Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

This eight-week summer internship program matches undergraduate students with scientists at the Magnet Lab’s three sites, offering them unique opportunities to explore science at the extremes of magnetic field, pressure and temperature while working alongside some of the finest scientists, magnet designers and engineers in the world.

The Mag Lab offers a wide range of research experiences in physics, chemistry, biological sciences, geochemistry, materials science and magnet science and engineering. Summer interns work closely with their faculty mentors and are thoroughly integrated into research and development activities. Beyond the lab, students broaden their knowledge of diverse Magnet Lab research by attending weekly seminars and colloquia.

Each student accepted by the program receives a stipend and, if necessary, travel support and housing.

2010 REU Participants
Participant	School	Mentor
Jane Anstey	Florida State University	Michael Davidson
Roman Ciapurin	U. Central Florida	Dragana Popovic
Michael Cole	Morehouse College	Ke Han
Fenner Colson	Minnesota State U-Moorhead	Steve Van Sciver
Akshita Dutta	U. California Berkeley	Irinel Chiorescu
Joe Kedrowski	Grand Valley State U	Denis Markiewicz
James McClain	Haverford College	Andy Gavrilin
Luis Medina	UPR-Mayaguez	Steven Hill
Justin Mincey	Bethune Cookman	Yan Xin
Rana Mohammed	Ohio Wesleyan University	Jun Lu
Alexander Ruiz	Gulf Coast University	Sam Grant
Natalie Schmitt	UPR-Mayaguez	Eric Hellstrom
Michelle Sokoll	Florida State University	Sam Grant
Brandon Strange	FSU	Haidong Zhou
Francisco Valle	UPR-Mayaguez	Eric Hellstrom
William Ware	Lamar University	Jim Cao
Yer Yang	Columbus State University	Leonard Nyadong

 

Program specifics

• The program accepts United States citizens only.
• Housing is provided for out-of-area students, students who are placed at the Tallahassee site and do not attend Florida State University or students who are placed at the University of Florida site and do not attend the University of Florida.
• Travel reimbursements of up to $600 are paid to students who do not attend FSU or do not have permanent residence in Tallahassee. Students whose parents or legal guardians live in Tallahassee are not eligible for reimbursement.
• The program will pay only for direct travel from a student’s departure location to the lab where he or she will work. No other travel reimbursements will be made.
• Students are required to participate in the entire eight weeks of the program.

 

Application

Archives

Arranged by year, these archives include information on participants and their final posters on the research they conducted.

Quote/Unquote

Here's what some REU alumni had to say about the program:

"The REU Program was an incredible experience. Perhaps one of the most useful things I learned was what life is like as a researcher or a graduate student. Now I know for sure that I want to continue my studies beyond my undergraduate degree, and I know what to expect in my research-based courses and projects. And to top it off, the people were amazing; the Mag Lab was such a great place to work! I'm so glad that I decided to do something completely different with my summer, fly to a city I barely knew, and work at a job that was fun and challenging. It was probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!"
– Meghan McNulty, Class of 2008
   Princeton University

“I think one of the most important things I’m going to be taking back is more of a real sense of what the lab environment is like. Back at school, the labs are really linear. It’s do this, do that, and record your results. It’s so structured that it’s a lot harder to do your own problem solving.”
- Jonathan Padelford, Class of 2009
Columbus State University

"The experience was the best summer of my life. My supervisors and mentors were extremely friendly, polite, helpful, dedicated and understanding. The social activities organized by the CIRL coordinators and the REUs were loads of never-ending fun. It also gave me an opportunity to grow as an independent person, living away from family and friends. I made many friendships that I know will last a lifetime."
– Danish Haque, Class of 2006
   University of Houston

"The REU Program was an awesome experience from beginning to the end. Students came from different parts of the world and from different cultures. We all got to share and learn from each other. Moreover, there was always someone from the REU staff giving a hand. I never felt that I was alone."
– Xiomaris Cotto, Class of 2006
   University of Puerto Rico-Cayey

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For more information contact Jose Sanchez at sanchez@magnet.fsu.edu or (850) 645-0033.