Northwestern University is fast becoming known as “Nano U” because of its world-renown faculty and first-class facilities. The International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University oversees a number of REU programs that provide unique summer experiences for undergraduates majoring in the life sciences or engineering. 

 

Over 9-weeks in the summer, REU students participate in hands-on research, group meetings, research seminars, facility tours, and field trips. They have access to world-class equipment and world-renown faculty. Interactive workshops provide a fun setting to learn and practice communication fundamentals and the way to organize and develop winning academic papers. There are also opportunities to publish in Nanoscale the first undergraduate research journal on nanotechnology in the country, and informal get-togethers like the summer picnic.

 

REU students receive a stipend of $4,000 plus round-trip airfare and housing in Northwestern dormitories. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information and an application, visit our site at www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm or contact Denise Dooley at 847-467-4862.