Funding & Research Opportunities
Funding for workshops
The MCC will consider proposals for workshops either held on the UIUC campus or workshops organized jointly with Psi-K or CECAM.
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Are you interested in experimental and computational research opportunities?
MCC-related REU projects
2006 Projects
Program information
Ma'ayan Bresler (Summer 2004) is advised by Prof. Karin Dahmen. Their project is titled "Disorder induced critical scaling in non-equilibrium systems"
- Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Materials Science and Engineering
- June 5, 2006 - August 11, 2006
- Application deadline: Monday, February 13, 2006. Late applications will be considered if there is space in the program.
Computational Design of Alloys (Prof. Duane Johnson)
The student will work in collaboration with, and have a mentor from, current graduate students and/or a post-doctoral researcher to apply electronic-structure and thermodynamic methods to predict and design alloys with particular properties, or at least determine origin for behaviors, such as new hydrogen-storage materials. Computer Science students will be considered also regarding development of an Structural Database and Thermodynamic Toolkit related to this scientific project. This work will be connected with experimental collaborations. The student would have an advantage if he or she is familiar with UNIX-based computers and Fortran and C++, although this is not required. The student should have some familiarity with concepts of atomic bonding and mechanical behavior of materials, such as those considered in sophomore or junior level courses on mechanical behavior of materials.
2004 Projects
- "Computer-aided analyses and design of complex high-nitrogen steels" (Prof. Duane Johnson)
- "Computer simulations of soft materials" (Erik Luijten)
For details and to browse other projects for Summer 2004, visit the MatSE REU project descriptions page.
REU programs at UIUC
- The Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) REU program offers an interdisciplinary environment where physics, chemistry, and biology meet engineering. Spend your summer doing research at the top-ranked materials program in the nation.
- The UIUC Department of Physics REU gives students the opportunity to do experimental and theoretical research at one of the top ten physics departments in the country.
REU programs at other universities and government labs
- AT&T, http://www.research.att.com/
- Argonne NL, http://www.dep.anl.gov/
- Brookhaven NL, http://www.bnl.gov/education/
- Fermi Lab, interns.fnal.gov/
- LBL, http://www.lbl.gov/Education/
- NIST, http://physics.nist.gov/ResOpp/
- ORNL, http://see.orau.org/
- PNL, science-ed.pnl.gov/undergrad.stm
- SLAC, www.slac.stanford.edu/gen/edu/undergraduate.html
- Princeton Plasma Physics, www.pppl.gov/education/pages/education.html
- NREL, http://www.nrel.gov/internships/
National Science Foundation Science & Technology Centers
2007 Summer Undergraduate Internship Programs offer paid summer internships at our seventeen centers, located at prestigious universities around the United States. These summer internships provide undergraduates an opportunity to conduct research in a “graduate school” setting in the following fields: 1) biological sciences, 2) computer and information sciences, 3) engineering, 4) geosciences, and 5) mathematical and physical sciences. These summer research opportunities are fully funded and are an excellent way to gain a competitive edge toward graduate school. The centers are currently accepting applications for the 2007 Summer Programs. Contact: Wesley Uehara, Special Projects Manager, National Science Foundation Science & Technology Center, University of California Los Angeles (310) 825-9463 phone; wuehara-->cens.ucla.edu email.
