Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina

NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

Co-directors: Professors John W. Weidner and Christopher T. Williams

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (USC) is pleased to announce their Summer Research Fellowship Program for 2010! These fellowships are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Summer Participants will have the opportunity to conduct research in an academic setting under the direction of one of our full-time faculty members. Emphasis will be placed on using state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities. Special events such as seminars, workshops, visits to local industries, and socials are planned throughout the summer. The Summer Research Fellowship Program as USC focuses on sustainable energy with the following research thrust areas:

Sustainable Energy & Heterogeneous Catalysis

Batteries & Fuel Cells

Hydrogen Production & Storage

Polymers & Nanoscience

Check-in: Monday, May 24th, 2010

Welcome Reception: Tuesday, May 25th

Final Presentations: Thursday, July 29th

Check-out: Friday & Saturday, July 30th & 31st

The financial provisions for this program include:

            *Ten-week stipend of $4,800

             *Free on-campus housing (apartment style), includes kitchen area and common living room

             *Travel expenses up to $500, adjustable for distance travel

Please click here for application.

The program is limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. Applicants must be enrolled in a Chemical Engineering or related program and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Students graduating in or before August 2010 are not eligible. Interested students should submit the completed application form along with the requested supporting materials by March 12, 2010.

Send Application Materials electronically, or, by mail to:
                                                            Suzanne Wofford [NSF-REU]
                                                            Department of Chemical Engineering
                                                            University of South Carolina
                                                            Columbia, SC 29208
                                                            Fax - [803] 777-0973
                                                            [ email here ]

Summer REU 2008 Schedule

Click on a photo below to see pictures and information on previous summers!


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Summer REU 2008 Schedule

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina has 25 faculty members (20 teaching faculty), ~60 graduate students (the majority are Ph.D. candidates), and 157 undergraduates. It occupies one third of the Swearingen Engineering Center, a state of the art facility located in downtown Columbia. Columbia is strategically located in the center of South Carolina, within a two-hour drive of the South Carolina Beaches (e.g., Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head Island), and the North Carolina Mountains (e.g., Asheville, Smoky Mountain National Park).

Prof. M. Amiridis
Prof. F. Gadala-Maria

Prof. R. White
Prof. C. Williams

Prof. X. Zhou

Please call or write to the REU Coordinator for general questions regarding the application process and administrative details of the REU Program:

Suzanne Wofford, REU Coordinator
Department of Chemical Engineering
Swearingen Engineering Center- 2C02
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: [803] 777-7284, E-mail: wofforcs@cec.sc.edu

Disclaimer

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. DMR-0097701, EEC-0097695, DMR-9732227, EEC-9732345, EEC-0243726 and EEC-0851997.

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).