Undergraduate Chemistry Research Opportunities

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Research Listings

State City Organization/Program Deadline
Virginia Hampton NASA Langley Research Center USRP Summer − January 22; Fall − March 26
California Pasadena Oakcrest Institute of Science REU Program (Pasadena Area Community College Students) Program will resume in summer 2011
Texas Houston NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program Summer − January 22; Fall − March 26
New Mexico Las Cruces NASA White Sands Test Facility Summer − January 22; Fall − March 26
Ohio Cleveland Learner Research Institute Applications are continuously reviewed and offers will be extended four times per year.
Texas Houston Johnson Space Center Summer − January 22; Fall − March 26
California Fullerton Cal State Fullerton NSF-REU March 12
Alabama Mobile University of Southern Alabama REU Apply February 26 for best consideration.
Alabama Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Center for Materials for Information Technology Apply by February 28 for best consideration
Alabama Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Summer undergraduate Research Program February 28
Alabama Tuskegee Tuskegee University Review of applications begins February 25
Arizona Flagstaff Northern Arizona University March 1
Arizona Tempe ASU NanoFab and Arizona State University

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Arizona Tucson University of Arizona Chemical and Environmental Engineering REU February 15
Arizona Tucson The Center on Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research February 15
Arkansas Fayetteville University of Arkansas REU March 3
California Berkeley Stanford University Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies February 1
California Fullerton California State University, Fullerton March 12
California Livermore Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Community College Institute February 1
California Livermore Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Pre-Service Teacher February 1
California Los Angeles Cal State Los Angeles April 16
California Los Angeles California Nanosystems Institute February 5
California Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

California Santa Barbara Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
California Stanford Stanford Nanofabrication Facility

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training February 15
Colorado Boulder Colorado Nanofabrication Laboratory  
Colorado Fort Collins Colorado State University February 1
Colorado Golden National Renewable Energy Laboratory Community College Institute February 1
Connecticut Storrs University of Connecticut REU March 22
Delaware Newark University of Delaware March 1
District of Columbia Washington Howard University

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

District of Columbia Washington Naval Research Laboratory Summer Employment Program February 13
District of Columbia Washington Georgetown University REU February 15
Georgia Atlanta Georgia Institute of Technology REU February 15
Georgia Atlanta The Center on Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research February 15
Georgia Atlanta Georgia Institute of Technology Nanotechnology Research Center

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Idaho Idaho Falls Idaho National Laboratory Pre-Service Teacher February 1
Illinois Argonne Argonne National Laboratory Community College Institute February 1
Illinois Argonne Argonne National Laboratory Pre-Service Teacher February 1
Illinois Evanston

Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

 February 15
Illinois Carbondale

Southern Illinois University

 February 14
Illinois Urbana Champagne

Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis

 February 15
Indiana Notre Dame Notre Dame University Environmental Molecular Science Institute REU February 12
Kansas Lawrence The University of Kansas REU 15-Feb
Kentucky Lexington University of Kentucky REU Pending Renewal
Louisiana Baton Rouge Louisiana State University REU March 19
Louisiana New Orleans University of New Orleans Advanced Materials Research Institute February 26
Maryland Cambridge Maryland Sea Grant February 17
Maryland Chevy Chase Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Undergraduate Scholar Program February 15
Maryland Solomons Maryland Sea Grant February 17
Maryland Towson Towson University March 5
Massachusetts Cambridge Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
Massachusetts Cambridge National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Michigan Ann Arbor Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
Michigan Ann Arbor University of Michigan Lurie Nanofabrication Facility

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Michigan Ann Arbor University of Michigan

February 15

Minnesota Minneapolis University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Nanotechnology Center

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Minnesota Minneapolis University of Minnesota LANDO Program February 1
Minnesota Rochester Mayo Graduate School College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship February 1
Mississippi Hattiesburg University of Mississippi Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

March 1

Mississippi University University of Mississippi Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates

March 1

Missouri St. Louis Washington University, St. Louis Nano Research Facility

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

Montana Bozeman Montana State University Chemistry & Biochemistry REU March 1
Montana Missoula University of Montana REU Pending renewal. Check back after March 1.
New Hampshire Hanover Dartmouth College March 12
New Mexico Socorro New Mexico Tech REU March 31
New Mexico Los Alamos Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
New Mexico Socorro New Mexico Tech March 31
New York Buffalo Roswell Park Cancer Institute REU February 1
New York Buffalo The State University of New York University at Buffalo March 1
New York Ithaca Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

New York Long Island Brookhaven National Laboratory Community College Institute February 1
New York Long Island Brookhaven National Laboratory Pre-Service Teacher February 1
New York Millbrook Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies February 5
New York New York Columbia University Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center March 5
New York Rochester Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
New York Syracuse Syracuse University Chemistry REU March 1
North Carolina Chapel Hill Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
North Carolina Raleigh North Carolina State University REU By March 15. Review of applications begins February 1.
Ohio Akron University of Akron Polymer Science/Polymer Engineering REU March 1
Ohio Columbus Ohio State University Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center REU Program Early February
Ohio Kent Kent State University REU Review begins March 1. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
Ohio Toledo University of Toledo  
Oklahoma Stillwater Oklahoma State Chemistry REU Applications will be accepted on a continual basis until positions are filled.
Oregon Eugene University of Oregon Materials Science Institute Solid State Program February 26
Pennsylvania Avondale Stroud Water Research Center REU Review begins March 15. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Duquesne University February 15
Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Academy of Natural Sciences

Renewal pending. Check back.

Pennsylvania University Park Penn State Nanofabrication Facility

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

South Carolina Clemson Clemson University Summer Undergraduate Research Program February 8 − March 1
South Carolina Columbia University of South Carolina March 12
South Carolina Greenville Furman University Pending Renewal February 1
Tennessee Knoxville University of Tennessee Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program Review begins February 1. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
Tennessee Memphis The University of Memphis REU Application review begins February 10 and positions will likely be filled by the end of March.
Tennessee Oak Ridge Oak Ridge National Laboratory Community College Institute February 1
Tennessee Oak Ridge Oak Ridge National Laboratory Pre-Service Teacher February 1
Texas Austin University of Texas Miceoelectronics Research Center Application review begins February 10 and positions will likely be filled by the end of March.
Texas College Station Texas A&M University February 15
Texas Denton Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
Virginia Gloucester Point William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science REU February 15
Virginia Hampton NASA Langley Research Center Summer − January 22; Fall − March 26
Virginia Harrisonburg James Madison University REU February 5 for JMU students; March 1 for all others
Washington Richland Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Community College Institute February 1
Washington Richland Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Pre-Service Teacher February 1
Washington Seattle Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 5
Washington Seattle University of Washington Center for Nanotechnology

February 10 – online applications; February 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)

February 10 – online applications; Feb 17 – fax applications (originals MUST also be mailed)
Washington Seattle The Center on Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research February 15
West Virginia Morgantown West Virginia University Nano March 12
Wisconsin Madison Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis February 15
Colorado Boulder National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) February 16
Maryland Gaithersburg National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Building and Fire Research Laboratory February 16
Maryland Gaithersburg National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology February 16
Maryland Gaithersburg National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory February 16
Maryland Gaithersburg National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Electrical Engineering Laboratory February 16
Maryland Gaithersburg National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory February 16
Maryland Gaithersburg National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Lab February 16