This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, provides $464,870 in funding to the University of Alabama to establish a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on multidisciplinary polymer exploration. The REU site will engage 10 undergraduate STEM students per year in hands-on polymer research projects under direct faculty mentorship, along with professional development activities. The program aims to inspire...
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program awarded a $175,213 Project Grant to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to host a 10-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on "Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future". The REU program supports 10 undergraduate students from across the U.S. to conduct hands-on, interdisciplinary polymer science and engineering research in areas such as recyclable/degradable plastics,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $387,231 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on experimental and computational materials research. The REU program will provide a broad range of interdisciplinary materials research experiences to undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, and engineering. Key...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 provides funding to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to host a new 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on materials science and engineering. The REU site will support 10 undergraduate students per year for 10 weeks of hands-on research and learning experiences related to the structure, processing, properties, and performance of materials and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $456,034 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The REU Site will host ten undergraduate students per summer for hands-on research internships in highly innovative materials science and engineering projects, as well as science policy projects focusing on technology transitions. Students will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program provides $322,000 to the University of South Florida (USF) to host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on functional materials research. Over the summers of 2024-2026, the REU site will train 8 undergraduate students per year for 10 weeks in collaborative projects on topics such as catalyst synthesis, molecular sensors, semiconductors, and...
Rutgers, The State University received a $382,260 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2022 to support an REU Site for advanced materials research through March 31, 2025. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Under this award, Rutgers will host undergraduate students for research experiences in its Department of Materials...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $375,969 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Nebraska Lincoln. This 3-year award, effective June 1, 2025, supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program that trains 10 students annually over 10 weeks during the summers of 2025-2027. The program offers undergraduate participants the opportunity to conduct original research projects in biochemistry, organic...
This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate provides $387,249 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in Chemical Assembly. The goal of the NSF's REU Sites program under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences CFDA number 47.049 is to support active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the foundation. Through...
This $390,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry funds the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Duquesne University from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2026. The REU site will provide research experience to 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks each summer through 2025, focusing on integrating chemical theory, computation and experiment. Students will receive training in the scientific method, writing, ethics, instrumentation and presentation...