UW-Madison

Research Experience for Undergraduates

in Nanotechnology

2010

 
 

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) on Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Interfaces hosts an annual summer  Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Nanotechology program.  Selected participants will spend 10 weeks conducting research in an area of engineering, physics, chemistry, science education or public policy. 

The UW-Madison NSEC, one of 14 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers, and the MRSEC, one of 28 Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, are funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF).  The NSEC and MRSEC research programs are at the forefront of nanoscience and technology research.  The centers combined are home to over 40 faculty members and more than 70 graduate student and post doctoral researchers from more than 10 departments and 4 colleges throughout the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The UW-NSEC and MRSEC are seeking talented undergraduates from around the country to join us for an exciting summer working on the cutting edge nanoscience research being conducted within our centers. 








 

Research opportunities will be offered in the following areas:

  1. BulletDirected Self-Assembly and Registration of Nanoscale Chemical Architectures

  2. BulletTemplated Chemical Synthesis of Specific Heteropolymeric Nanostructures

  3. BulletDriven Nano-Fluidic Self-Assembly of Colloids and Macromolecules

  4. BulletResearch in the Societal Implications of Template Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale

  5. BulletEducation for Students, Teachers and Researchers

  6. BulletAdvanced Lithography, Measurement, Characterization and Transfer of Nano-Patterned Surfaces

  7. BulletFundamental Issues in Materials Integration on Silicon

  8. BulletFunctional Organic-Inorganic Electronic Interfaces

  9. BulletNanostructured Materials as Interfaces to Biology



Program Highlights:

  1. Bullet Weekly faculty-led seminars on various Nanotechnology Topics

  2. Bullet A special seminar on applying, surviving, and excelling in graduate school

  3. Bullet An end-of-summer REU poster session in which students present their research results and conclusions

  4. Bullet Social activities with students from other REU programs

  5. Bullet A summer in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin


Summer 2010 Program Details:

  1. Bullet Program Dates: June 1st –August 1, 2010.

  2. Bullet Online application will be available November 15th: https://www.gradsch.wisc.edu/srop/index.cgi

  3. Bullet Application deadline: February 15th, 2010

  4. Bullet Students receive a stipend of $5,000. Housing and travel to and from Madison are provided


Program Contact:

Dr. Andrew Greenberg

Director REU in Nanotechnology

1101 University Avenue

Madison, WI 53706

Email: greenberg@chem.wisc.edu

Phone: 608-890-1534

Fax: 608-265-8094