Site Information Contact Information Additional Information University of Texas REU Program at McDonald Observatory McDonald Observatory Fort Davis, TX 79734 Primary: Dr. Matthew Shetrone 432-426-4168 reu@astro.as.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation, engineering Abstract of Award Prairie View A&M University Prairie View Solar Observatory (PVSO) Prairie View, TX 77446-0667 Primary: Dr. Tian-Sen Huang (936) 857-2859 ts_huang@pvamu.edu Secondary: Dr. Sorin Pojoga (936) 857-4614 sorin_pojoga@pvamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: solar physics, solar modeling, plasma physics, solar magnetograms, solar optical telescope, solar vacuum telescope, magneto optical filter, space weather, solar flares Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) University of Texas at El Paso REU Site: Molecular and Cellular Biology at the Univ. of Texas at El Paso Biology El Paso, TX 799680519 Primary: Kristine Garza 915-747-6562 kgarza@utep.edu Research Topics/Keywords: molecular and cellular biology Abstract of Award Sam Houston State University REU Site: Experimental Field Biology at Sam Houston State University Biological Sciences Huntsville, TX 77341 Primary: Diane Neudorf 936-294-1548 bio_dln@shsu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: ecology, taxonomy, animal behavior, and environmental microbiology Abstract of Award Texas A&M University REU Site: Taiwan-Texas A&M Summer Research Program Biochemistry & Biophysics College Station, TX 77843 Primary: J.M. Gunn 979-845-5541 wayers@tamu.edu Secondary: Same jmgunn@tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, molecular, Taiwan, OISE Abstract of Award Cofunded: International Science and Engineering Texas A&M University Corpus Christi REU Site - Summer Undergraduate Research Focus: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Environment Physical & Life Sciences Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Primary: Suzzette Chopin 361-825-6022 schopin@falcon.tamucc.edu Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, plant Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) Texas Agricultural Experimental Station REU Site - Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry Biochemistry & Biophysics College Station, TX 77843 Primary: Gary Kunkel 979-845-6257 g-kunkel@tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, plant Abstract of Award Prairie View A&M Research Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX 77446-0667 Primary: Laura E Carson-Isabelle 936-857-3012 laura_carson@pvamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biochemistry, physics and agriculture Abstract of Award University of Texas at Austin REU Site: Molecular Genetics Austin, TX 787137726 Primary: Ruth E Buskirk 512-471-7793 rbuskirk@mail.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: molecular biology Abstract of Award DeBakey Institute at Texas A&M University REU Site: Mechanobiology of the Bat Wing Microvasculature College Sation, TX 77843 Primary: Christopher Quick 979-845-8460 cquick@tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: bats, cardiovascular, microvascular, machanobiology, computer Abstract of Award University of Texas at Austin Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science Environmental Science Institute Austin, TX 78712 Primary: Jennifer S Brodbelt 512-471-0028 jbrodbelt@mail.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: environmental science, chemistry, biology Abstract of Award Cofunded: Biological Sciences Texas A&M University-Commerce, Research Experience for 2-year College Undergraduates in Chemistry and Surface Science at Texas A&M University- Commerce Chemistry Department Commerce, TX 75429 Primary: Ben Jang 903-886-5383 ben_jang@tamu-commerce.edu Secondary: William Whaley 903-886-5481 william_whaley@tamu-commerce.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry and Surface Science Abstract of Award University of Texas - Arlington REU for Undergraduates in Distributed Rational Agents Computer Science and Engineering Arlington, TX 76019 Primary: Dr. Manfred Huber huber@europa.uta.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Distributed rational agents, robotics, sensor agents. Abstract of Award Texas A&M University CS@TAMU REU Summer Program Computer Science College Station, TX 77843-3112 Primary: Dr. Valerie Taylor 979-845-5820 taylor@cs.tamu.edu Secondary: Kathy Flores 979-458-4412 kflores@cs.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Foundations of Computing; Human-Centered Systems; Information; Intelligent Systems and Robotics; Software; Software Engineering; Systems Abstract of Award University of Houston Undergraduate Research Experience in Computational Science and Cybersecurity Department of Computer Science Houston, TX 77204 Primary: Dr. Stephen Huang 713-743-3338 shuang@cs.uh.edu Secondary: Dr. Ernst L. Leiss 713-743-3359 coscel@cs.uh.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Various topics related to computation science and cybersecurity Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) University of Texas, Austin Extensible Undergraduate Research Experience in Communications Applications (EURECA) Electrical and Computer Engineering Austin, TX 78712 Primary: Dr. Sriram Vishwanath 512.471.1190 sriram@ece.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Wireless networking, communications, signal processing, image and video processing, control systems Abstract of Award University of Texas at Austin Integrated Watersheds from Urban Centers to Estuaries Department of Geological Sciences Austin, TX 78712 Primary: Jay L. Banner 512-471-5016 banner@mail.