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Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Summer Research Opportunities

National Science Foundation – Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF – REU)
NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An REU Site may be at either a US or foreign location.
https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/ 

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 16 participating DOE laboratories. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.
https://www.energy.gov/science/wdts/workforce-development-teachers-and-scientists 

Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Summer School (NFUSS)

https://orise.orau.gov/nfuss/


Academic Year Research Opportunities

Nearly all of our faculty are happy to supervise undergraduate researchers. Feel free to contact them directly, or you may talk to your academic advisor for advice on which group might match your interests best. For tips in finding a research group and contacting a faculty mentor please see the guide here. Most undergraduate research is carried out on a "for credit" basis. We have course numbers for research for students to receive academic credit:

Chem 299 – This is entry-level research designed to be more observational, or heavily prescribed, by the research instructor.  Chem 299 is also designed as a single semester experience and no final research report is required.

Chem 399 – The foundational research course.  The research instructor expects students to be involved in all levels of research and research group meetings.  Students are encouraged, not required, to dedicate multiple semesters in the research group.  A research report is required after each term - chem_399_sample_report.pdf.

Chem 499 – An option for students who have conducted multiple semesters of research under the Chem 399 course heading.  Chem 499 is designed to be a student driven research experience independent of research group dictates.  The student is expected to be enrolled in Chem 499 a minimum of two semesters and submit a research report after the second term - chem_499_sample_report.pdf.

Chem 599/699 – Graduate level research class designations.  Students must be admitted to the Graduate College as chemistry students.

Research may be carried out during the academic year or during the summer. In a few instances, research may be carried out on a "for pay" basis as an hourly employee or work-study.

 

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Inorganic Chemistry Research Problems

Huang, Wenyu- 2124 Hach- Whuang@iastate.edu 515-294-7084 Chem 299, 399, 499 Development of integrated catalytic systems based on controlled nanostructures to improve efficiency of catalytic processes and renewable energy-related reactions

Kovnir, Kiril - 3122 Hach- kovnir@iastate.edu 515-294-3111 Chem 299, 399, 499 Chemistry of novel marterials for energy applications

Lin, Qisheng- 353 Spedding- qslin@ameslab.gov 515-2943513 Chem 299, 399, 499 Solid state synthesis, structure, bonding, and properties of inorganic materials for renewable energy

Miller, Gordon- 321 Spedding- gmiller@iastate.edu 515-294-6063 Chem 299, 399, 499 Structure and bonding of metal-rich compounds

Sadow, Aaron- 2101B Hach- sadow@iastate.edu 515-294-8069 Chem 299, 399, 499 Asymmetric organometallic chemistry, supported organometallic chemistry and catalysis

Stanley, Levi- 3101E Hach- lstanley@iastate.edu 515-294-3609 Chem 299, 399, 499 Organic synthesis, transition metal catalysis, asymmetric synthesis, biocatalysis and artificial metalloenzymes.

Vela, Javier- 2101E Hach- vela@iastate.edu 515-294-5536 Chem 299, 399, 499 Photoactive nanostructured materials for applications in biology, energy, and catalysis; organometallic chemistry and catalysis

Woo, L. Keith- 3124 Hach- kwoo@iastate.edu 515-294-5854 Chem 299, 399, 499 Transition metal complexes and catalysis

Zaikina, Julia- 2110 Hach- yzaikina@iastate.edu 515-294-3125 Chem 299, 399, 499 Novel synthetic methods toward emerging inorganic and solid state materials

 

Analytical Chemistry Research Problems

Anand, Robbyn- 2101C Hach- rkanand@iastate.edu 515-294-8944 Chem 299, 399, 499 Developing microdevices for single-cell and tissue-level analysis: censors, cell manipulation, and cell migration.

