University of Central Florida- NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programs – Summer 2017

 

Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Community Geographic Information Systems and Citizen Science in Orlando and Belize

Research in Belize for 5 weeks!  We emphasize community geography, community GIS, and citizen science through mixed methods, including sketch mapping, mobile mapping applications, focus groups, in-depth interviews, GIS, and spatial analysis. 

×         Program dates: June 19 - August 4

×         Website:  http://www.citizensciencegis.org/ucf-reu-site/

×         Benefits: $3500 research stipend, meal allowance and housing in Belize and Orlando, travel support to/from the REU Site, up to $750 for post-REU conference travel, and 2 research methods books.

×         Priority Application Deadline: February 17^th at 5pm

 

Internet of Things

This program will train students in a 10-week summer program in security, privacy, hardware design, data analytics, healthcare simulations, and social computing topics. Student activities include weekly workshops and seminars, preparation of a research poster for presentation, hands-on training with IoT devices, and socials.

×         Program dates: May 22-July 28

×         Website: http://iotreu.cs.ucf.edu/

×         Benefits: $5000 stipend, travel allowance, housing and meal allowance

×         Application Deadline: March 1^st

 

Biomedical Engineering and Nanotechnology

REU students will spend 10 weeks in a highly collaborative environment and learn aspects of material science engineering, bioengineering, biophotonics, biochemistry, and clinical translation. Research applications include Engineering of MEMs devices, Body-on-a-chip systems, Nanofibers for tissue engineering, Smart wound healing patches, and Nanomanufacturing of tunable plasmonic sensors.

×         Program dates: May 2- July 28

×         Website: http://nsfreunano.research.ucf.edu/

×         Benefits: $6,000 stipend plus travel costs and housing

×         Application Deadline: March 15^th

 

 

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