Previous Japan REU Participants

This program has not been funded for Fall 2008.

University of South Carolina - Department of Chemical Engineering
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates in Japan

Co-directors: Professor Christopher Williams & Professor Melissa Moss

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (USC) is pleased to announce their international REU site, based in Japan, for the Fall Semester of 2007.  This program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).  Participants will have the opportunity to experience international research, as well as broaden their technical, cultural, and social horizons.  The focus country was chosen based on its importance as a trading partner with the US and the high quality of research conducted in the field of chemical engineering in Japanese universities. All participants will work closely with a faculty member at Osaka University in Osaka, Japan, as well as report progress and findings weekly to their USC research advisor.  Special group events such as tours of industrial sites in Japan, and several social and cultural activities will be conducted in addition to individual research projects.

Visit the Osaka NSF-REU Website!

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The financial provisions for this program include:

• All expenses paid travel to Japan & Columbia, SC for the orientation program
• Allowances for Housing and Meals
• Semester Stipend

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 3.2.  Students graduating in or before December, 2007 are not eligible. The dates of the program are still being decided, and will be updated at a later date.. Interested students should submit the online application form along with the requested supporting materials.  Deadline for application submissions is March 30th, 2007.  Early submissions are encouraged.

Send Application Materials to:  Dr. Christopher Williams [NSF-REU Japan]
                                              Department of Chemical Engineering
                                              University of South Carolina
                                              Columbia, SC 29208
                                              Fax -  [803] 777-0973

Application Form and Instructions:  Click to download MSWord file

• Japan REU Application

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

Ashley B. Hetrick
Department of Chemical Engineering
Swearingen Engineering Center- 2C30A
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: [803] 777-7284, E-mail

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

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).