Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

SHyNE REU Program

SHyNE Resource has developed a unique REU program providing facilities‐focused research projects for four undergraduate students (50% from underrepresented minority groups). Research projects are developed in close collaboration between SHyNE facility staff and Northwestern faculty. This combination of a traditional REU research experience with the hands‐on instrumentation focus provides an opportunity for students to learn new skills and enrich their experience.

2021 REU mentors Stephanie Ribet and Ben Shindel, and REU student Temiloluwa Akande, view some of the sponges Temi synthesized on the Hitachi S-3400 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in an effort to establish structure-property-processing relationships.

The Application Portal for the Summer 2024 Program is now closed!

2024 SHyNE REU Details

Program Dates: June 10, 2024 – August 9, 2024
9-week research experience
An individual-focused nanotechnology project with training & support
A stipend of $5,750
Housing on campus
Meal Plan provided
Paid travel or travel allowance
Open to undergraduates who have not graduated by August 2024

For questions, please contact: nuance@northwestern.edu

2023 REU Program

2023 SHyNE REU Program Students

Edward De La Uz (Florida Atlantic University-Charles E. Schmidt College of Science)
Project title: “Mesoscale nanocrystal organization in stony coral tissue loss disease lesion”
Tanvi Panchumarthy (The University of Texas at Austin)
Project title: “Characterizing Phase Transitions and Thermal Responses in DNA-coated Gold Nanoparticles”
Avani Marmer (Haverford College)
Project title: “In Situ X-Ray Diffraction during Material Synthesis for Compound Discovery”
Ike Zhang (Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering)
Project title: “Handheld interface for MOSFET-embedded µ-cantilevers for biomolecular sensing applications”
Maggie Yang (Amherst College)
Project title: “New sorbent platforms for humidity-swing direct air capture”