REU Site: Soft Materials for Applications in Sustainability and Healthcare Engineering
Important Dates:
- Applications accepted beginning March 22, 2024: Apply Here
- Application Deadline (including letters of recommendation): April 5, 2024
- 9-week program: May 28 to July 27
Program Details:
- The SMASH Engineering REU site will provide an immersive, full-time research experience for undergraduate students to develop their ability to advance materials-based solutions that help address engineering challenges including:
- creating a sustainable energy future
- preserving the natural environment
- providing water to the world’s population
- developing affordable healthcare solutions
- Researchers will work with Notre Dame faculty and graduate students in research labs affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering program, and Bioengineering program.
Program Highlights:
- All REU participants will receive a stipend of $5,400, plus lodging, meal allowance, and fully-funded travel.
- End of summer research poster session.
- Social and professional development opportunities focused on career discernment, effective research
communication, and science and engineering entrepreneurship.
Who should apply:
- This opportunity is ideal for highly-motivated undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds, including
those from minority serving institutions (MSIs) and those at colleges lacking expansive research
opportunities. Prior research experience is NOT a pre-requisite.
*US citizenship or permanent residency is required for eligibility per the NSF requirements.
**Funded by the National Science Foundation