The LRSM, a National Science Foundation supported Materials Research Science and Engineering
Center (MRSEC), will offer twenty-five Summer Research Fellowships to undergraduates from
colleges and universities in the United States who are majoring in science or engineering. Successful applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents. Each will work under the supervision of a faculty member on a current materials research project in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biophysics, materials science or engineering. Summer Fellows will have access to all the research facilities of the LRSM and of other laboratories, as required. University faculty will give a series of lectures on materials science and the Fellow will be expected to both write a short research report at the end of the fellowship period and also give an oral presentation to the group. An award will be given for the best paper. Fellows will also have access to the libraries, computer centers and
recreational and athletic facilities of the University.

Fellowships will normally be for a ten-week period, from June 2 through August 8, 2003, and will carry a stipend of $4,000. Fellows should have completed their junior year by the beginning of the fellowship period, although consideration will be given to exceptionally well-qualified sophomores. Students requiring accommodation will be housed in university dormitories at reduced rates.

Candidates should send a brief letter of application, which summarizes the pertinent courses they have taken (include transcript), outlines their career interests, and report on any previous research experience. At least one letter of recommendation from a faculty member at the applicant's current college is required and this may accompany the application or be sent, separately, to the address given below.

Applications should be mailed as soon as possible but no later than March 1, 2003 and results will be announced in letters mailed no later than April 1, 2003. The NSF-REU program provides financial support for Summer Fellowships. Applications from women and minorities (defined as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native American Indians and Pacific Islanders) are especially encouraged and should be so identified.

On-Line Application Form

Send application to:

Dr. A. R. McGhie, Associate Director
Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter
University of Pennsylvania
3231 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6202
 
Tel. (215) 898-6461
Fax (215) 898-8296
e-mail: mcghie@lrsm.upenn.edu

NSF-REU Summer Students 2002 Front Row: Yaixa Rentes, Winnie Lee, Shakira Morera, Alix Eschelmeyer, Brenda DeLeon, Jason Wiggins Second row: Tevis Jacobs, Yaa Bruce, Gie Na Yu, Idalia Rodriguez, Justin Kinney, Catherine Schoenman, Anthony Peng, Jeremy Stein Third row: Carl Pfendner, Enrique Rojas, Tony Barsotti, Ansel Hsiao, Edgardo Garcia, Dan Ruddy Fourth row: Greg Barker, Andrew Davenport, Brad Rosen, Saquib Ahmed, Mark Romanowsky, Andrew McGhie (Program Director) Missing: .

Over the last twelve years the LRSM has organized an NSF-REU Summer Fellowship program with a total enrollment of 260 students, approximately 45% of whom were minorities, 40% women, and combined total of 60% from under-represented groups. Each student spends 10 weeks working with an LRSM-affiliated faculty member on an independent research project. During the program a team of nine faculty members present a weekly lecture on some aspect of materials research and, during the final week, each student is required to make a presentation of his/her research to the other students and interested faculty. Each must also submit a final report and a prize is given for the best paper. This program is being continued as part of our MRSEC educational outreach.

NSF-REU Summer Students 2000 Front Row: Yisette Reyes, Rita Finones, Rachel Courtland, Carolyn Johnson Second row: Ana Garcia, David Scales, Andrew Levitt, Josh Gruber, Paul Frail Third row: Miguel Guzman, Sharlim Perdomo, Roberto Myers, Nakiya Showell, Elizabeth Young Fourth row: Seth Boeshore, Elliot Reed, Ian Gelfand, Michael Biercuk, Kevin Odum Missing: Judd Flesch, Nathan Martin, Asenia McMillan, Lucy Muzzy, Jennifer Bartels, Ines Ellis Guardiola.

Monday, July 31

Tuesday, August 1

4:00	Ian Gelfand, MSE, Penn	Johnson
	Electron Transport in Biological Systems
4:10	Seth Boeshore, Physics, Franklin & Marshall	Fischer
	Cobalt nanowires encapsulated in multiwall carbon nanotubes
4:20	Elizabeth Young, Chem, Haverford	Gai
	Laser induced pH jump and electron transfer in cytochrome bc1 complex
4:30	Andrew Levitt, Physics, Univ. of Toronto	Yodh
	Template directed colloidal crystallization
4:40	Yisette Reyes, Biol., Cayey Univ. College	DeGrado
	Stabilization of a de novo metalloenzyme
4:50	Kevin Odum, MSE, Penn	Luzzi
	Electric field induced alignment of nanotubes

Wednesday, August 2

4:00	Sharlim Perdomo, Physics, Humacao University	Santiago
	Jet vapor etching of ceramics
4:10	Elliot Reed, Physics, Swarthmore	Collings, Swarthmore
	Effect of an electric field on the chiral nematic - Isotropic phase transition
4:20	Nathan Martin, Chem, Penn	Rappe
	A new virtual crystal approximation for oxide solid solutions
4:30	Asenia McMillan, Bio/Chem, Immaculata	McIntosh/Saatman
	Localization of focal adhesion kinase after traumatic brain injury in rats.
4:40	Jennifer Bartels, Chem, Penn	Kozlowski
	Synthesis of polycyclic ethers via acid-catalyzed condensation of aldehydes and unsaturated 1,8-diols
4:50	Lucy Muzzy, Chem, Princeton	Bonnell
	Scanning probe microscopy of barium titanate
5:00	Carolyn Johnson, Physics, Amherst	Bonnell
	Effects of ferroelectric domains on adsorption on barium titanate

Thursday, August 3

4:00	David Scales, Chem, Penn	Sneddon
	Design of inorganic materials for biological application
4:10	Josh Gruber, Physics, Penn	Yodh
	A study of polymer anisotropy in solution
4:20	Miguel Guzman, Physics, Humacao University	DiNardo, Drexel
	AFM studies of the polymerization of latex films
4:30	Ines Ellis Guardiola, Chem, Carleton College	DeGrado
	Helical stability: Isoleucine at an exposed position
4:40	Nakiya Showell, Chem, Bryn Mawr	Winey
	FTIR determination of the degree of neutralization in PEMMA acid salts
4:50	Roberto Myers, MSE, Penn	Chen
	Processing and characterization of CMR manganite thin films