NSF Summer Research Experience
for Undergraduates Program
Co-directors: Professors
Christopher
T. Williams and
Edward
P. Gatzke
The Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University
of South Carolina ( USC ) is
pleased to announce their Summer
Research Fellowship Program
for 2012! 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.
Thrust Areas:
- Sustainable
Energy & Heterogeneous
Catalysis
- Batteries &
Fuel Cells
- Hydrogen Production
& Storage
- Polymers & Nanoscience
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Important Dates:
- Check-in:
Sunday, May 20th,
2012
- Welcome
Reception:
Sunday, May 20th
( likely late afternoon, early evening )
- Final
Presentations:
Thursday, July 26th
- Check-out:
Friday, July 27th
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- Ten-week stipend
of $4,200
- Free on-campus
housing ( apartment
style ), includes
kitchen area and
common living room
- Travel expenses
up to $200
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Download application
in either [
MS Word
] or [
PDF
] format.
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 2012 are
not eligible. Interested students
should submit the completed
application form along with
the requested supporting materials
by March 9, 2012.
Send Application Materials
electronically, or, by mail
to:
NSF-REU
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Fax - 803.777.0973
Contact by email [
here
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Click on a photo below
to see pictures and information
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The Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University
of South Carolina has 26 faculty
members ( 22 teaching faculty
), ~85 graduate students ( the
majority are Ph.D. candidates
), and 160 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
).
Please call or write to the
REU Coordinator for general
questions regarding the application
process and administrative details
of the REU Program:
REU Coordinator
Department of Chemical Engineering
Swearingen Engineering Center
— 2C02
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803.777.7284 —
email
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 ).
