Wednesday, February 1, 2012

University of Alabama at Birmingham's - Physics summer program

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Physics would like to request that you post the following announce.

We are currently accepting applications for our 2012 Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. For 10 full weeks, undergraduates from across the country will have an opportunity to work in the laboratories of our renowned and esteemed researchers. An online application is available for the inconvenience of interested undergraduate students. You can also checkout our Facebook page for more information and follow up on Twitter.

The programs provides:

$4000 Stipend for the 10 week period

Housing for participants

Roundtrip travel to and from the program

Travel to attend conferences

Below are just a few of the projects available:

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Materials
  • Diamond Growth and Characterization
  • High Pressure Materials Research
  • Properties of Microelectronic Materials
  • New Laser Materials
  • Industrial Research Projects
  • Planetary and Interstellar Materials
  • Fiber Optic Biosensors
  • Materials for Biomedical Implants
  • Electrospun Polymeric Biomaterials
  • Ultrafast Terahertz Spectroscopy in Materials Research
  • Self Assembly of Materials for Tissue Engineering
  • Laser Tweezers in Biophysical Research
  • Computational Research Projects
  • Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Study of Excitable Tissues

For more information, visit our website, Follow us on Twitter, Friend us on Facebook.

Charita H. Cadenhead on behalf of
Dr. Yogesh K. Vohra, REU Program Director

Professor of Physics, Associate Dean College of Arts and Sciences

Director, Center for Nanoscale Materials & Biointegration (CNMB)
University of Alabama at Birmingham

College of Arts and Sciences

1300 University Blvd., CH 310 Birmingham, AL 35294-1170

(205) 975-8076

(205) 975-8009 - Fax

mailto:charita@uab.edu