For the past twenty years the Chemistry Department at the University of Kansas has been a REU site for the National Science Foundation sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates program. The program provides initial research experiences for 10-12 students/year in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment. Most participants are recruited from primarily undergraduate institutions with substantially limited or no research infrastructures. Key components of this program are career enhancement and educational activities that encourage and prepare the students for graduate studies and careers in emerging and interdisciplinary areas of the chemical sciences. Close interactions between the participants and their faculty, graduate student, and postdoctoral mentors provide guidance and feedback throughout the program and beyond. In addition, the students develop important skills for the oral and written presentation of their research accomplishments.

View proposed REU research projects for 2008 here.

This year's program will start on Thursday, May 22, 2008 and run through Thursday, July 31, 2008. Each participant receives a competitive stipend plus full room and board and a travel allowance, a total value of approximately $6,600.

 

The University of Kansas is an equal opportunity institution.
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.