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
2009 conducting research in chemistry or biochemistry at California State
University, Fullerton, The ten-week program runs from June 1 to August 7.
Funding from NSF-REU, the National Science Foundation Research Experiences
for Undergraduates program provides stipends of $4,000 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
- Dr.
Paula Hudson (analytical/physical): Atmospheric Chemistry of Climate
Change
- Dr. Christopher
Hyland (organic): Transition Metal and Lewis-Acid Catalyzed
Reactions
- 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.
Kereen Monteyne (chemical education): Model-Based Teaching and Learning;
Dynamic Assessment Instruments
- Dr. Hal
Rogers (inorganic/organic): Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structures
of Organometallics
- Dr. Chandra
Srinivasan (biochemistry): Transition Metal Metabolism
in Caenorhabditis elegans
- Dr. Jonathan
Stoddard (organic): Pharmaceuticla Green Chemistry for TLC-Supported
Drug Synthesis; Chiral Catalysts for the Synthesis of Medicinal Compounds.
Application Form
for the Summer 2009 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 2009 program are now available!