REU Sites

REU Sites: Department of Defense (DoD)

Through its Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) Program, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) supports undergraduate research in DoD-relevant disciplines. For this purpose, since FY2003, DoD has contributed several million dollars per year (through an interagency agreement with NSF) to support particular REU Sites that focus on research relevant to DoD's interests. The Sites below, though managed by NSF, are supported by funds from DoD's ASSURE program. Most of these REU-ASSURE Sites are jointly funded by NSF and DoD; a few are entirely funded by DoD. (Each of these Sites is also listed in the "Search for an REU Site" directory of the NSF research unit/discipline that manages the REU-ASSURE Site award.)

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Site Information	Site Location	Contact Information	Additional Information
Auburn University Research Experience for Undergraduate on Smart UAVs Center for Smart UAVs	Auburn, Alabama	Primary: Saad Biaz (334) 844-6307 biazsaa@auburn.edu Secondary: Richard O. Chapman (334) 844-6314 chapmro@auburn.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Autonomous Flight Research Experience for Undergraduate on Smart UAVsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Boston University REU Site: Control of Gene Expression for Biological Effect Biology	Boston, Massachusetts	Primary: Thomas Gilmore (617) 353-5444 gilmore@bu.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, molecular biology, gene expression, transcriptional control Comments: program email: surf@bu.edu REU Site: Control of Gene Expression for Biological EffectAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in UAV Technologies Aerospace Engineering	Pomona, California	Primary: Subodh Bhandari (909) 869-2612 sbhandari@cpp.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: UAV Autonomy, Sense & Avoid, GPS-Denied Navigation, Multi UAV Coordination and Control, Flight Testing, System Identification, Intelligent Control, Flight Control Optimization, Modeling & Simulation REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in UAV TechnologiesAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD), Engineering
Coe College REU Site: Spectroscopy at Coe College Departments of Physics	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Primary: Mrs. Susan Noreuil (319) 399-8524 snoreuil@coe.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Optics, Glass Physics and Chemistry, Acoustics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Space Optics Comments: RET Component REU Site: Spectroscopy at Coe CollegeAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Furman University A Research Incubator REU Site in Chemistry at Furman University Chemistry	Greenville, South Carolina	Primary: Karen Buchmueller (864) 294-2683 karen.buchmueller@furman.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry A Research Incubator REU Site in Chemistry at Furman UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics REU Site: Solar Physics at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Primary: Dr. Henry Trae Winter (617) 495-7400 hwinter@cfa.harvard.edu Secondary: Dr. Kathy Reeves (617) 496-7563 kreeves@cfa.harvard.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Solar Astronomy, space weather, heliosphere, astrophysics,instrumentation REU Site: Solar Physics at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Department of Defense (DoD)
Iowa State University REU Site: Launching Aerospace's Underrepresented Students into the Next Chapter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (LAUNCH-UAS) Aerospace Engineering	Ames, Iowa	Primary: Benjamin Ahn (515) 294-6491 bahn@iastate.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Systems(UAS),System Health Mgmt. of UAS,Dynamic Geofencing,UAS Swarm Behavior,UAS Apps.(Sensors,Inductive Charging System,Spray System),UAS Impact(ethics, safety societal, environ.) REU Site: Launching Aerospace's Underrepresented Students into the Next Chapter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (LAUNCH-UAS)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Montana State University REU Site: Quantum and Materials Physics Department of Physics	Bozeman, Montana	Primary: Dr. Brian D'Urso (406) 994-3456 durso@montana.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Quantum Physics, Materials Physics and Optics REU Site: Quantum and Materials PhysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
