Center for Emergent Materials at Ohio State Paid Undergraduate Summer Research

The Center for Emergent Materials is a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, MRSEC, that forms teams of researchers form different disciplines to collaborate in teams called Interdisciplinary Research Groups, IRGs. These IRGs tackle fundamental problems in science too large and complex for one scientist to solve alone. In this REU program, you will work with researchers to address scientific issues including:

• The design, synthesis and growth of new materials (crystals, thin films, 2D) with unique electronic and magnetic phenomena.
• Developing innovative tools to understand how to control material properties within and across interfaces.
• Building a theoretical foundation for these emergent properties.

Students will participate in professional development activities focusing on preparing for graduate school and research related careers. They will also participate in peer networking and social activities. Successful REU applicants will be paired with a faculty mentor from a core CEM department (Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics) and will perform experimental or computational research projects aligned with CEM focal areas.

This 10-WEEK UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM includes a stipend of $7,000, reasonable travel costs, housing (dorm room – two people per room) and local bus transportation.