Research Experience for Undergraduates at WSU
The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In Summer 2009, nearly 100 undergraduates from WSU and the nation are researching in six REUs plus two REU-like programs—the most at any university in the Northwest. The goal of the REU program is to provide undergraduate students in engineering and related fields an opportunity to participate in ongoing active research programs.
WSU students can participate in any of the six summer REUs at the Pullman campus, or they can go for a summer to more than 100 campuses in the U.S. to conduct mentored research. In addition, students from around the nation come to research with professors in Pullman.
Working closely with faculty and graduate students at WSU, the participants will gain hands on experience with advanced characterization techniques in demand in the field today. Each undergraduate participating in WSU's REU program will receive grant money provided by the NSF for their work and housing for those who need it.
Profiles on WSU students who participated in REU programs on campus highlight their research and personal interests in the academic field...
Summer 2009
Erin Buehler, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Debra Garvey, Kerry O'Donnell, and Chelsea Rosenkrance, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Cynthia Bach, Michael Berriman, Brian Jacobson, and Keiko Tuttle, Interdisciplinary Plant Genomics
Gavin Mitchell, Materials Science Engineering
Ryan Need, Materials Science Engineering
Marissa Tousley, Materials Science Engineering
Joel Turtle, Materials Science Engineering
Yannick Mathews and Ngoc Le, Mechanical Engineering
Rebecca Bertram, SURF - Pharmaceutical
Bryan Wiggins, Materials Science Graduate
Summer 2008
Logan Callen, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Joe Westergreen, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Jessica Parsons, Mechanical Engineering