New Jersey Institute of Technology REU Site: Solar, Terrestrial, and Space Weather Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology Physics	New Jersey	Primary: Hyomin Kim (973) 596-5844 hmkim@njit.edu Secondary: Bin Chen (973) 596-3565 bin.chen@njit.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: space weather, heliophysics, big data REU Site: Solar, Terrestrial, and Space Weather Sciences at New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Oregon State University REU Site for Oregon Marine Science: From Upper Estuaries to the Deep Sea Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon	Oregon	Primary: Itchung Cheung Itchung.Cheung@oregonstate.edu Secondary: Kaplan Yalcin (541) 737-1230 yalcink@geo.oregonstate.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: marine and estuarine science, ocean ecology and biogeochemistry, marine geology, physical oceanography and geophysics, atmospheric science, paleoclimatology, environmental geochemistry Comments: This site has two locations; one at HMSC in Newport, OR and another on the main OSU campus in Corvallis. The joint application website opens in January, and applications are due in mid-February. REU Site for Oregon Marine Science: From Upper Estuaries to the Deep Sea Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OregonAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Pepperdine University REU Site: Biological Adaptations to Stress -- Molecular, Cellular, Ecological Natural Science Division	Malibu, California	Primary: Jay Brewster (310) 506-4321 Jay.Brewster@pepperdine.edu Secondary: Courtney Davis (310) 506-4582 courtney.davis2@pepperdine.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: ecology, cell biology, molecular biology, botany, genetics, cellular stress REU Site: Biological Adaptations to Stress -- Molecular, Cellular, EcologicalAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
Rutgers University Research Internships in Ocean Sciences Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Primary: Dr. Josh Kohut (848) 932-3496 kohut@marine.rutgers.edu Secondary: Olaf Jensen ojensen@marine.rutgers.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: marine and estuarine science, oceanography, ecology, fish biology, geophysics, remote sensing, microbiology, geochemistry Comments: The application website is available in December and the deadline for applications is usually mid-February. Research Internships in Ocean SciencesAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
South Dakota State University REU Site: PLAINS (Promoting Leadership in Advanced Research Computing for INterdisciplinary Sectors) Mechanical Engineering Department	Brookings, South Dakota	Primary: Stephen Gent (605) 688-5337 Stephen.Gent@sdstate.edu Secondary: Jung-Han Kimn (605) 688-5842 Jung-Han.Kimn@sdstate.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: HPC, Engineered Systems Modeling, Simulation & Optimization, Biological & Medical Sciences, Statistics & Computational Sciences, Responsible Conduct of Research, Professional Development REU Site: PLAINS (Promoting Leadership in Advanced Research Computing for INterdisciplinary Sectors)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)
Texas A&M University REU Site: Ecohydrology of Tropical Montane Forests -- Diversity in Science, Interdisciplinary Breadth, and Global Awareness Texas A&M AgriLife Research	College Station, Texas	Primary: Dr. Georgianne Moore gwmoore@tamu.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Water, climate, biodiversity REU Site: Ecohydrology of Tropical Montane Forests -- Diversity in Science, Interdisciplinary Breadth, and Global AwarenessAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Colorado at Boulder REU Site: Solar and Space Physics with the Boulder Solar Alliance Lab for Atmospheric and Space Physics	Boulder, Colorado	Primary: Wendy Carande (303) 735-6862 Wendy.Carande@lasp.colorado.edu Secondary: Dr. Daniel N Baker (303) 492-4509 Daniel.Baker@lasp.colorado.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: solar physics, space physics, climate science, magnetosphere, heliosphere, upper atmosphere, Sun-Earth system, space weather Comments: Participating institutions include NCAR High Altitude Observatory, NOAA Space Environment Center (both in Boulder, CO), and Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (Boston, MA) REU Site: Solar and Space Physics with the Boulder Solar AllianceAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Illinois at Urbana REU Site: Applying the Tools of Physicians to Explore the Macroscopic, Microscopic and Quantum Worlds Department of Physics	Urbana, Illinois	Primary: Dr. Patrick Snyder (217) 300-9957 psnyder@illinois.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Biological Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics, High-Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics and Computational Physics REU Site: Applying the Tools of Physicians to Explore the Macroscopic, Microscopic and Quantum WorldsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Iowa REU Site: Microbiology at the University of Iowa Microbiology & Immunulogy	Iowa City, Iowa	Primary: David Weiss (319) 335-7785 david-weiss@uiowa.edu Secondary: Aloysius Klingelhutz (319) 335-7788 al-klingelhutz@uiowa.