UMN Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) opportunities

An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she/they works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions.

The following is a list of REU opportunities both within the College of Science and Engineering and around the University of Minnesota.

NOTE: This list is not complete and does not include all REU opportunities at the University. 

College of Science and Engineering REUs

Site Info/Name

Contact

Link

Research Topics/Keywords

Challenges of the 21st Century

chmlando@umn.edu

Chemistry Summer Lando/NSF REU webpage

Chemistry research

Combinatorics & Algebra

reiner@umn.edu

Professor Vic Reiner's REU website

Combinatorics, Algebra

Mechanical Engineering (ME) REU Program for Energy and the Environment

umn-me-reu@umn.edu

Mechanical Engineering REU website

Mechanical Engineering, Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Design, Modeling, Simulation, Experiment, Engines, Plasmas, Solar, Materials, Sensors, Aerosols, Manufacturing

Physics & Astronomy at UMN

physics@umn.edu

School of Physics and Astronomy website

Condensed Matter Physics, Particle Physics, Biophysics, High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space and Planetary Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Nanomaterials engen@umn.edu MRSEC website Materials Science and Engineering: Engineered Multiblock Polymers, Organic Optoelectronic Interfaces, Magnetic Heterostructures, Nanoparticle-based Materials, and other projects

 

Other REUs around the University of Minnesota

Summer Research in Neuroimaging for Cognitive Neuroscience

lssurp@umn.edu

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) website

Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems, including topics in experimental studies using cutting-edge recording and stimulation techniques, computational modeling, and neurotechnology device fabrication

Cancer Researcher, Education and Training Experience (CREATE) Program

lssurp@umn.edu

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) website

Cancer Biology research

Heart, Lung & Blood (HLB) Program

lssurp@umn.edu

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) website

Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular biology, Immunology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Stem cell biology.

Neuroscience of Neurological Disorders and Drug Addiction Program

lssurp@umn.edu

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) website

Neurodegenerative Disorders and Drug Addiction

PRE-Medical Scientist Training Program

lssurp@umn.edu

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) website

Cancer Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular Biology, and Hematologic Disorders

PharmacoNeuroImmunology (PNI) Program

lssurp@umn.edu

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) website

Neuroscience of Auditory and Vestibular Systems, Neuroscience of Drug Abuse and Addiction, intestinal tract: opioid and cannabinoid receptors, enteric neurons and mucosal defense