Fabrication Users Network
Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary: Professor Sandip Tiwari
607-255-2329
st222@cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanofabrication of materials
Cofunded: Engineering

Cornell University - Endowed
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Materials Research
Materials Science Center
Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary: Professor Paul Chirik
607-254-4538
pc92@cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: REU Site Program for Interdisciplinary Materials Research at Cornell University
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers.
Abstract of Award

Dartmouth College
REU Site: Program in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Thayer School of Engineering
Hanover, NH 03755

Primary: Professor Ian Baker
603-646-2184
ian.baker@dartmouth.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanomaterials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Department of Navy
Minority Research Opportunities in Science and Engineering at the US Naval Research Laboratory
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington D.C., DC 20375-5328

Primary: Dr. Paul Charles
(202) 404-6064
pcharles@cbmse.nrl.navy.mil
Secondary: Dr. George Spanos
(202) 767-1271
george.spanos@nrl.navy.mil

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science and Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering

Fisk University
Undergraduate Training in Materials Characterization
Department of Physics
Nashville, TN 37208

Primary: Professor Warren E. Collins
615-329-8664
ecollins@fisk.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Synthesis and Characterization Techniques of Advanced Electronic Materials
Abstract of Award

Florida State University
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Tallahassee, FL 32306

Primary: Professor Greg Boebinger
850-644-0851
gsb@magnet.fsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials and phenomena at high magnetic fields

Georgia Institute of Technology
“Structure-Property Correlation Across Nano-, Micro-, and Macro Length Scales in Advanced Materials”
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Atlanta, GA 30332

Primary: Professor Naresh Thadhani
404-894-2651
naresh.thadani@mse.gatech.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Structure-Property Correlations, Modeling, Composites
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers; includes an international component
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

Harvard University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Cambridge, MA 02138

Primary: Professor David Weitz
617-495-2842
Weitz@deas.harvard.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: film and cell mechanics, self-assembled soft materials
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Harvard University
REU Site for Materials Research and Engineering
Center for Imaging and Mesoscale Structure
Cambridge, MA 02138

Primary: Prof. Howard Stone
617-495-3599
has@deas.harvard.edu
Secondary: Prof. Cynthia Friend
(617) 495-4052
friend@chemistry.harvard.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Mechanics of thin films, self-assembly, electyron imaging, biological materials.
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering

Jackson State University
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research on Nanomaterials-Based Environmental Sensing, Biological Application and Modeling for Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates
Chemistry
Jackson, MS 39217

Primary: Hongtao Yu
601.979.2171
yu@jsums.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science, Chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

James Madison University
An Interdisciplinary Materials Research REU Site at James Madison University
Center for Materials Science
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Primary: Professor W. Christopher Hughes
540-568-8069
hugheswc@jmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Johns Hopkins University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Baltimore, MD 21218

Primary: Professor Chia-Ling Chien
410-516-8092
clc@eta.pha.jhu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: magneto-electronic nanostructures
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Includes participation of pre-college teachers.

Kent State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates REU Site at Kent State University: Liquid Crystals and Advanced Materials
Department of Chemistry
Kent State, OH 44242-0001

Primary: Arne Gericke
330-672-2216
agericke@kent.edu
Secondary: Robert J. Twieg
330-672-2791
rtweig@lci.kent.udu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, liquid crystals, nanomaterials, biomaterials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

Lehigh University
International Materials Institute: New Functionality in Glasses
Materials Science and Engineering
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Primary: Prof. Himanshu Jain
610-758-4217
hj00@lehigh.edu
Secondary: Prof. Carlo Pantano
814-863-2071
pantano@ems.psu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: glass science
Comments: Includes international research experiences.
Abstract of Award

Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University; Synchrotron-Radiation-Based Research for Advanced Undergraduate Students
Advance Microstructure and Devices Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Primary: Professor John Scott
225-578-4605
scott@lsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Synchrotron-based materials spectrodcopy and microfabrication; accelerator instrumentation development
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Cambridge, MA 02139

Primary: Professor Michael Rubner
617-253-4477
rubner@mit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Microphotonic materials; nanostructured polymers; mesoscopic semiconductors ; materials for power sources
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Montana State University
REU Site: Condensed Matter and LASER Physics REU Program at Montana State University
Department of Physics
Bozeman, MT 59717

Primary: Professor John Neumeier
406-994-6171
neumeier@physics.montana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed matter and laser physics
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers
Abstract of Award

National Institute of Standards and Techmology
Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Primary: Dr. Charles Glinka
301-975-6242
cglinka@nist.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: Neutron scattering studies of materials

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
SURfing Materials Science and Engineering Lab: A NIST-NSF Partnership
Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Primary: Dr. Terrell Vanderah
301-975-5785
terrell@nist.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science and Engineering Research
Abstract of Award

New York University
NYU-CCNY REU for the Science and Engineering of Soft Materials and
Department of Chemistry
New York, NY 10010-1019

Primary: Prof. Michael D. Ward
(212) 998-8439
mdw3@nyu.edu
Secondary: Ms. Julie Kaplan
(212) 998-8478
julie.kaplan@nyu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Colloidal assemblies, biomolecular scaffolds, organic crystals, molecular monolayers
Comments: This REU site is located at the campuses of New York University (NYU) and City College of City University of New York (CCNY).

