REU Program – Department of Chemistry

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Experimental and Computational Modeling of Materials and Bio-Molecular Systems

Applications for the Summer 2025 Program will be available soon! The application deadline for non-University of Utah students is TBD.

Deadline for UU students: TBD.

Program dates: May – Aug , 2025. Time commitment: 40 HOURS A WEEK.

Join undergraduates from colleges and universities across the United States. Engage in full-time, cutting-edge research on a project of your choice.

The program includes:

Stipend of $6,000
Travel allowance and on-campus housing (to non-local students)
Training and research
Weekly luncheon seminars
Activities with other University of Utah REU programs
Outdoor adventures in the spectacular Wasatch mountains
Culminating symposium
Travel support to present at a research conference

REU Information for Summer 2025

REU participants will be fully integrated in our faculty’s research groups, which address a range of challenging problems in energy, health, environment, and education. This REU program also will emphasize the development of data analysis and modeling skills that are broadly applicable to modern Chemistry research. For more information on the chemistry research areas offered by this REU and faculty mentors, please click on the icons below.

Program dates: May – Aug, 2025. The exact dates will be announced at a later date.

Program Directors

Professor Ming Hammond

Professor Michael Gruenwald

For University of Utah Chemistry students: CLICK HERE TO APPLY

U of U students please note: One reference letter must be from the Chemistry faculty member that has agreed to sponsor your REU application and serve as your summer research mentor.

For all other students: CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Applications are submitted through the NSF ETAP system.

Applications Parts: Personal, school, and references info (two reference letters required); College transcript (file upload); Statement of research interest (300 words), Personal statement (~ 1 page)

Important Information for Reference Letters: : Your reference letter writers will receive an email with submission instructions once you complete the application. You are encouraged to inform them to look out for this email (including checking spam folders). Please work with your letter writers to make sure your application is complete by the deadline of February 15, 2024. The ETAP system lets you include a message to your letter writers. Please include the following information for your letter writers: “The University of Utah REU program deadline for reference letters is Feb 15, 2024”.

For University of Utah students: One reference letter must be from the Chemistry faculty that has agreed to sponsor your REU application and serve as your summer research mentor.

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