Educational Programs Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Many undergraduates get their first exposure to science and engineering by participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Each REU project is designed to involve the student in all aspects of research and has a clearly identifiable research goal at a level appropriate for undergraduate study. This program is subscribed by undergraduates from across the country. Applications and transcripts are due February 28, 2008 and selection of the summer students proceeds with Center faculty through April. With direction from a faculty advisor and, in most cases, a postdoctoral fellow or graduate student, the REU student defines and sets up the program necessary to accomplish the ten-week summer project. A final presentation is given by each student at the "end-of-summer" seminar attended by Center faculty, student mentors, and fellow REU students.
The summer 2008 REU Program runs from June 15 - August 23, 2008.
For more information about past projects and participants, please visit the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) website, or
for more information about this program, contact Kathryn Hollar, Director of Educational Programs, at:
Pierce Hall Room 185 29 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel.:(617)496-7479 Fax:(617) 812-0760 E-mail: hollar (at) seas.harvard.edu
Many undergraduates get their first exposure to science and engineering by participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Each REU project is designed to involve the student in all aspects of research and has a clearly identifiable research goal at a level appropriate for undergraduate study. This program is subscribed by undergraduates from across the country. Applications and transcripts are due February 28, 2008 and selection of the summer students proceeds with Center faculty through April. With direction from a faculty advisor and, in most cases, a postdoctoral fellow or graduate student, the REU student defines and sets up the program necessary to accomplish the ten-week summer project. A final presentation is given by each student at the "end-of-summer" seminar attended by Center faculty, student mentors, and fellow REU students.