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 | ||
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 | ||
Binghamton, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Energy generation, energy storage, energy materials, solar cells, batteries, mechanical energy harvesting, heat transfer, catalysis, experiment, modeling, interdisciplinary, industry collaboration REU Site: Renewable Energy Generation and StorageAbstract of Award | ||
Boise, Idaho |
Research Topics/Keywords: materials, energy (generation, storage, conservation), sustainability, modeling Materials for SocietyAbstract of Award | ||
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 | |
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 | ||
Brigham Young University REU/retSite: Physics Research at Brigham Young University Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Provo, Utah |
Primary: Dr. Jean-Francois Van Huele (801) 422-4481 reu@byu.edu Secondary: Dr. John Colton (801) 997-0572 reu@byu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Acoustics, Astronomy, Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter, Extreme Ultraviolet & X-Ray Optics, Magnetism, Materials Science, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Relativity & Quantum Information Comments: RET component. REU/retSite: Physics Research at Brigham Young UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research |
South Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: Material Sciences REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Advanced Material SciencesAbstract of Award | ||
Cleveland, Ohio |
Primary: Dr. Jessica Bickel (216) 523-7549 softmatterreu@csuohio.edu Secondary: Dr. Kiril Streletzky (216) 687-2433 softmatterreu@csuohio.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Soft Matter, Physics, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Material Science, experimental, computational, nanoscience Comments: Department of Physics and Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Cleveland State University Soft Matter REUAbstract of Award | |
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 | |
New York, New York |
Primary: Jeff DeMars (212) 854-1890 jld2197@columbia.edu Secondary: Vanessa Giardino (212) 854-1890 vg2318@columbia.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: materials science and engineering, interdisciplinary research in physics, chemistry, applied physics, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering and electrical engineering MRSEC: Columbia Center for Precision Assembly of Superstratic and Superatomic SolidsAbstract of Award | |
Ithaca, New York |
Primary: James Overhiser (607) 255-2198 jlo34@cornell.edu Secondary: Jasmine Harris (410) 516-2826 jharris@jhu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Material science, materials discovery, bulk crystal growth, thin film synthesis, electron microscopy, theory PARADIM Materials Innovation PlatformAbstract of Award | |
Hanover, New Hampshire |
Primary: Ian Baker (603) 646-2184 Ian.Baker@Dartmouth.edu Secondary: Amos L. Johnson Amos.L.Johnson@dartmouth.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Chemistry Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program at DartmouthAbstract of Award | |
Washington, District Of Columbia |
Primary: Prof. Jeffrey Urbach (202) 687-6594 Jeffrey.Urbach@georgetown.edu Secondary: Prof. Amy Liu (202) 687-6583 Amy.Liu@georgetown.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: experimental, computational, and theoretical nanoscale physics, soft matter physics, device physics, biophysics, quantum computation, physics education REU Site: Georgetown University REU for Materials PhysicsAbstract of Award | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 |
Lehigh University REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics at Lehigh University Physics |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Research Topics/Keywords: Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, Nanotechnology, Plasma Physics, Statistical Physics REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics at Lehigh UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Lehman College of CUNY REU Site: Integrated Design of Materials (IDM) in New York City (IDMinNYC) |
Bronx, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, engineering, physics, materials, electronics, energy, drug delivery, sensor technology, self-assembly Comments: Students will spend 10 weeks doing research at a consortium of campuses at the City University of New York (CUNY), namely Lehman College, City College, Brooklyn College and the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center. REU Site: Integrated Design of Materials (IDM) in New York City (IDMinNYC)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Chemistry | |
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 | ||
Starkville, Mississippi |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, High performance computing REU Site: Computational Methods with applications in Materials ScienceAbstract of Award | ||
Raleigh, North Carolina |
Primary: Yara Yingling (919) 513-2624 mse-reu-matdat@ncsu.edu Secondary: Hillary Stone hmstone2@ncsu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: materials science, materials engineering, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, forest biomaterials, data science, machine learning REU Site: Materials Research with Data Science (MAT-DAT)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 | ||
Columbus, Ohio |
Research Topics/Keywords: electron spin in nanostructures, oxide films and multilayer devices Center for Emergent MaterialsAbstract of Award | ||
Portland State University REU Site: Application of Microscopy and Microanalysis in Multidisciplinary Research Department of Physics |
Portland, Oregon |
Primary: Jun Jiao (503) 725-4228 jiaoj@pdx.edu Secondary: Prof. Erik Sanchez (503) 725-3423 esanchez@pdx.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials REU Site: Application of Microscopy and Microanalysis in Multidisciplinary ResearchAbstract of Award |
Princeton, New Jersey |
Research Topics/Keywords: electronic materials, molecular interfaces, self-assembly, nanostructures Comments: The MRSEC conducts a summer REU program. Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)Abstract of Award | ||
Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute REU Site: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate in Physics Department of Physics |
Troy, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Comments: This project was co-funded the first year with DMR. REU Site: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate in PhysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Piscataway, New Jersey |
Primary: Professor Meenakshi Dutt (848) 445-5612 meenakshi.dutt@rutgers.edu Secondary: Professor Deirdre O'Carroll ocarroll@rutgers.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nanomaterials, Hybrid Soft Materials, Patterned Surfaces, Glasses, Inorganic Polymers, Advanced Ceramic Composites REU Site: Advanced Materials at Rutgers EngineeringAbstract of Award |