Welcome to the NSF-REU web
site at Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton Information
For general information on the NSF-REU program, scroll down to the
bottom of the page.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Cal State Fullerton has
been home to a REU-site since 1990.
Many of our former participants have gone on to succesful careers
(academic, industrial and government) in all areas of chemistry and
biochemistry.
Applications are invited from students who are sophomores or
juniors,
majoring in a chemistry-related subject, who wish to spend the summer
of
2010 conducting research in chemistry or biochemistry at California
State
University, Fullerton, The ten-week program runs from June 1 to August
6.
Funding from NSF-REU, the National Science Foundation Research
Experiences
for Undergraduates program provides stipends of $5,000 for the ten-week
period
plus housing and round trip travel costs for out-of-town participants.
Local
travel assistance is also available for residents of the greater Los
Angeles/Orange
County area. We provide a strong supportive environment for
“late-bloomers”
and re-entry students, and women and minority students are especially
encouraged
to apply.
Participating Faculty and Their Research Areas:
- Dr.
Peter de Lijser (organic): Organic Reaction Mechanisms; Reactive
Intermediates in Chemical and Enzymatic Oxidation Pathways; Synthesis
and Modeling of Medicinal Compounds
- Dr.
Barbara Gonzalez (chemical education): Applying Constructivist
Constructs of Conceptual Change and Computer Technology to Learning and
Problem Solving in Chemistry
- Dr.
Paula Hudson (analytical/physical): Atmospheric Chemistry of
Climate
Change
- Dr.
Zhuangjie Li (physical/analytical): Kinetics of Atmospheric
Reactions
- Dr.
Maria Linder (biochemistry): Structure, Cloning, &
Regulation of Serum Ferritin and Copper Transport Proteins
- Dr.
Christopher Meyer (biochemistry): Structure/Function Studies
of Bacterial ADPglucose Pyrophosphorylases
- Dr.
Madeline Rasche (biochemistry): Characterization of Enzymes
Involved in the Biosynthetic Pathways of Archaeal Coenzymes
- Dr.
Hal Rogers (inorganic/organic): Reactions, Mechanisms, and
Structures of Organometallics
- Dr.
Chandra Srinivasan (biochemistry): Transition Metal
Metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans
Application
Form for the Summer 2010 Program
Please contact the program director, Dr. Mark Filowitz, for more
information on this program.
General Information
The National Science Foundation makes possible a number of
opportunities for undergraduates to join research projects each summer.
This allows students to experience first-hand how basic research is
carried out, and to contribute consequentially.
The principal support by NSF of such activities is through the Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.
Cal State Fullerton is one of approximately 60
chemistry REU Sites in the United States.
Each Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates, who work in
the research programs of the host institution.
Students are in general accepted from throughout the country.
Each student is assigned to a specific research project, where he/she
works closely with the faculty, post-docs, and graduate students.
In addition, seminars, lunch meetings, and social functions are
organized to facilitate interaction between the undergraduates.
Students are granted stipends, and in some cases
assistance with housing and travel.
Students who are in those groups traditionally under-represented in
science (women, members of under-represented minorities,
and those with disabilities) are particularly urged to apply.
Students with special personal needs or requirements,
or who can attend a Site only under special conditions, are also
encouraged to apply,
and to discuss this with Site Directors in advance of
the application dates.
For more general information and specific information
about other programs that are available, visit the NSF-REU web site
.
California State University Fullerton
| Department of Chemistry
and
Biochemistry
Application forms for the Summer 2010 program
are now available!