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This is a list of sites that were funded in summer 2004. Some sites will be deleted and new ones added as award decisions are made in winter-spring 2005. The list will be updated periodically. Almost every site has a web page where more information can be obtained. Clicking on a highlited site title should direct you to the web page.


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University of Alabama at Birmingham
REU Site for Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Chemistry
Birmingham, AL 35294-0111

Primary: Tracy P. Hamilton
205-934-8956
hamilton@uab.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry at The University of Alabama
Department of Chemistry
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0104

Primary: Lowell Kispert
205-348-5954
lkispert@bama.ua.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, environmental, materials, biological

U of South Alabama
REU Site on Structure and Function of Proteins
Biomedical Sciences
Mobile, AL 36688

Primary: Julio Turrens
251-380-2714
jturrens@usouthal.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, computational, protein
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

Northern Arizona University
REU: Environmental Science Summer Program
Chemistry
Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Primary: Richard Foust
928-523-7077
richard.foust@nau.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental science
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

University of Arkansas
Research Experience for Undergraduates Site Project in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Primary: Donald Bobbitt, Donald Paul
501-575-5190
dpaul@uark.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry

Arkansas State University
REU Site: R.I.S.E. - Research Internships in Science of theEnvironment at Arkansas State University
Chemistry
State University, AR 72467

Primary: Robyn Hannigan
870-972-3086
hannigan@astate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental science
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Education and Human Resources

California State University-Fullerton
Research Experiences For Undergraduates in Chemistry at CSU Fullerton
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fullerton, CA 92831

Primary: Maria Linder
714-278-2472
mlinder@fullerton.edu
Secondary: Mark Filowitz
714-278-3699
mfilowitz@fullerton.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry

California State University-Los Angeles
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Los Angeles, CA 90032-4221

Primary: Scott Nickolaisen
323-343-2382
snickol@calstatela.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry

University of California-Santa Cruz
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of California
Department of Chemistry
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077

Primary: Rebecca Braslau
831-459-3087
surf@chemistry.ucsc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Chulalongkorn U., Mahidol U., Chulabhorn Res. Inst.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Organic Chemistry in Bangkok, Thailand
Department of Chemistry
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077

Primary: Rebecca Braslau
831-459-3087
ThaiREU@chemistry.ucsc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: organic chemistry, international
Comments: Bangkok, Thailand REU site
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

Harvey Mudd College
Summer Chemistry REU Site at Harvey Mudd College
Department of Chemistry
Claremont, CA 91711

Primary: Shenda M. Baker
909-621-8643
Shenda_Baker@HMC.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Santa Clara University
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Santa Clara University
Department of Chemistry
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Primary: Julie A. Mueller
408-554-5389
jamueller@scu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Cofunded: Ethics and Values Studies

University of Southern California
REU Site: Snapshot of Chemistry:Visualization of Processes at the Molecular Level
Department of Chemistry
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0744

Primary: Heather Meunier
213-740-6855
meunier@usc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Occidental College
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Occidental College
Department of Chemistry
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314

Primary: Phoebe Dea
323-259-2625
dea@oxy.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Colorado State University
Summer Undergraduate Research in Chemistry at Colorado State University
Department of Chemistry
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Primary: Nancy E. Levinger (Dir.), Cindy Ungerman(Coordin.)
650-723-0633
levinger@lamar.colostate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Connecticut
NSF-REU Site in Chemistry at the University of Connecticut
Department of Chemistry
Storrs, CT 06269-2048

Primary: Amy Howell
860-486-3460
howell@nucleus.chem.uconn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Comments: Opportunities for disabled (wheelchair bound) participants

University of Florida
An REU Site in Chemistry at the University of Florida
Department of Chemistry
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Vivian Thompson
904-392-2012
reu@chem.ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Comments: Participants sent to laboratories in France

University of Florida
The US/France REU Site in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Dr. Randy Duran
904-393-2012
reu@chem.ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, international, France
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology
REU:Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Atlanta, GA 30332-0160

Primary: Thomas F. Moran
404-894-4022
tom.moran@chemistry.gatech.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

State University of West Georgia
REU Site: Research Experience for Two-Year College Undergraduates in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Carrollton, GA 30118

Primary: Gigi B. Ray
770-838-3089
gbray@westga.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Hawaii
REU: Undergraduate Research Experience in Chemistry at the University of Hawaii-Manoa
Department of Chemistry
Honolulu, HI 96822

Primary: John Head
808-956-5787
johnh@hawaii.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, astrochemistry, materials science, environmental, bimolecular structure and function

University of Idaho
Green Chemistry on the Palouse: A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Idaho and Washington State University
Department of Chemistry
Moscow, ID 83844-2343

Primary: Jeanne L. McHale
208-885-6665
jmchale@uidaho.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: green chemistry
Comments: Joint site with mentors at the University of Idaho and Washington State University

Loyola University of Chicago
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Loyola University of Chicago
Department of Chemistry
Chicago, IL 60611-2103

Primary: Mary K. Boyd
773-508-3174
mboyd@luc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Cofunded: Ethics and Values Studies

