The
Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) brings ten
students each summer to campus to work closely with VINSE faculty on research projects
in cutting edge areas of nanoscale science and engineering. This summer program
is funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF-REU) program. Participation in the program provides students with a true
interdisciplinary research experience in an environment where physicists, chemists,
biologists, and all engineers collaboratively solve problems and create new scientific
understanding. Weekly lunchtime meetings are held for all faculty and students that
cover topics ranging from ethics and the responsible conduct of research to demystifying
graduate school and the GRE examination. Each student works directly with VINSE faculty
members and their research groups and has access to the VINSE laboratories, which
are shared facilities available to all authorized users. Furthermore, the Vanderbilt
campus is just one mile from downtown Nashville, which is one of the most vibrant
and cosmopolitan mid-sized cities in the United States.
Students who are US Citizens or Permanent Residents majoring in science or engineering
are eligible to apply to the REU program. Students from underrepresented
groups and institutions are strongly encouraged to apply. Students are to be notified
of their acceptance into the program by email by mid-March annually. Selections
are primarily based on academic standing and faculty recommendations.
All studies involve genetic, biochemical, and transgenic techniques including isolating
genes by PCR, overexpressing or RNAi silencing gene expressions in plants, and
investigating the effects on gene expressions and metabolite levels. Some specific
projects may involve culturing transgenic yeasts for determining protein-protein
interactions (yeast two-hybrid) or for analyzing transporter substrate specificities.
Columbia University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Summer 2019
PAS3 supports outstanding undergraduates as Summer Research Fellows each year
in a ten-week collaborative REU program between Columbia and City College of New
York. Topics of research encompass two interdisciplinary research groups studying
materials composed of atomically precise low-dimensional building blocks: two-dimensional
atomic sheets and zero-dimensional molecular clusters.
Welcome to 2019! Here are a few AWIS-WV announcements for the new year:
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) 2019 will be held at WVU Tech on Saturday, March
30, 2019. We are looking for volunteers (individual or groups) to lead hands-on workshops
for middle school-aged girls. The workshops should be STEM related, but the content
is entirely up to you. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering and
submit your workshop ideas by February 15th. If you would like more information regarding
this event, please feel free to contact Jamie McCall or 304-293-4263.
Van Liere Research Conference: The 54th Van Liere Research Conference will be
March 21 & 22, 2019 at the WVU Health Sciences Campus. This is an opportunity
for undergraduates, professional program students, graduate students, residents,
fellows, and postdoctoral researchers to present their research. The posters are
judged by faculty and winners are chosen from each category. Deadline to submit an
abstract is February 15, 2019 (5:00PM) 2019 Van Liere Research Conference REGISTRATION.
AWIS-WV Chapter will have a booth at the event. Please consider stopping by to see
us and to support the students presenting their work.
Our Global Accelerator Programs in Paris, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco are filling very quickly, and I anticipate there will be no places remaining after the New Year. As such, I would like to take the opportunity to ask interested students to apply sooner rather than later.
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) at Michigan State University invites applications from undergraduate students interested in a career in bioenergy for our Summer Undergraduate Research Program in 2019.
Deadlines are rapidly approaching! Use the PathwaysToScience.org searchable database to find and apply to STEM paid summer research programs over winter break.
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University is sponsoring
the Cancer-Focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) program. The goal
of the program is to generate excitement for a future career in cancer research in
highly motivated undergraduates and help them prepare for the next stage in their
careers. Thirty-two undergraduates from across the country will work
with one of 82 Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.
