The main purpose of the NSF-funded Ole Miss Nanoengineering Summer REU program (REU site, #2148764) is to provide cutting-edge research opportunities for undergraduate students interested in furthering a career in STEM.  We will accomplish this through Principal Investigators (PIs) hosting and mentoring students over a 10-week period from May to August.  In addition to performing research, students will have the chance to experience Oxford and Ole Miss through social and extracurricular activities.

Each student participant will receive a $6,000 stipend, a 10-week housing and meal plan, and additional travel assistance in an effort to break down any financial barriers in participating in this research experience.

Our research focus stems from the diverse expertise of our research faculty — engineering at the nanoscale. Students have the opportunity to explore three timely, interdisciplinary research themes: (1) nanobiotechnology, (2) sustainable nanoengineering, and (3) computational nanoengineering.

Nanobiotechnology leverages innovative technologies such as nanoparticles, nanodevices, and surface coatings that can be used to study biological systems and produce novel biosensors, diagnostics, imaging agents, and therapeutics.

Sustainable nanoengineering seeks to harness unique energetic and mechanical properties of nanomaterials to provide sustainable solutions for problems in infrastructure, industrial processing, energy development, and water reuse.

Computational nanoengineering involves the use of computational tools to solve theoretical problems at the nanoscale and/or augment experimental techniques in nanoengineering.

For more information about the application process, potential projects, and REU activities, visit https://nanoreu.olemiss.edu/.