Notre Dame University
Environmental Molecular Science Institute: Actinides and Heavy Metals in the Environment - The Formation, Stability, and Impact of Nano- and Micro Particles.
Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Primary: Dr. Jeremy B.Fein
fein.1@nd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, geology, environmental molecular science
Cofunded: Earth Sciences

Purdue University
REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemical Biology at Purdue University
Department of Chemistry
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Primary: Mark Lipton
765-494-0132
lipton@purdue.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemical biology, organic, bioorganic, medicinal, biochemistry

Coe College
Coe College REU Program
Departments of Physics and Chemistry
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Primary: Susan Noreuil
319-399-8524
snoreuil@coe.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: spectroscopy, optics, material science, acoustics, gas phase chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical synthesis
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, Department of Defense (DoD)

Iowa State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Iowa State University
Department of Chemistry
Ames, IA 50011-3111

Primary: Mark S. Gordon
mark@si.fi.ameslab.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, physics, computational materials science
Cofunded: Materials Research

University of Kansas
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Kansas
Department of Chemistry
Lawrence, KS 66044-7552

Primary: Barbara Schowen, Cynthia Larive
785-864-5206
clarive@ku.edu jakers@ukans.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Research Experiences in the Chemical Sciences For Undergraduates at Louisiana State University
Department of Chemistry
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Primary: Susie Thomas
225-578-7091
sthomas@lsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
An REU Site for Environmental Research Experiences for SMET Minority Students in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
Department of Chemistry
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1804

Primary: Frank K. Cartledge, Cheryle L. Peters
225-388-6004
fcartledge@lsu.edu cpeters@eng.lsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry, biological sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering,
Cofunded: Education and Human Resources

National Institute of Standards and Technology
REU: SURFing the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences and Technology Laboratory
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8300

Primary: Albert Lee, Jeanice Brown-Thomas
301-975-2857
albert.lee@nist.gov jeanice.brownthomas@nist.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Wellesley College
REU site: Chemistry as the Focus of an Interdisciplinary Summer Research Program at Wellesley College
Department of Chemistry
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

Primary: Chris Arumainayagam
781-283-3326
carumain@wellesley.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, physics

Michigan State University
Undergraduate Summer Research in Chemistry at Michigan State University
Department of Chemistry
East Lansing, MI 48824-1046

Primary: Michael Rathke

rathke@msu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, materials

University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department of Chemistry
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055

Primary: Brian P. Coppola
734-764-7329
bcoppola@umich.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Hope College
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Hope College
Department of Chemistry
Holland, MI 49422-9000

Primary: Joanne Stewart
616-395-7634
chemreu@hope.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Environmental, Materials, and Biological Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Primary: Marc Hillmyer, Lou Pignolet
612-625-7834
hillmyer@chem.umn.edu pignolet@chem.umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Missouri-Columbia
REU Site for an Introduction to Radiochemistry Research
Department of Chemistry/MU Research Reactor
Columbia, MO 65211

Primary: Susan Lever
573-882-8395
levers@missouri.edu
Secondary: Linda Blockus
573-882-5979
blockusl@missouri.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, nuclear chemistry, radiochemistry, radioisotopes, radiopharmaceutical
Comments: cofunded by NIH

Montana State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Montana State University
Department of Chemistry
Bozeman, MT 59717

Primary: Thomas Livinghouse
406-994-4801
uchtl@chemistry.montana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Montana
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the University of Montana: Linking Environmental Chemistry and Science Policy Formulation
Department of Chemistry
Missoula, MT 59812

Primary: Earle Adams
406-243-4196
adamser@selway.umt.edu
Secondary: Garon Smith
406-243-4269
garons@selway.umt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, environmental health, environmental studies, geology
Cofunded: Ethics and Values Studies

Columbia University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
New York, NY 10027

Primary: Leonard W. Fine
212-854-2163
lugo@chem.columbia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Rochester
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Rochester, NY 14627

Primary: Thomas R. Krugh
585-275-8286
weston@chem.rochester.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Comments: Interaction with the Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer

Syracuse University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Syracuse University
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100

Primary: Karin Ruhlandt-Senge
315-443-1306
kruhland@syr.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Stony Brook University
REU Site in Chemistry at SUNY Stony Brook
Department of Chemistry
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400

Primary: Nancy S. Goroff, Robert Kerber
631-632-7940
nancy.goroff@sunysb.edu, robert.kerber@sunysb.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry
REU: Chemistry With a Purpose - Undergraduate Research Experiences at State University of New York (SUNY) - Environmental Science and Forestry
Chemistry Department
Syracuse, NY 13210

Primary: Theodore S. Dibble
315-470-6596
tsdibble@mailbox.syr.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, environmental, polymer, organic, biochemistry, ethics
Comments: Conjoint with Le Moyne College
Cofunded: Ethics and Values Studies

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
REU: Research on Chemical and Radiation Sensors at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Pembroke, NC 28372

Primary: Paul Flowers
910-521-6424
paul.flowers@uncp.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, physics, radiation sensors
Cofunded: Physics

