Important information
Dates: May 24 - July 31, 2009
Stipend: $4,000 for 10-week program
Where: At one of the four largest universities in Florida
Relocation and housing expenses provided
See here for more information.
Participants in this ten-week summer REU program will be introduced to the ever-growing field of
computational materials science through a research experience in an active research group at one of the
four leading public universities in the state of Florida. Several academic disciplines, including
physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials science, are represented
from the University of Florida, the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida, and
Florida State University.
Each REU student will be incorporated into a research group and will have a faculty advisor and a graduate
student mentor. The research will be performed in a virtual environment through the use of computing
clusters and will involve a range of simulation methods in areas such as biology, nanoscience, and surface
science. Students will also learn to collaborate in a cyberspace environment.
In addition, various activities are planned to foster collaboration among groups from different universities,
such as seminars and workshops given via the internet and sharing knowledge among all REU participants on a
wiki site. The program will begin with a two-day workshop introducing computational materials science and
its methods at the University of Florida. By the end of the program, students will be prepared to present
their results at the two-day Florida Society for Materials Simulation (FSMS) annual meeting (see
details of past FSMS meetings).
Continuing research beyond the summer program is uniquely facilitated by the virtual laboratory and will be
encouraged by the faculty advisors.
For more information, please contact Prof. Aravind Asthagiri.