REU Sites
REU Sites: Materials Research
The NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR) supports REU Sites that focus on research in materials science and related areas, including condensed matter physics, materials chemistry and physics, and materials engineering. Most DMR-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) and National Facilities offer REU opportunities each summer as well. REU sites supported by DMR involve research in various aspects of condensed matter physics; solid state chemistry and polymers; materials and condensed matter theory; metals, ceramics, biomaterials, and electronic and photonic materials. See this Google map of DMR-funded REU Sites.
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| Site Information | Site Location | Contact Information | Additional Information |
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Normal, Alabama |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science, Optics and Space Science Physics REU at AAMUAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | ||
University of Alabama -- Birmingham REU-Site: Regional Initiative to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials Research Department of Physics |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Primary: Professor Yogesh Vohra (205) 934-6662 ykvohra@uab.edu Secondary: Charita Cadenhead (205) 975-8076 charita@uab.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials under Extreme Conditions, Machine Learning and Simulations in Materials Research, Lasers and Spectroscopy; Nanoscale Materials, Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Comments: Ten weeks summer program for undergraduates REU-Site: Regional Initiative to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials ResearchAbstract of Award |
Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Research Topics/Keywords: nanoscale materials, condensed matter, biophysics, photonics, lasers, and quantum optics Comments: Additional activities include Field Trip, Seminars, Ethics Course, Electronics and Machine Shop Workshops, Dinner and Dialog, etc. Summer Research Program in Physics at the University of ArkansasAbstract of Award Cofunded: Physics | ||
California |
Primary: Janka Bond (858) 534-3131 j2bond@eng.ucsd.edu Secondary: Stacey Brydges (858) 246-0993 sbrydges@ucsd.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Research Science and Engineering, Predictive Assemblies, Engineered Living Materials Advanced Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)Abstract of Award | |
University of California-Santa Cruz REU Site: An Undergraduate Research Summer Program on Sustainable Materials Physics Department |
Santa Cruz, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: STEM disciplines, retention and graduation rates REU Site: An Undergraduate Research Summer Program on Sustainable MaterialsAbstract of Award | |
Merced, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, including projects in biophysics; condensed
matter and solar science; atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum optics; nonlinear dynamics; soft condensed matter; and astrophysics REU Site: Physics Research at UC MercedAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | ||
Davis, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Biological Physics, Complex Systems, Nuclear Physics, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics REU Site: UC Davis Physics and AstronomyAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | ||
Colorado School of Mines REU Site: ICECRM: Integrating Computation and Experiment to Create Revolutionary Materials |
Golden, Colorado |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Modeling and simulations, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Renewable energy materials, Semiconductors, Materials dynamics, Ion transport, Magnetism, Optoelectronics REU Site: ICECRM: Integrating Computation and Experiment to Create Revolutionary MaterialsAbstract of Award | |
Newark, Delaware |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Research Science and Engineering; Biomaterials; Polymers; Soft materials; Nanostructures and nanoparticles; Photonics, Lasers, and Quantum Optics; Magnetics and spintronics Comments: Part of the University of Delaware Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Interdisciplinary Materials Research REUAbstract of Award | ||
Washington, District Of Columbia |
Research Topics/Keywords: chemical and materials science Comments: Students will conduct research in Germany, Italy, Singapore, or the United Kingdom for 10-12 weeks under the guidance of faculty and graduate students iREU Site: Building Networks for U.S. and International Materials Science Undergraduates in Germany, Italy, Singapore, and the United KingdomAbstract of Award Cofunded: International Science and Engineering | ||
Washington, District Of Columbia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics and Laser Spectroscopy REU Site in Physics at Howard UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research, STEM Education | ||
Georgia Institute of Technology REU Site: Broadening Participation and Resiliency in Physics Physics Department |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Atomic molecular physics, optical physics, condensed matter physics, biophysics, astrophysics REU Site: Broadening Participation and Resiliency in PhysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Physics | |
Georgia Tech Research Corporation REU Site: Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research in Physics: A Multi-Institutional REU Program Department of Physics |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics Comments: Ethics component. REU Site: Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research in Physics: A Multi-Institutional REU ProgramAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Boise, Idaho |
Research Topics/Keywords: materials, energy (generation, storage, conservation), sustainability, modeling Materials for SocietyAbstract of Award | ||
Illinois Institute of Technology Characterization of Materials Using Synchrotron and X-ray Based Tools |
Illinois |
Primary: Prof. Amir Mostafaei (412) 320-0434 MS-REU@iit.edu Secondary: Prof. Ali Khounsary (312) 567-3576 |