North Carolina State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University
Department of Physics
Raleigh, NC 27695

Primary: Professor Michael Paesler
919-515-3155
paesler@ncsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanostructured materils, astrophysics
Abstract of Award

Northwestern University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Evanston, IL 60208

Primary: Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz
847-491-3606
mrc@northwestern.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: oxide ceramics;polymers; plasmonics and molecular electronics
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Oakland University
REU Site: Materials Measurements and Modeling
Physics
Rochester, MI 48309

Primary: Professor George Martins
248-370-3417
martins@oakland.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed matter physics and biophysics, theory and experiment
Abstract of Award

Pennsylvania State University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
University Park, PA 16802

Primary: Professor Thomas Mallouk
814-863-9637
tom@chem.psu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials behavior in confined geometries, molecular nanofabrication, molecular motors
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Physics Department Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers Program
Department of Physics
University Park, PA 16801

Primary: Professor Moses Chan
814-863-2622
chan@phys.psu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers
Abstract of Award

Portland State University
Applications of Microscopy and Microanalysis to Multidisciplinary Research
Department of Physics
Portland, OR 97207

Primary: Professor Jun Jiao
503-725-4228
jiaoj@pdx.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Microscopy and microanalysis of materials
Abstract of Award

Princeton University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Princeton, NJ 08544

Primary: Professor Richard Register
609-258-2532
register@princeton.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Correlated elctroon systems, self-assembled materials, adhesion and deformation in small structures
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

Princeton University
Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials
Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials
Princeton, NJ 08544

Primary: Professor Jay Benziger
609-258-5416
benziger@princeton.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Interdisciplinary Materials Research; Includes Participation of Pre-College Teachers
Abstract of Award

Rice University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Rice Quantum Institute
Department of Chemistry
Houston, TX 77005-1892

Primary: Bruce R. Johnson
713-348-5103
johnson@rice.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, Materials Research, Department of Defense (DoD)

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
REU Site for Interdisciplinary Materials Research
Chemistry
Carbondale, IL 62901

Primary: Profesor Daniel Dyer
618-453-2897
ddyer@chem.siu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: materials chemistry, nanomaterials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

Stanford University
Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Stanford, CA 94305-5025

Primary: Professor Curtis W. Frank
415-723-4573
curt.frank@stanford.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at the Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA)
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers.
Abstract of Award

Stanford University/IBM-Almaden/University of California-Davis/University of California-Berkeley
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Stanford, CA 94350

Primary: Professor Curtis Frank
415-723-4573
curt.frank@stanford.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Center for Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

The College of Wooster
Condensed Matter and Nonlinear Dynamics at Wooster
Department of Physics
Wooster, OH 44691

Primary: Professor John Lindner
330-263-2120
jlindner@wooster.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed Matter Physics; Nonlinear Dynamics
Abstract of Award

Towson University
An REU/RET Site in Materials Research at Towson University
Department of Physics
Towson, MD 21252

Primary: Prof. David Schaefer
(410) 704-3007
dschaefer@towson.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Physics and Chemistry; Includes Participation of Pre-College Teachers
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

U. California- Santa Barbara
REU Site: Cooperative Intertational Science and Engineering
Materials Research Laboratory
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Primary: Prof. Anthony Cheetham
805-893-8767
cheetham@mrl.ucsb.edu
Secondary: Prof. Dorothy Pak
805-893-5314
pak@mrl.ucsb.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Research, International Experience
Abstract of Award

University of Akron
The University of Akron REU Site for Polymer Science
College of Polymer Science
Akron, OH 44325

Primary: Prof. Coleen Pugh
(330) 972-6614
cpugh@polymer.uakron.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Polymer chemistry, polymer physics
Abstract of Award

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Establishment of an REU Site within the Center for Materials for Information Technology at The University of Alabama
Center for Materials for Information Technology
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Primary: Prof. Martin Bakker
(205) 348-9116
bakker@bama.ua.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials for magnetic recording
Abstract of Award

University of Alabama -- Birmingham
Regional Initiative to Promote Undergradute Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials Research
Department of Physics
Birmingham, AL 35294

Primary: Professor Yogesh Vohra
205-934-6662
ykvohra@uab.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Theoretical and Experimental Research in Materials
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers
Abstract of Award

