LA-SiGMA REU: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Materials Science
Application Deadline – March 1, 2012

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) project is a nine week program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of materials science projects. Each student receives a stipend of $4,500, free housing in university dormitories, and up to $400 in travel expenses. Thirty students will be selected, five each at Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Tulane University, University of New Orleans, and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Qualifications:

Interested in a major that is within the computational sciences
umbrella (leaves out few majors as it includes all sciences,
mathematics, and engineering) with at least a 2.75 GPA, considering a
career in research and/or graduate school in your major, and being a
US citizen or permanent resident.

Important Dates:

March 1, 2012: Application deadline.
March 30, 2012: Notification of decision.
May 29, 2012 through July 28, 2012: Program dates.

The research activities of LA-SiGMA are organized into three Science Drivers:

-Electronic Materials
-Energy Materials
-Biomolecular Materials
and the CyberTools and Cyberinfrastructure group.

These are broad, and sometimes overlapping areas where faculty from
diverse departments (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics,
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, etc.) collaborate in multidisciplinary projects. Our REU students learn how to use some of the nation's largest supercomputers, may participate in the setup and management of large-scale simulations, and may take on an important role in the analysis and visualization of the simulation results.

For more information and to apply, visit: http://reu.lasigma.loni.org/.