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, microbiology, virology, immunology, bacteria, genetics, biochemistry Comments: undergrad-micro-info@uiowa.edu REU Site: Microbiology at the University of IowaAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Michigan REU Site: Environmental Change in the Great Lakes Region: Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere Interactions Biological Station	260 miles north of Ann Arbor, Michigan	Primary: Dr. David Karowe (269) 387-5630 karowe@wmich.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Ecology & Atmospheric Sciences: Global Change, Botany, Zoology, Biogeochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Meteorology Comments: Interdisciplinary program focused on the ecological and atmospheric causes and consequences of global change REU Site: Environmental Change in the Great Lakes Region: Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere InteractionsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences
University of Michigan REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neurosicence (SIREN) Neuroscience Graduate Program	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Primary: R. Keith Duncan (734) 763-2129 rkduncan@umich.edu Secondary: Shelly Flagel (734) 936-2033 sflagel@umich.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, neuroscience, neurobiology, neuroengineering, psychology Comments: Coordinator: Valerie Smith, vssj@umich.edu, 734-615-1783 REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neurosicence (SIREN)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor REU Site: Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) at the University of Michigan Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Primary: Frank Marsik (734) 763-5369 marsik@umich.edu Secondary: Tonya Thompson (734) 763-4611 tyb@umich.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Meteorology,Climate, Space Weather, Remote Sensing, Global Change, Biogeochemistry, Climate Modeling, Atmospheric Chemistry REU Site: Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) at the University of MichiganAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD), Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
University of Minnesota REU/RET Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota Department of Physics & Astronomy	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Primary: Professor Alex Kamenev (612) 626-0724 kamenev@umn.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed Matter Physics, Particle Physics, Biophysics, High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space and Planetary Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics REU/RET Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of MinnesotaAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Missouri REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience College of Arts & Sciences and College of Engineering	Columbia, Missouri	Primary: Satish Nair (573) 882-2964 nairs@missouri.edu Secondary: David Schulz (573) 882-4067 schulzd@missouri.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, computational, interdisciplinary, engineering REU Site: Summer Research Projects in NeuroscienceAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln REU Site: Lasers and Optics Department of Physics and Astronomy	Lincoln, Nebraska	Primary: Dr. Cornelis J. Uiterwaal (402) 472-9010 cuiterwaal2@unl.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Lasers and Optcs REU Site: Lasers and OpticsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Southern California SURF-I: Safe, Usable, Reliable and Fair Internet Information Sciences Institute	Marina del Rey, California	Primary: Jelena Mirkovic (448) 448-9170 mirkovic@isi.edu Secondary: Luis Garcia (310) 984-1845 lgarcia@isi.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Safe, Usable, Reliable and Fair Internet, communication and cybersecurity, scientific experimentation and knowledge capture, social data science. SURF-I: Safe, Usable, Reliable and Fair InternetAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Washington REU Site: Sensorimotor Neural Engineering	Seattle, Washington	Primary: Eric Chudler (206) 616-6899 chudler@u.washington.edu Secondary: Rajesh Rao (206) 685-9141 rao@cs.washington.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, neurotechnology, neuroethics, neurophysiology REU Site: Sensorimotor Neural EngineeringAbstract of Award Cofunded: Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)
Yale University REU Site: Research training in biomedical sciences and engineering Physical and Engineering Biology	New Haven, Connecticut	Primary: Corey O'Hern (203) 432-4258 corey.ohern@yale.edu Secondary: Dorottya Noble (203) 432-2751 dorottya.noble@yale.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biomedical, bioengineering, interdisciplinary, convergent, quantitative, systems biology, data science, biomechanics Comments: Best contact is the Co-PI REU Site: Research training in biomedical sciences and engineeringAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)