Instead of spending the summer relaxing on a beach, ten undergraduate students from a variety of colleges and universities as close as Columbus State and as distant as Clemson have come to OSU to conduct research with graduate students and CEM faculty mentors. Through the CEM’s summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, students have the opportunity to live on campus for nine weeks while participating in cutting-edge research at the CEM ranging from the development of a glucose sensor that will benefit people with diabetes, to creating a program to enhance the performance of an atomic force microscope. In addition to their research experience, REU students participate in OSU’s Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), which provides workshops on research skills and seminars on topics related to graduate education and career development.
More information about the Center for Emergent Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program can be found at http://cem.osu.edu