May 18 – July 26, 2025
The NSF-funded CEM REU program involves a wide range of research projects where students will learn to address scientific issues including:
- The design, synthesis and growth of new materials (crystals, thin films, 2D) with unique electronic and magnetic phenomena.
- Developing innovative tools to understand how to control material properties within and across interfaces.
- Building a theoretical foundation for these emergent properties.
Students will participate in professional development activities focusing on preparing for graduate school and research related careers. They will also participate in peer networking and social activities. Successful REU applicants will be paired with a faculty mentor from a core CEM department (Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics) and will perform experimental or computational research projects aligned with CEM focal areas.
This 10-WEEK UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM includes a stipend of $7,000, reasonable travel costs, housing (dorm room – two people per room) and local bus transportation.
Summer REU 2025 Calendar- Coming Soon
All applications should be submitted through NSF ETAP, at this link. Prior to opening the survey, please have your responses prepared for the following prompts(Recommended length: 200-500 words for each prompt):
- Experience: In 500 words or less please describe your previous laboratory or other research experience, if any. Include practical experience, e.g., electronics, computer repair or programming, etc.
- Goals: In 500 words or less please describe your career goals and plans after completion of Bachelor’s degree. Also, explain how your previous experiences and the REU program will help you achieve them.
- Scientific Area of Interest: In 500 words or less please explain what sort of research interests you, so we can match you with a suitable advisor. We recommend that you check our CEM website to see what our faculty are doing and suggest projects that look particularly interesting. Please start on this page: http://cem.osu.edu/research/ and click the blue links for IRG-1 and IRG-2 to link to specific faculty members (listed at the bottom of each respective page).
- In 500 words or less tell us about a personal barrier, hardship, adversity that you have faced, the skills you utilized or developed to overcome it, and how those skills have prepared you to be successful in a materials graduate program? You may wish to explain here any special circumstances that the transcript does not adequately represent.
You will also be prompted to include the following information as part of your application:
- An official undergraduate transcript
- Two letters of recommendation
- Responses to the four additional questions listed above
For first consideration, please submit applications by February 15.
Click here for previous REU information and student experiences.
Eligibility Requirements
US citizen or permanent resident enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in physics, materials science, chemistry, or electrical/computer engineering. Members of groups under-represented in engineering or physical sciences are especially encouraged to apply.
OSU and CEM are committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities. The ADA Coordinator’s Office is a resource and referral point for disability-related information, services and resources. You may view their website at http://ada.osu.edu; email them at ada-osu@osu.edu with any questions.
Questions
Contact Michelle Richard (cem-reu@osu.edu).
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