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Illinois MRSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates Program


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Academic Level:
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Undergraduates - First Year
Undergraduates - Sophomore
Undergraduates - Junior

Note: this opportunity encourages applications from community college students.

Description:
The Illinois MRSEC is excited to offer an NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Our ten week summer research program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to work closely with MRSEC faculty mentors on solving a challenging, meaningful scientific question through taking part in the interdisciplinary Illinois MRSEC research. Research topics surround the areas of 2-dimensional and other nanomaterials, ionics, energy conversion and storage, modeling and simulation of materials and devices, strain, defects, heterostructures, magnetic materials, laser spectroscopy, photonics, materials synthesis, additive manufacturing, organic electronics, tissue mechanics,microfluidics, plasma, metals/alloys, polymers, self-assembly, ceramics, electron microscopy, quantum information science, quantum computing, and neuromorphic computing. Projects may include materials growth, characterization, engineering, modeling/simulation, and other aspects of materials research.

Both experimental and computational projects are available.

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this research, students applying to this program can come from a variety of majors: Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related disciplines.
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Participating Institution(s):
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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Lead)

Program Materials:
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This Program can be Described by:
Academic Disciplines:
Chemical & Nuclear Engineering
Chemistry
Computational Sciences
Computer & Electrical Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Nanotechnology
Optics & Photonics
Physics
STEM Fields

Keywords:
Composites
Flexible Electronics
Interdisciplinary
Interface Science
Magnetic Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Nanocharacterization
Nanomaterials Science & Engineering
Nanophysics
Physical Sciences
Sustainable Energy

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This program is funded by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)


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