University of Alabama -- Tuscaloosa
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Tuscaloosa, AL 35847

Primary: Professor William Butler
205-348-2665
wbutler@mint.ua.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials for information technology
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU Program

University of Arizona
Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Tucson, AZ 85721

Primary: Professor Supapan Seraphin
602-621-6075
seraphin@u.arizona.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Synthesis, Processing, and Analysis
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers; includes an international component
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

University of Arkansas
REU Site for Modern Optics and Optical Materials
Department of Physics
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Primary: Professor William Oliver
479-575-6571
physicsREU@physics.uark.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Modern Optics and Optical Materials
Abstract of Award

University of California - Davis
REU Site in Physics at UC-Davis
Department of Physics
Davis, CA 95616

Primary: Rena Zieve
530-752-2510
zieve@physics.ucdavis.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: condensed matter, biophysics, computational complex systems, environmental physics, nuclear physics, high energy physics, cosmology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

University of California-Santa Barbara
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Primary: Professor Craig Hawker
805-893-7161
hawker@mrl.ucsb.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Polymers and composites, oxides, soft materials, molecular beam epitaxy
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Chicago
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Chicago, IL 60637

Primary: Professor Heinrich M. Jaeger
773-702-6074
h-jaeger@uchicago.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: materials dynamics; nanostructured materials; bio-interfacial science
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Colorado
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Boulder, CO 80309

Primary: Professor Noel Clark
303-492-6420
noel.clark@colorado.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Liquid crystals, optical materials and devices
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Connecticut
Polymeric Materials for Sensing and Actuating
Institute of Materials Science
Storrs, CT 06269

Primary: Professor Thomas Seery
860-486-1337
seery@mail.ims.uconn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Polymer science
Abstract of Award

University of Florida
REU in Computational Materials Science: Designing Materials in a Virtual Laboratory
Physics
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Aravind Asthagiri
352.678.0968
aasthagiri@che.ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Computational materials science, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

University of Florida
REU Site in Computational Materials Science: Designing Materials in a Virtual laboratory
Chemical Engineering
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Prof. Aravind Asthagiri
(352) 678-0968
aasthagiri@che.ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Computational Materials Science; Designing Materials in a Virtual Laboratory
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Physics, Chemistry

University of Florida
REU Site: Materials Physics at the University of Florida
Physics
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Professor Kevin Ingersent
352-392-8748
ingersent@phys.ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials physics
Abstract of Award

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Materials Computation Center
Materials Science
Urbana, IL 61801

Primary: Professor Duane Johnson
217-265-0319
duanej@uiuc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: computational and experimental materials science
Abstract of Award

University of Kentucky
Undergraduate Research Experiences in Functional Materials
Department of Chemistry
Lexington, KY 40506-0057

Primary: Professor Leonidas G. Bachas
606-257-6350
bachas@uky.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry of Functional Materials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

University of Maryland - College Park
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
College Park, MD 20742

Primary: Professor Ellen Williams
301-405-6156
edw@physics.umd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: surfaces and interfaces; magnetic oxides
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Amherst, MA 01003

Primary: Professor Thomas Russell
413-577-1516
russell@mail.pse.umass.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Polymer science
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Michigan Ann Arbor
iREU Site: Chemical Sciences in China
Chemistry
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Primary: Brian Coppola
734.764.7329
bcoppola@umich.edu
Secondary: Zi-Chen Li
zcli@pku.edu.cn

Research Topics/Keywords: International, Chemistry, Materials, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Biological Chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research, International Science and Engineering

University of Minnesota
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Primary: Professor Timothy Lodge
612-626-0798
lodge@chem.umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: polymers; organic semiconductors; magnetic materials
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Minnesota
U of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center REU
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Primary: Professor Frank Snowden
612-626-2207
snowden@cems.umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Macromolecular materials; organic semiconductors; magnetic materials
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers
Abstract of Award

University of Nebraska
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Lincoln, NE 68588

Primary: Professor David Sellmyer
402-472-2407
dsellmyer1@unl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Magnetic materials
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Nevada Las Vegas
REU Site - Physics Research for Undergraduates
Physics
Las Vegas, NV 89154

Primary: Professor John Farley
702-895-3084
farley@mailaps.org

Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed matter physics, high pressure physics, atomic/optical/molecular physics
Abstract of Award

University of New Mexico
REU Site in Microengineered Materials
Center for Micro-Engineered Ceramics
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Primary: Professor Abhaya K. Datye
505-277-2833
datye@unm.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Microsystems and Bio-interfaces, nanostructured materilas, self-assembly
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of New Orleans
Summer Research Program in Matreials Science and Nanotechnology
Chemistry
New Orleans, LA 70148

