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,...
This 3-year, $177,164 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry and EPSCoR Program supports the training of 10 undergraduate students per summer at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Under the REU Site titled "Smart Polymer Composite Materials and Structures", students will pursue interdisciplinary research projects in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and computer...
The University of Akron received a $367,012 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 1, 2021 to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Polymer Science and Engineering. The three-year award will fund the REU Site program through February 29, 2024. As part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the REU Site will promote progress in these fields by increasing the store of scientific knowledge and enhancing...
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 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...
This three-year $414,484 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides research opportunities in multifunctional materials for nine undergraduate students per year, with a focus on students from predominantly undergraduate institutions and minority-serving institutions. The project, hosted by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), aims to inspire early-stage undergraduates to...
This $504,818 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will establish a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Tuskegee University focused on nano-bio materials science and engineering. Over the award period from March 2025 to February 2028, the program will provide research opportunities for 10 undergraduate students each summer, exposing them to interdisciplinary faculty mentors and PhD...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Engineering (ENG) program under CFDA 47.041, awarded a 3-year $427,165 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The grant supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on engineering "smart biomaterials" with applications in health and materials science. The REU program will provide 10 undergraduate students each summer with research opportunities...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $464,508 to the University of South Alabama over 3 years to operate an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on interdisciplinary research to address microplastics pollution in the Gulf Coast region. The REU site will recruit 10 students annually to engage in fundamental and applied research across civil, coastal, environmental, mechanical, and electrical...
This $501,896 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds a 3-year REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on research at the biology-chemistry interface and its applications to healthcare, energy, environmental remediation, and homeland security. The program will engage 10 REU students per year in a 10-week summer research experience featuring projects, workshops, and professional development activities. Key objectives...