Ole Miss Nanoengineering Summer REU Program

Posted: November 29, 2023

Start: Summer 2024
Location: Ole Miss

Welcome to the Ole Miss Nanoengineering Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program!  We are a research program based in the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi.  Our goals are to:

  1. Provide interdisciplinary research training through hands-on participation in state-of-the-art research experiences with interactive faculty mentorship.
  2. Stimulate participants’ advanced STEM degree aspirations through seminars, workshops, and training events.
  3. Promote participants’ identity as scientists through social activities (involving peers and mentors), participation in research presentations, and community engagement.
  4. Broaden participation in STEM by providing seminal, transformative experiences to undergraduate students of diverse backgrounds with regards to race, sexuality, gender, socioeconomic status, and place of origin.

Program Overview

  •  10-week summer program at the University of Mississippi
  • Undertake research and attend specialist seminars
  • Enrich your knowledge of nanoengineering
  • Present your findings to peers and academic community
  • Gain skills for graduate school
  • Mentor middle and high school students in STEM
  • Experience historic Oxford, MS

Eligibility

  • be a STEM major (engineering is not required!),
  • have an interest in learning more about research as a career,
  • be a rising sophomore through rising senior as of summer 2024, and
  • have a complete application package

Application Materials

  •  Your resume or CV
  • A copy of your transcript (official or unofficial)
  • A statement of research motivation
  • Two letters of recommendation

Support

  • $6,000 stipend
  • On-Campus Housing
  • Food and Travel Allowances

Key Dates

The application deadline is March 4, 2024 at 5 PM Central Standard Time.

Apply at https://nanoreu.olemiss.edu/application/ 

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