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: water,watershed,environmental,ecosystem,fi eld work,hydrology,biology,policy,engineering Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) Texas Engineering Experiment Station REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Biodiversity and Ecological Processes in Fluctuating Environments College Station, TX 77843 Primary: Dr. Rodney L. Honeycutt 979-847-9462 rhoneycutt@tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Environmental; Biodiversity; Ecological processes Abstract of Award University of Texas at Arlington REU - Site Performance Evaluation of Civil Infrastructure Systems Civil and Environmental Engineering Arlington, TX 76019 Primary: Dr. Ali Abolmaali 817-272-3877 abolmaali@ce.uta.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Civil and Environmental Engineering Abstract of Award University of Houston Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering Cullen College of Engineering Houston, TX 77204 Primary: Dr. Julie M. Trenor 713-743-3299 jmtrenor@uh.edu Secondary: Dr. Frank J. Claydon 713-743-4204 fclaydon@uh.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Electrical Engineering Abstract of Award Texas Engineering Experiment Station Electrical Engineering Research Applications in Homeland Security Electrical Engineering College Station, TX 77843-3000 Primary: Dr. Karen Butler-Purry 979-862-8869 klbutler@ee.tamu.edu Secondary: Dr. Deepa Kundur 979-862-8684 deepa@ee.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Electrical Engineering; Homeland Security Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) Texas Engineering Experiment Station REU Site: Nanotechnology and Materials Systems Aerospace Engineering College Station, TX 77843 Primary: Dr. Daniel Davis 979-845-8152 davis@aero.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Nanotechnology,Materials Systems, Aerospace Engineering Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) Texas Engineering Experiment Station NSF REU Site: AERO-U: Aerospace Engineering Research Opportunities for Undergraduates Aerospace Engineering College, TX 77843 Primary: Dr. Jacques C. Richard 979-845-3916 Richard@aero.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Aerospace engineering; plasma turbulence testing and modeling Abstract of Award Texas Engineering Experiment Station A Chemical Engineering Approach to the Materials/Biology Interface Chemical Engineering College Station, TX 77843 Primary: Dr. David M. Ford 979-862-4850 d-ford@chemail.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: chemical engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, or mathematics Abstract of Award University of North Texas REU Site for Materials Department of Physics Denton, TX 76203 Primary: Professor Jerome Duggan 940-565-3252 jduggan@unt.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Electronic Materials Abstract of Award University of Houston Center for Materials Chemistry - University of Houston Chemistry Houston, TX 77204 Primary: Professor Allan Jacobson 713-743-2785 ajjacob@uh.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Chemistry Abstract of Award University of Texas-Austin Undergraduate Research in Experimental Condensed Matter and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics Physics Austin, TX 78713 Primary: Professor James Erskine 512-471-1464 erskine@physics.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed Matter Physics; Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Abstract of Award Cofunded: Physics Texas A&M University REU Site: Analytical and Statistical Methods in the Mathematical Sciences Mathematics College, TX 77843-3368 Primary: Al Boggess 409-845-9424 boggess@math.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Matrix Analysis and Wavelets, Modeling Complex Ecosystems Abstract of Award Trinity University Trinity University Research Experiences for Undergraduates Mathematics San Antonio, TX 78212 Primary: Scott Chapman schapman@trinity.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Mathematics Abstract of Award Rice University Rice University Summer Institute of Statistics ? REU Site Statistics Houston, TX 77005 Primary: Javier Rojo 713-348-2797 jrojo@rice.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Statistics Abstract of Award Baylor University Baylor REU/RET Program Physics, CASPER Waco, TX 76798-7310 Primary: Truell Hyde 254-710-3763 Truell_Hyde@baylor.edu Research Topics/Keywords: astrophysics, complex plasmas, space physics, surface physics, strings, QCD, early universe cosmology, teachers Comments: Separate webpage for RET program. http://www3.baylor.edu/CASPER/NSFRET.html Abstract of Award Rice University Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Rice Quantum Institute Rice Quantum Institute Houston, TX 77005-1892 Primary: Bruce R. Johnson 713-348-5103 johnson@rice.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Nanotechnology, atomic-molecular-optical physics, chemical reaction dynamics, spectroscopy, condensed matter physics, biophysics, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) Texas A&M University Nuclear Science at the Texas A&M University Cyclotron Institute Cyclotron Institute College Station, TX 77843 Primary: Dr. Robert Tribble 979-845-1411 reu@comp.tamu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear astrophysics, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions, relativistic heavy-ion interactions, accelerator physics, radiation effects Abstract of Award Texas Christian University A Physics and Astrophysics REU Site at TCU Physics and Astronomy Fort Worth, TX 76129 Primary: Pam Marcum 817-257-6387 p.marcum@tcu.edu Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Astrophysics and Materials Resesarch Abstract of Award University of North Texas REU Site in Cultural Anthropology Department of Anthropology Denton, TX 76203-6826 Primary: Tyson Gibbs 940-565-2290 Tgibbs@scs.cmm.unt.edu Research Topics/Keywords: anthropology, ethics component Abstract of Award Cofunded: Ethics and Values Studies University of Texas REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Minority Group Demography Department of Sociology Austin, TX 78712 Primary: Omer Galle 512-471-5514 org@prc.utexas.edu Research Topics/Keywords: sociology, population, ethics component Abstract of Award Cofunded: Ethics and Values Studies