Undergraduate Programs in Nanotechnology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program

The Research Experience for Undergraduates program brings undergraduate students into the laboratories doing real-world research in nanoscale science and technology.

This ten-week program offers hands-on nanofabrication research in biology, chemistry, electronics, materials science, optics and optoelectronics, physics, and the life sciences.  Student interns work on research projects with faculty and graduate student mentors. The primary goal of the program is to give undergraduates the opportunity to gain a positive educational experience in a supervised open laboratory setting.  Included are weekly meetings to discuss the progress of each intern’s research with other students. The research is also presented at the REU convocation at the end of the program.

UCSB has 6 REU positions available. The application process is being handled through our NNIN partner, Cornell University.

Please click here to apply to the program.

For general questions about the program or application process, please contact: Melanie-Claire Mallison, (607) 254-4858; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For specific questions about the program at the UCSB site, please contact: Angela Berenstein, (805) 893-5999; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Convocation will be at Cornell August 9-12, 2009.

Short Courses for College Students

In summer 2005, the NNIN at UCSB offered a short course for Ventura College students. More short courses may be offered in the future. Please check back for details.

Link to NNIN Education Portal.