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Undergraduate Students


Boston University

(Boston, MA)
• Undergraduate Research Program in Nanomanufacturing and Photonics
Purpose:

To provide undergraduates (freshman to seniors) and novice (community college students) majoring in or with an interest in Mechanical, Bio ... read more



California Institute of Technology

(Pasadena, CA)
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

City University of New York (CUNY) System

(New York, NY)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more


Clark Atlanta University

(Atlanta, GA)
• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Chemistry and Data Science
Chemistry and other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) majors interested in the interface between materials chemistry and data science a ... read more


Colorado State University

(Fort Collins, CO)
• Ultraviolet Laser Science and Technology REU Program
Applicants for this 10-week REU position will conduct research at either the Extreme Ultraviolet Engineering Research Center (EUV ERC) at Colorado Sta ... read more


Columbia University

(New York, NY)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more

• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

Cornell University

(Ithaca, NY)
• Cornell Center for Materials Research NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
Undergraduate students have the opportunity to work directly with faculty on interdisciplinary materials research projects involving chemistry, physic ... read more
an IBP member programupcoming deadline
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

Florida International University

(Miami, FL)
• STROBE Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences
STROBE is an NSF Science and Technology Center coordinating six institutions across the US to build the microscopes of tomorrow. Our research includes ... read more
an IBP member program

Florida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)
• National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is an exciting summer program for college students ... read more


Fort Lewis College

(Durango, CO)
• STROBE Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences
STROBE is an NSF Science and Technology Center coordinating six institutions across the US to build the microscopes of tomorrow. Our research includes ... read more
an IBP member program

Georgia Institute of Technology

(Atlanta, GA)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more

• SENIC REU Program
10 week research project in Nanotechnology through SENIC-Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor part of the National Nanotechnology Infra ... read more


Harvard Medical School

(Boston, MA)
• Harvard-MIT Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics
A dozen labs offer multidisciplinary projects anchored in biomedical optics and broadly focused on the development and applications of light-based tec ... read more


Lehigh University

(Bethlehem, PA)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more


Massachusetts General Hospital

(Boston, MA)
• Harvard-MIT Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics
A dozen labs offer multidisciplinary projects anchored in biomedical optics and broadly focused on the development and applications of light-based tec ... read more


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

(Cambridge, MA)
• Harvard-MIT Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics
A dozen labs offer multidisciplinary projects anchored in biomedical optics and broadly focused on the development and applications of light-based tec ... read more


National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

(Tallahassee, FL)
• National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is an exciting summer program for college students ... read more


Norfolk State University

(Norfolk, VA)
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

Northwestern University

(Evanston, IL)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more


Pennsylvania State University

(State College, PA)
• From Subatomic to Nanoscale Physics and Materials REU
Penn State Subatomic to Nanoscale Physics REU Summer research positions are available in physics, chemistry, and nanoscale materials as part of two Re ... read more


Stanford University

(Stanford, CA)
• Stanford Radiological Sciences Laboratory Summer Internship/REU Program
The Radiological Sciences Laboratory (RSL) is a research division of the Stanford School of Medicine Radiology Dept., specializing in Biomedical Imagi ... read more


Tuskegee University

(Tuskegee, AL)
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Alabama, Birmingham

(Birmingham, AL)
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - Regional Initiative to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials Research
The REU program is a 10-week program that involves a hands-on research experience for undergraduate students, whereby participants work in the labs of ... read more
upcoming deadline

University of Arizona

(Tucson, AZ)
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

University of California Observatories

(Santa Cruz, CA)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more


University of California, Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more

• STROBE Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences
STROBE is an NSF Science and Technology Center coordinating six institutions across the US to build the microscopes of tomorrow. Our research includes ... read more
an IBP member program
• Ultraviolet Laser Science and Technology REU Program
Applicants for this 10-week REU position will conduct research at either the Extreme Ultraviolet Engineering Research Center (EUV ERC) at Colorado Sta ... read more

• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

University of California, Irvine

(Irvine, CA)
• STROBE Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences
STROBE is an NSF Science and Technology Center coordinating six institutions across the US to build the microscopes of tomorrow. Our research includes ... read more
an IBP member program

University of California, Los Angeles

(Los Angeles, CA)
• STROBE Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences
STROBE is an NSF Science and Technology Center coordinating six institutions across the US to build the microscopes of tomorrow. Our research includes ... read more
an IBP member program
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

University of California, San Diego

(La Jolla, CA)
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

University of California, Santa Barbara

(Santa Barbara, CA)
• Future Leaders in Advanced Materials (FLAM)
The Future Leaders in Advanced Materials (FLAM) program brings science and engineering majors from all over the country to UCSB for a summer research ... read more


University of California, Santa Cruz

(Santa Cruz, CA)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more


University of Chicago

(Chicago, IL)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more


University of Colorado, Boulder

(Boulder, CO)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more

• STROBE Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences
STROBE is an NSF Science and Technology Center coordinating six institutions across the US to build the microscopes of tomorrow. Our research includes ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Delaware

(Newark, DE)
• UD CHARM Materials Science Summer Research Program (MRSEC REU)
The Center for Hybrid, Active, & Responsive Materials at the University of Delaware welcomes applicants to our NSF MRSEC-sponsored Research Experience ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Florida

(Gainesville, FL)
• National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is an exciting summer program for college students ... read more


University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

(Urbana, IL)
• Illinois MRSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
The Illinois MRSEC is excited to offer an NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Our ten week summer research program of ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

(Baltimore, MD)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more


University of Maryland, College Park

(College Park, MD)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more

• Physics Undergrad Summer Research - TREND (Teaching and Research Experiences in Nonlinear Dynamics)
TREND is a paid Physics summer research experience for undergrads (funded by NSF) focused on nonlinear dynamics. Physics, mathematics, and engineering ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Michigan

(Ann Arbor, MI)
• Optics in the City of Light - and international REU program from the University of Michigan in Paris, France
This year the Optics in the City of Light Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) will offer 13 undergraduate junior level students the opportuni ... read more


University of Mississippi

(University, MS)
• Summer Research in Chemistry
The Ole Miss Physical Chemistry Summer Research Program seeks applicants for an NSF-funded summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program ... read more


University of North Carolina, Charlotte

(Charlotte, NC)
• Summer REU in Computing; Infrastructure and Interaction Design for CyberPhysical Systems
Our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program engages undergraduate students in the state of the art in the infrastructure for cyber-physi ... read more


University of Pennsylvania

(Philadelphia, PA)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more

• Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) Summer Research Program
The LRSM has hosted NSF-REU programs since 1989 during which approximately 600 students have spent 10 weeks working on individual research projects wi ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Rochester

(Rochester, NY)
• REU in Physics, Optics and Astrophysics
Over the 10 week summer research period, in addition to learning as part of a research group, participants attend a series of informal seminars coveri ... read more

• REU Site: Nano-, Bio-, Quantum Photonics
Understanding and controlling the most elemental unit of light -the photon - is essential to developing light-based technology as well as evolving cri ... read more


University of Southern California

(Los Angeles, CA)
• Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to partic ... read more
an IBP member program

University of Washington

(Seattle, WA)
• Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
The IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college, and tribal college student ... read more


W. M. Keck Observatory

(Kamuela, HI)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more


Post-Baccalaureate


University of California Observatories

(Santa Cruz, CA)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more


University of California, Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more


University of California, Santa Cruz

(Santa Cruz, CA)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more


W. M. Keck Observatory

(Kamuela, HI)
• AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders
AstroTech is a 1-week summer school on astronomical instrumentation for undergraduates and graduate students interested in a career in instrumentation ... read more

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