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REU Program

Fields of Research

Our REU participants can choose from a variety of fields based on their interests. Our current offerings are:

Once a student is accepted, they will be matched with a faculty member in their preferred field and integrated into an ongoing research project.

REU Participant, Vasiki Konneh, performing research

About REU at Minnesota

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Participants receive a stipend of $7,000 to cover their living expenses during the 10 weeks.

In addition to the stipend we provide:

  • On-Campus Dormitory Housing
  • Travel reimbursement up to $700

Activities include:

  • Weekly luncheon seminars
  • Poster session
  • Safety and ethics training

Social events may include:

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art visit
  • Major league baseball game
  • Riverboat cruise
  • Science Museum of Minnesota visit

Education Eligibility:
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, or permanent residents of the United States.

Questions?
For more information, contact [email protected].

Students of underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

Activities from Past Years

2025 Program

The REU Program will run from June 2 - August 8 in 2025.

 

2025 REU Program

The 2025 REU Program ran from June 2 - August 8, 2025.

2025 REU group after the poster session

This years participants were:

ParticipantHome InstitutionResearch AdvisorResearch Presentation
Aubrie HetheringtonGettysburg CollegeVincent Noireaux3-D Printing Bioreactors for Continuous Cell-free Gene Expression; Poster
Kaitlyn LefflerNew Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyJochen MuellerPolarized Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy
Hannah StevensMiami UniversityVuk MandicEstimation of the Cross-Correlation Between the Anisotropic Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background and Galaxy Over-Density; Poster
Nat SuttonCentral Washington UniversityMichael CoughlinBeyond the Scope of SCopPe; Poster
Helen ParkerIllinois State UniversityLindsay GlesenerEarlier Warnings for High Intensity Solar Flares Using X-rays; Poster
Nick MazzoniUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstZhen LiuComputing Massive Five-point Amplitudes from On-shell Methods; Poster
Lucas PasdoUniversity of PittsburghKe WangAFM Lithography of Graphite Gates Using Local Anodic Oxidation; Poster
Evan PouliotGustavus Adolphus CollegePatrick KellyUsing GLAFIC Software and Multiply Lensed Images to Model the Mass Distribution of Lensing Cluster RX J2129; Poster
Harrison RedfernCarleton CollegeDan DahlbergPhoton Gates: Methods for Measuring the Interaction Size of a Photon; Poster
James Gómez FaulkCase Western Reserve UniversityShaul HananyDesigning an Optimal Taper Between Media of Different Refractive Indices; Poster