Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

The Integrated Research Experience for Undergraduates programs in Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering for Future Manufacturing, and Materials, provide students interested in chemical related sciences and engineering the opportunity to pursue summer research in three, themed summer programs. Together, participants in all three programs form a larger community of researchers. Summer REU students see the breadth and depth of the chemical sciences and engineering research conducted at UW–Madison.

APPLY TO REU

REU in Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering

Students participating in this program explore phenomena in the fields of chemistry and chemical and biological engineering through hands-on research projects in the laboratories of faculty in the Department of Chemistry or Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

REU in Materials

Students participating in this program conduct research in an area of materials science, engineering, physics, chemistry, science education or public policy in one of the laboratories of the Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).

REU in Chemical and Materials Engineering for Future Manufacturing

Students participating in this program conduct research on the development of new materials and new processes for future catalysis, electrochemistry, circular manufacturing of plastics, novel pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, microelectronics and metabolic engineering of biofuels.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Eligible students are undergraduates majoring in mathematics, chemistry, physics, engineering, biotechnology-related areas, other physical sciences, science education, or public policy who have a strong desire to complete a Ph.D. and meet the following criteria:

• Students who have completed their sophomore or junior year of college
• Students with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in accredited colleges or universities