Research Topics/Keywords: Material science, Synchrotron, X-ray techniques, X-ray optics, Manufacturing, Advanced materials, Tomography, Topography, Imaging, Spectroscopy, Scattering, Radiography. Characterization of Materials Using Synchrotron and X-ray Based ToolsAbstract of Award |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois MRSEC Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program |
Urbana, Illinois |
Research Topics/Keywords: interdisciplinary; materials; physics; chemistry; engineering; 2D materials; strain; energy conversion and storage; modeling and simulation of materials Comments: Participants will spend 10 weeks performing cutting-edge, interdisciplinary materials research at the Illinois MRSEC. Both experimental and computational projects are available. Illinois MRSEC Research Experiences for Undergraduates ProgramAbstract of Award | |
Chicago, Illinois |
Research Topics/Keywords: materials dynamics; nanostructured materials; quantum materials Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)Abstract of Award | ||
Evanston, Illinois |
Research Topics/Keywords: oxide ceramics;polymers; plasmonics and molecular electronics Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)Abstract of Award | ||
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale REU Site for Interdisciplinary Materials Research Chemistry |
Carbondale, Illinois |
Research Topics/Keywords: materials chemistry, nanomaterials, materials characterization, materials applications REU Site for Interdisciplinary Materials ResearchAbstract of Award | |
University of New Orleans REU Site: Advanced Materials Research and Professional Training Advanced Materials Research Institute |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Primary: Prof. John B. Wiley (504) 280-6846 jwiley@uno.edu Secondary: Mr. Joh Johnson jjjohn13@uno.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nanomaterials, catalysis, quantum materials, polymers, nanocomposites, medical materials, environmental remediation Comments: Faculty mentors from Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Biological Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering. Program also contains professional development with a 1–2-day industrial laboratory rotation. REU Site: Advanced Materials Research and Professional TrainingAbstract of Award |
College Park, Maryland |
Primary: Isabel Lloyd (301) 405-5221 illoyd@umd.edu Secondary: Catherine O’Brien Stephens (301) 405-9378 resetreu@umd.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Renewable energy, sustainable energy technology, batteries, fuel cells, new materials for energy applications, nanotechnology Comments: Joint program with the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute; For best consideration REU applicants should apply by February 15th. REU/RET SITE: Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology (ReSET)Abstract of Award | |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: micromechanics, soft materials, microfluidics Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Includes participation of pre-college teachers. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)Abstract of Award | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: nanomaterials for elechtrochemical energy; polymeric materials; nanostructured fibers Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)Abstract of Award | ||
Waltham, Massachusetts |
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. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center - BioInspired Soft MaterialsAbstract of Award | ||
University of Massachusetts Amherst MURALS (Materials-focused Undergraduate Research Applied to the Life Sciences) at UMass Amherst College of Engineering |
Amherst, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials, Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Life Sciences Comments: 10-week summer program for students interested in research at the interface of materials and biology MURALS (Materials-focused Undergraduate Research Applied to the Life Sciences) at UMass AmherstAbstract of Award | |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth REU Site: Advanced Interdisciplinary Materials Research for Maritime Applications |
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Redox flow batteries, multi-functional composites, underwater super-hydrophobic surfaces, tactile sensors, bioinspired photonic materials, granular materials, nanostructured surfaces for antifouling Comments: This REU site provides research experience for community college students. REU Site: Advanced Interdisciplinary Materials Research for Maritime ApplicationsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences | |
Boston University REU Site: Boston University Physics Research Opportunities (BU-PRO) Department of Physics |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics REU Site: Boston University Physics Research Opportunities (BU-PRO)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Sci. & Eng.: Nanostructured Polymer Gels, Machine Learning Enhanced Simulations of Surfaces, Thin Films, Crystal Structure, Ultrafast Electron Microscopy, Nanocrystal-Polymer Composites. Comments: Ten-week program to provide research experience, professional development, awareness of materials science and engineering. This site is associated with the University of Minnesota MRSEC. REU/RET Site in NanomaterialsAbstract of Award | ||
Starkville, Mississippi |
Primary: R. Torsten Clay (662) 325-0628 rtc29@msstate.edu Secondary: Steven Gwaltney SGwaltney@chemistry.msstate.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, High performance computing REU Site: Computational Methods with applications in Materials ScienceAbstract of Award | |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Primary: Claire Clemons (601) 266-6852 claire.clemons@usm.edu Secondary: Dr. Sarah Morgan (601) 266-5296 sarah.morgan@usm.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Design for Polymer Recyclability and Degradability; (Bio) Renewable Feedstocks; Materials for Sustainable Energy and Water Purification Comments: Students will perform research with teams of faculty and graduate students in state-of-the-art facilities. Field trips to local industry and national labs will demonstrate real-world application of sustainable materials development. Outreach events aimed at mitigating plastic pollution in the Gulf of Mexico are planned. REU Site: Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable FutureAbstract of Award |
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