University of North Dakota Main Campus
REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Emphasizing Environmental Chemistry Applications at the University of North Dakota
Department of Chemistry
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9024

Primary: Evguenii I. Kozliak
701-777-2145
ekozliak@mail.chem.und.nodak.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, chemical engineering, space studies, environmental chemistry

Kent State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Kent State University
Department of Chemistry
Kent State, OH 44242-0001

Primary: Arne Gericke
330-672-2986
agericke@kent.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, liquid crystals, nanomaterials, biomaterials
Cofunded: Materials Research

Ohio State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Interdisciplinary Reserach at the Chemistry/Biology Interface at Ohio State University
Department of Chemistry
Columbus, OH 43210

Primary: Jonathan Parquette
614-292-5886
parquett@chemistry.ohio-state.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biological, bioorganic, bioinorganic, biophysical

Miami University Oxford Campus
REU: Summer Undergraduate Research in Chemistry at Miami University, Oxford
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Oxford, OH 45056

Primary: Benjamin Gung
513-529-2825
gungbw@muohio.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical

University of Oregon Eugene
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry and Physics
Department of Chemistry
Eugene, OR 97403

Primary: Geraldine Richmond
541-346-4635
richmond@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, physics, chemical physics, nanoscience, materials chemistry, green chemistry, theoretical chemistry, polymer chemistry, photonics, optics, biophysics, laser spectroscopy, surface science
Cofunded: Physics

Juniata College
A Dispersed REU Site
Department of Chemistry
Huntingdon, PA 16652

Primary: David Reingold
814-641-3565
reingold@juniata.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: organic chemistry, theoretically interesting molecules
Comments: Collaborating institutions meet three times a summer:Juniata College, Macalester College,Trinity College,Trinity University, St. Michael's University, Northern Kentucky University

University of Pittsburgh
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Primary: Joseph J. Grabowski
412-624-8632
joeg@pitt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biological chemistry, chemical biology, analytical, inorganic, organic, physical chemistry

Duquesne University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates:Integrated Computational and Experimental Site at Duquesne University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Primary: Jeffrey Evanseck
412-396-6337
evanseck@duq.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry,computational chemistry, chemical biology
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Pedras
Research Experiences in Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico
Department of Chemistry
Rio Pedras, PR 00931

Primary: Ana R. Guadalupe
787-764-0000
a_guadalupe@uprl.clu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry

University of South Carolina at Columbia
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Columbia, SC 29208

Primary: Catherine Murphy
803-777-3628
murphy@mail.chem.sc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, nanoscience

Furman University
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Nanoscience at Furman University
Department of Chemistry
Greenville, SC 29613

Primary: Timothy Hanks
803-294-3373
tim.hanks@furman.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, nanoscience
Comments: Applications from student/faculty teams encouraged

University of South Dakota Main Campus
REU Site: Photodynamics in Chemistry, Biology and Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390

Primary: Andrew G. Sykes
605-677-5487
asykes@usd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biology, biochemistry, photodynamics

South Dakota State University
REU Site: Chemistry Research for Undergraduate Students at South Dakota State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Brookings, SD 57007-0896

Primary: Jihong Cole-Dai
605-688-4744
jihong_cole-dai@sdstate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

University of Memphis
REU Site at the University of Memphis: A Summer at the Interface of Theory and Experiment
Department of Chemistry
Memphis, TN 38152

Primary: Abby Parrill
901-678-2638
aparrill@memphis.edu
Secondary: Greg Peters
901-678-3293
rgpeters@memphis.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Texas A&M; University Main Campus
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Texas A&M; University
Department of Chemistry
College Station, TX 77843-3255

Primary: Gary Sulikowski
979-845-5746
sulikowski@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of North Texas
REU:Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of North Texas
Department of Chemistry
Denton, TX 76203

Primary: Angela K. Wilson
940-565-4296
akwilson@unt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

University of Texas at Austin
REU: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science
Department of Chemistry
Austin, TX 78712-1167

Primary: Jennifer S. Broadbelt
512-471-0028
jbroadbelt@mail.utexas.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry, geology, integrative biology, environmental toxicolgy
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

James Madison University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at James Madison University
Department of Chemistry
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Primary: Daniel M. Downey
650-723-0633
downeym@jmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry
Comments: opportunities for deaf students

Virginia Commonwealth University
REU Site: Practices and Perspectives
Department of Chemistry
Richmond, VA 23284-2006

Primary: Suzanne Ruder
804-828-7519
sruder@vcu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, chemical engineering

University of Virginia Main Campus
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Virginia
Department of Chemistry
Charlottesville, VA 22904

Primary: James N. Demas
434-924-3343
demas@virginia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Virginia Tech
Department of Chemistry
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Primary: Mark R. Anderson
540-231-3869
maander6@vt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, physical and physical-analytical chemistry

Marshall University
REU: Research Experience for Undergradates in Bio-inspired Chemistry at Marshall University
Department of Chemistry
Huntington, WV 25755

Primary: Seth D. Bush
304-696-4358
bush@marshall.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: chemistry, biochemistry


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