Research Experience for Undergraduates

Research Experience for Undergraduates

Nanomaterials, Nanomechanics and Leadership Training in Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas invites applicants for our summer 2024 REU program!

REU Program Dates: 

13 May 2024 through 17 May 2024 (Virtual)

18 May 2024 through 20 July 2024 (On Site)

Application Deadline:  17 March 2024

 

Funding from the National Science Foundation allows the REU Internship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas to offer:

  • Participation in cutting edge hands-on research
  • $6,000 Stipend
  • Travel & Food Allowance
  • Room and Board
  • Professional Development, Ethics, & Leadership Training
  • GRE Preparation
  • Social Events & Activities

Eligibility Requirements:

  • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Majoring in Mechanical, Materials, Mechanics, or Aerospace Engineering, or another related field
  • Must Graduate After September 2024

How to Apply:

  1. Apply for the REU Program - REU Application Link
  2. Apply for admission to the U of A - UA Online Application 
  3. All college transcripts (unofficial transcripts permitted)
  4. Statement of Interest: describe your interest in the program and how your participation will help advance career goals
  5. Three Recommendations

Examples of Ongoing Projects for REU Participants

NOTE: Please note that information provided in the application may be used to report statistics to the National Science Foundation or other reporting agencies in an aggregate report.  All information provided will remain confidential.

 

For more details, contact:

Dr. Uche Wejinya, Director REU Program

Phone: 479-575-4800

Email: uwejinya@uark.edu

Why Choose the U of A

Northwest Arkansas at a Glance

 

Fayetteville 

Fayetteville ranks fifth on the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Places to Live list.fayetteville

Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas. The city has been the home of the University of Arkansas since the institution's founding in 1871.

Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks.

 

 

 

The University of Arkansas

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Best College Reviews rated the University of Arkansas Student Union as one of "The 25 Most Amazing Campus Student Unions"-Best College Reviews.

The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas as having “very high research activity,” a formal classification that places us among only 3 percent of the nation's top universities and colleges.

The University of Arkansas is the only comprehensive PhD granting university in the state of Arkansas.

The College of Engineering

The College of Engineering is made up of over 4,200 students (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral) with 135 tenured and tenure-track faculty and 65 teaching and research faculty.

The College of Engineering reported $37.8 million in research expenditures for 2020.

Faculties at the College of Engineering are conducting research in many key areas, including alternative energy, nanotechnology, information security, biomedicine, transportation and logistics.

Eight degree programs are offered, including: Biological and Agricultural, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science & Computer Engineering, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering

Strong graduate program with many successful alumni.

Record of industrial support (Caterpillar, INfoSciTex, Cameron International, etc.).

Government-sponsored fundamental research (NSF, ADHE, ABI, Office of Naval Research, AR Space Grant Consortium, etc.).

Strong national reputation.

Excellent staff.

16 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 4 teaching faculty:

    • From some of the best universities in the U.S.
    • Membership leadership in national organizations
    • Regular publishing of scholarly articles
    • High amount of research expenditures
    • History of receiving national/international honors

Research Faculty

For more information about our research faculty, click here

Facilities

The Mechanical Engineering department is the only department within the College of Engineering that has a dedicated building.

The Mechanical Engineering building houses four classrooms, teaching labs, two computer labs, and graduate student offices. The majority of the department faculty and staff are located in this building as well.

Other facilities used by the Mechanical Engineering department include:

  • High Density Electronics Center
    • HiDEC facilities include nearly 6,000 square feet of clean room space which houses conventional MCM processing on five-inch wafers, deposition and photolithographic definition of thin film materials, and package assembly.
  • Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering Building
    • With a state-of-the-art facility and a novel approach to graduate education, the Nano building helps the University of Arkansas satisfy the needs of the nanotechnology industry for the foreseeable future.
  • Engineering Research Center
    • Faculty work with students to conduct research that makes a difference in the world. Topics of research in the centers include the improvement of health care efficiency, security of roads and waterways, advance electronics packaging, and even cancer diagnosis and treatments.
  • Arkansas High Performance Computer Center
    • The Arkansas High Performance Computing Center is a University-supported facility which provides high-performance computing resources and support for research and educational activities. The AHPCC staff currently manage nearly 5,000 computing cores with different memory and physical architectures to support a wide range of different types of computational research in both computer science and in the domain sciences.

 

Funded by

National Science Foundation

 

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