During this 10 week summer research program students will participate in transformative chemical research in a collaborative environment at one of 13 prominent research institutions. Students will meet with scientists from academia, National Labs and industry via regular teleconferencing. All students will be invited (all expenses paid) to a meeting in Seattle in September with all members of the center.

The SSI is an 8-week internship. Interns perform original research with an advisor of their choice. They also take part in a curriculum of tours, lectures, and lab exercises on phylogenetic systematics, molecular techniques, biodiversity, evolutionary biology, global change, and other contemporary issues in the natural sciences.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Miami University is hosting a NSF funded summer research experience for undergraduates (REU) program. The REU program is 10 weeks long and allows at least ten students to actively participate in research opportunities. This program is enriched by professional development workshops, and various social activities. Participants will participate in a full time collaborative research project that promotes an increased level of independence and exposure to scientific research in the areas of inorganic, organic, analytical and biochemistry. The program is geared towards students interested in pursuing graduate degree programs in chemistry or biochemistry.

The Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program will provide the opportunity for young people to be instructed in the techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant clinical and scientific community.

In this NSF-funded program, students focus on interdisciplinary projects in biological, environmental, and materials chemistry as full members of a research group. In addition to the focus on individual research projects, students will participate in weekly career development seminars, research seminars, tours, and brown bags.

The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics offers an opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in a 10-week intensive summer research program. Under the direction of our faculty, students will join a laboratory team to conduct research in modern biochemistry.

This program focuses on chemistry research in all of the "traditional" areas of chemistry, and non-traditional areas including computational chemistry and materials chemistry. This program includes research, chemical company tours, experiences in giving presentations, career seminars, and an ethics in science component. There will be social excursions, as well.

One of NSO’s most important activities is providing opportunities for students and teachers to work with our scientists for up to three months during the summer at our observatories in Sunspot, NM, and at Kitt Peak and Tucson, AZ. The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and the Summer Research Assistantship (SRA) programs give students real-world experience working with us and mentorships that help start careers in solar physics. The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program is similar, with the expectation that teachers will develop lesson plans for their students and share with them the excitement of studying our home star. Finally, the International Research Experience for U.S. Graduate Students (IRES) provides an opportunity for students to work with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bangalore and get their first international research experiences.

Students will gain first hand experience in designing a research project, writing a research proposal, carrying out extended field research, analyzing data, and presenting results in oral, written, and graphical form. Students choose a mentor after arrival and work with that mentor to design a research project of mutual interest. Projects vary in scope from species to communities to ecosystems, but focus on some aspect of ecology, biology, or environmental sciences.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, our program offers a unique opportunity for talented undergraduates to do state-of-the-art research and gain valuable skills while exploring career opportunities in the sciences. Training activities include research seminar presentations, hands-on training in field and/or laboratory techniques, a trip behind the scenes at the Indianapolis Zoo and a visit to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center. Students conduct individual research projects under the guidance of their mentors and prepare final professional presentations of the results. We also offer workshops on taking the GRE, research ethics, and applying to graduate school.

Genomics and Computational Biology will bring participants recruited nationally from underrepresented groups to the University of Georgia campus for 10 weeks in the Summer of 2013.

The Columbia University Energy Frontier Research Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, supports 10-15 outstanding undergraduates as Summer Research Fellows each year. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates program provides a $3,500 stipend for each successful candidate, free campus housing (worth $2,700) in which you are expected to reside, and possible assistance with round-trip transportation (up to $500 if necessary). Those selected will have an opportunity to participate fully in the activities of one of the nation’s outstanding new interdisciplinary Energy Frontier Research Centers, as well as in other exciting research on campus. This Center draws faculty from the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Electrical Engineering, and includes collaborative research with nearby government laboratories (Brookhaven National Laboratory) and industry (IBM). The EFRC focuses its expertise in chemical synthesis, fabrication, manipulation, and characterization to systematically develop understanding of the primary photovoltaic processes in organic and hybrid materials. In addition, it seeks to develop and quantitatively investigate nanostructured materials with potential for extracting multiple electrical charges from a single absorption event, thus establishing a scientific basis for moving the efficiency of these solar cell devices well beyond the Shockley-Queisser efficiency limit. During the RPU program, students will also be involved in workshops, seminars, visits to local industry, recreational activities, a symposium of presentations by RPU students, and other activities.

Research in Prokaryotic Biology at the University of Georgia will run from May 28 to July 27, 2012. This exciting program in the Microbiology Department is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and will provide ten participants with nine weeks of a hands-on research experience. A $4,500 stipend is included as well as housing, travel expenses to and from UGA, and a $500 food allowance. Application deadline is Feb. 22, with participant selection beginning at the end of February. You do not have to be a microbiology major to apply. REU participants will conduct independent projects with supervision. A wide variety of research topics will address the diverse functions of bacteria and archaea. State-of-the art techniques will be used in interdisciplinary approaches that combine knowledge from the fields of Genetics, Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, and Ecology.

Our program offers qualified undergraduates an opportunity to pursue independent research projects in biochemistry and molecular biology. Students will be involved in exciting and interesting projects at the very edge of our current knowledge in these areas. For a more complete description, visit our website: http://www.bmb.colostate.edu/reu.cfm $500 max. travel support provided with documentation. Subsistence provided.

URCA is an integrated 10-week summer program designed to introduce students to computational physics through original research projects in the field of high-energy astrophysics. Applications include supernovae and supernova remnants, interacting binary stars and accreting compact objects, gamma-ray bursts, accretion disks, stellar winds and jets, r-process nucleosynthesis, and neutrino astrophysics.

This is a great hands-on opportunity to get directly immersed in active research by working with closely with the research faculty at Temple University. Through this program, you will gain experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a research project, as well as develop your knowledge of opportunities within cloud, mobile and wireless computing.

This REU program is sponsored by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University. WSU is located in Pullman, Washington, a small town in the Palouse region of Eastern Washington. The program consists of 10 weeks working with top research professors and graduate students at WSU. During this time, REU participants will assist in designing smart environments. In addition to taking a 3-hour research methods course, participants will perform hands-on research on topics including design of sensor networks, middleware, machine learning algorithms, and automation algorithms, and will investigate applications of smart environments to health monitoring and energy conservation. Most research ideas will be tested using two on-campus smart environments, and students will present their research results in a poster session at the end of the ten week period. Travel support is available for students who submit their work to a research-related conference. This WSU/EECS REU program is funded by National Science Foundation grant IIS-0647705.