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Overview:
The REU program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (Grant #0552655) offers undergraduate students from Texas A&M as well as other colleges and universities the opportunity to participate in ongoing research with faculty members during a 10-week period in the summer.
For those students considering a career in research, an undergraduate research experience is a great place to start. The program provides students the opportunity to work side by side with Texas A&M faculty and graduate students to investigate a broad range of important and interesting problems at the forefront of chemical engineering.
Not only do students gain valuable hands-on experience, they also have the opportunity to see first hand some of the world-class research under way at Texas A&M and find out how discoveries made here benefit society.
During the summer research experience, participants make short progress presentations to their peers during program meetings, attend presentation skills workshops, make a formal poster presentation of their research experience at the end of the program, and submit a written final report describing the results of their research. Students may not enroll in additional courses for the summer sessions.
Many students go on to present their results at national and international conferences and publish them in scientific journals. Last summer, REU student Joshua Jackson attended the 2007 National AIChE meeting and placed third in the student poster session titled “Fuels, Petrochemicals and Energy.”
Stipend:
Each participant receives a stipend of $4,000 for participation in the program. Other benefits include housing, meal and travel allowances; 1.0 credit hour of undergraduate course credit; and full access to university recreational facilities.
Eligibility:
Because the research projects that are a part of the REU program are interdisciplinary in nature, applications from students in related disciplines such as biology, chemistry, mathematics and the physical sciences.To participate in the program, students must:
- Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
- Have a desire to participate in research
- Be majoring in chemical engineering or a related discipline (e.g. biology, chemistry, math, physics or another field of engineering)
- Have a 3.3 GPA or greater and have rising junior or senior status with at least 60 semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) completed toward their degree
- Provide application and all required supporting documentation by specified deadlines
Program Dates and Application Process:
The program will be held on campus at Texas A&M University from June 3 - August 9, 2008. To apply, print the program guidelines and the application form provided on the Guidelines & Application page. Please be sure to read the program guidelines carefully and follow all instructions.
Deadline:
The deadline for submission of applications was Friday, March 10, 2008.
Contact:
Professor Perla B. Balbuena
Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
TAMU 3122
College Station, TX 77843-3122
Phone: (979) 845-3375
Fax: (979) 845-6446
E-mail: balbuena@tamu.edu
Funded by National Science Foundation Grant # 0552655