Primary: Professor Matthew Tarr
(504) 280-6323
mtarr@uno.edu
Secondary: Professor Charles O'Connor
504-280-6846
coconnor@uno.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanoparticle Composites and Assemblies
Abstract of Award

University of North Dakota
Research Experience for Undergraduate Site in Physics at the University of North Dakota
Department of Physics
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Primary: Prof. Gaya Marasinghe
(701) 777-3560
k.marasinghe@und.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of North Texas
REU Site for Materials
Department of Physics
Denton, TX 76203

Primary: Professor Jerome Duggan
940-565-3252
jduggan@unt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Electronic Materials
Abstract of Award

University of Notre Dame
REU Site: Physics REU and RET Programs at the University of Notre Dame
Physics
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Primary: Umesh Garg
574-631-7352
umesh.garg.1@nd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, High-Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics and Physics education.
Comments: RET Support. Co-funded with the Division of Materials Research and OMA.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research

University of Oklahoma/University of Arkansas
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Norman, OK 73019

Primary: Professor Matthew Johnson
405-325-3961
johnson@mail.nhn.ou.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Semiconductor nanostructures
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Oregon
Summer program in Solid State Chemistry for Undergraduate Students and College Faculty
Chemistry/Materials Science
Eugene, OR 97403

Primary: Anae Rosenberg
(541) 346-4762
anae@uoregon.edu
Secondary: Dr. David C. Johnson
(541) 346-4612
davej@uoregon.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Solid State Chemistry
Abstract of Award

University of Pennsylvania
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Primary: Professor Michael Klein
215-898-8571
klein@lrsm.upenn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biomolecular materials; polymers; soft materials; oxides
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Includes participation of pre-college teachers.

University of Pennsylvania
Research Experience for Undergraduates Site
Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM)
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Primary: Prof. Michael Klein
(215) 898-8571
klein@lrsm.upenn.edu
Secondary: Prof. Andrew McGhie
(215) 898-6461
mcghie@lrsm.upenn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science, structural characterization, x-ray crystallography, polymers, microfabrication
Abstract of Award

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Teachers in Functional and Nanostructured Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Chemical Engineering
Mayaguez, PR 00681

Primary: Professor Carlos Rinaldi
787-832-4040
crinaldi@uprm.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanostructued materials, synthesis and characterization
Comments: Includes participation of pre-college teachers
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of South Carolina
Materials Research in Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Columbia, SC 29208

Primary: Professor John Weidner
803-777-3207
weidner@engr.sc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Materials for Power Sources
Abstract of Award

University of Southern Mississippi
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Primary: Professor Marek Urban
601-266-6454
marek.urban@usm.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Polymer science and engineering
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program.

University of Washington
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Seattle, WA 98195

Primary: Professor Mehmet Sarikaya
(206) 543-0724
sarikaya@u.washington.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: molecular biomimetics, biologically-inspired materials
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program

University of Wisconsin -- Madison
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Madison, WI 53706

Primary: Professor Juan DePablo
608-262-7727
depablo@engr.wisc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces: silicon surfaces and interfaces; organic-inorganic interfaces; bio-interfaces
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Includes participation of pre-college teachers

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Synchrotron Radiation Center
Stoughton, WI 53589

Primary: Professor Joe Bisognano
608-877-2000
jbisognano@src.wisc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Synchrotron studies of materials; Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics; Biological materials

Unversity of Michigan Ann Arbor
iREU Site: Chemical Sciences in China
Chemistry
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Primary: Brian Coppola
734.764.7329
bcoppola@umich.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Medicinal, Polymer, & Biological chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, International, China
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research, International Science and Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
A Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates on Field Responsive Materials
Department of Chemistry
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Primary: Professor Judy Riffle
540-231-8214
judyriffle@aol.com

Research Topics/Keywords: Polymers, macromolecular materials
Abstract of Award

Washington State University
Characterization of Advanced Materials: an REU Site
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Pullman, WA 99164

Primary: Professor David Bahr
509-335-8654
bahr@mme.wsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Thin Films, Mechanical Properties, Composites
Abstract of Award

West Viginia University
REU Site: Multifunctional Nanomaterials
Physics
Morgantown, WV 26506

Primary: Prof. David Lederman
304-293-3422 x 1494
david.lederman@mail.wvu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanoscience, Materials science (Physics, Chemistry) and Engineering with applications in Biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)

William Marsh Rice University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Rice Quantum Institute
Houston, TX 77005

Primary: Bruce R. Johnson
713.348.5103
johnson@rice.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: atomic, molecular, optical, surface, materials, chemical and biophysical sciences
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Physics, Materials Research, Department of Defense (DoD)

Yale University
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
New Haven, CT 06520

Primary: Professor John Tully
(203) 432-3934
john.tully@yale.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Oxides and their interfaces
Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program