National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates June 20 - August 27, 2010 Application Deadline: February 12, 2010

The Nanosystems Chemistry and Engineering Research (NanoCER) program is a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). Undergraduates interested in chemistry and engineering will learn how to be scientists and engineers by participating in teams that develop new materials, devices and applications of nanotechnology.


Interested students are invited to apply for this 10 week summer program which runs from June 20 - August 27, 2010. Participants will conduct hands-on, team-based research under the supervision of mentors, many of whom are NSF-IGERT Materials Creating Training Program graduate student fellows. NanoCER participants have an opportunity to use sophisticated instrumentation and fabrication facilities. They attend weekly research seminars, research and career skills seminars, and workshops on technical writing and applying to graduate school. At the end of the program participants present a poster at a research symposium and write a paper about their research. The program includes social events with participants from other campus research and education programs.


The 10 week support package includes a stipend ($4,500), on-campus housing, round trip travel allowance to UCLA, and a conference travel grant. Optional on-campus meal plans and/or parking permits are not included, but can be purchased by the students.

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