Anderson, Jared- 0210 Hach- andersoj@iastate.edu 515-294-8356 Chem 299, 399, 499 Chromatography and separations, ionic liquids, sample preparation, bioanalytical chemistry

Lee, Young-Jin- 35A Carver Co-Lab- yjlee@iastate.edu 515-294-1235 Chem 299, 399, 499 Bioanalytical Mass Spectroscopy

Petrich, Jake- 0773 Gilman- jwp@iastate.edu 515-294-9422 Chem 299, 399, 499 Lasers and light: From antiviral and anticancer agents to food safety

Smith, Emily- 0706 Gilman- esmith1@iastate.edu 515-294-1424 Chem 299, 399, 499 Fluorescence and raman imaging of biological cells and tissues

Venditti, Vincenzo- 0219 Hach- venditti@iastate.edu 515-294-1044 Chem 299, 399, 499 Protein structure, dynamics and interactions - NMR spectroscopy

Physical Chemistry Research Problems

Gordon, Mark- 201 Spedding- mark@si.mgs.chem.iastate.edu.gov 515-294-0452 Chem 299, 399, 499 (a) Calculations of chemical reaction mechanisms using quantum chemistry and writing quantum chemistry code for novel computer architectures

Holme, Thomas- 1105 Gilman- taholme@iastate.edu 515-294-9025 Chem 399, 499 Computational modeling of plants or pharmaceuticals

Huang, Wenyu- 2124 Hach- Whuang@iastate.edu 515-294-7084 Chem 299, 399, 499 Development of integrated catalytic systems based on controlled nanostructures to improve efficiency of catalytic processes and renewable energy-related reactions

Kovnir, Kiril - 3122 Hach- kovnir@iastate.edu 515-294-3111 Chem 299, 399, 499 Chemistry of novel marterials for energy applications

Petrich, Jake- 0773 Gilman- jwp@iastate.edu 515-294-9422 Chem 299, 399, 499 Lasers and light: From antiviral and anticancer agents to food safety

Potoyan, Davit- 2759 Gilman- potoyan@iastate.edu 515-294-9971 Chem 299, 399, 499 Study of assembly of biomacromolecules and active matter and systems biology of genetic networks

Rossini, Aaron- 0205 Hach- arossini@iastate.edu 515-294-8952 Chem 399, 499 Probing the structure of complex materials with solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Slowing, Igor- 2756 Gilman- islowing@iastate.edu 515-294-1959 Chem 299, 399, 499 Multitasking nanostructures materials for catalysis, energy, analytical and biomedical applications

Song, Xueyu- 303C Wilhelm- xsong@iastate.edu 515-294-4383 Chem 399, 499 Reaction dynamics in chemical and biological systems

Venditti, Vincenzo- 0219 Hach- venditti@iastate.edu 515-294-1044 Chem 299, 399, 499 Protein structure, dynamics and interactions - NMR spectroscopy

Windus, Theresa- 125 Spedding- twindus@iastate.edu 515-294-6134 Chem 299, 399, 499 Environmental challenges addressed by computational science

Organic Chemistry Research Problems

Jenks, William- 3101B Hach- wsjenks@iastate.edu 515-294-4711 Chem 299, 399, 499 Organic photochemistry and physical organic chemistry

Kraus, George- 2759 Gilman- gakraus@iastate.edu 515-294-7794 Chem 299, 399, 499 Organic synthesis and green chemistry

Sadow, Aaron- 2101B Hach- sadow@iastate.edu 515-294-8069 Chem 399, 499 Asymmetric organometallic chemistry, supported organometallic chemistry, and catalysis

Slowing, Igor- 2756 Gilman- islowing@iastate.edu 515-294-1959 Chem 299, 399, 499 Multitasking nanostructures materials for catalysis, energy, analytical and biomedical applications

Stanley, Levi- 3101E Hach- lstanley@iastate.edu 515-294-3609 Chem 299, 399, 499 Organic synthesis, transition metal catalysis, asymmetric synthesis, biocatalysis and artificial metalloenzymes.

VanVeller, Brett- 3125 Hach- bvv@iastate.edu 515-294-7613 Chem 399, 499 Organic synthesis and molecular design for biological and novel materials applications.

Vela, Javier- 2101E Hach- vela@iastate.edu 515-294-5536 Chem 299, 399, 499 Photoactive nanostructured materials for applications in biology, energy, and catalysis; organometallic chemistry and catalysis

Winter, Arthur- 2101D Hach- winter@iastate.edu 515-294-2813 Chem 399, 499 Development of organic chemical tools for biological and biomedical applications.

Zhao, Yan- 3101D Hach- zhaoy@iastate.edu 515-294-5845 Chem 399, 499 Synthesis of environmentally responsive ‘smart’ molecules and their applications in molecular sensing and catalysis

 

Chemical Education Problems

Holme, Thomas- 1105 Gilman- taholme@iastate.edu 515-294-9025 Chem 299, 399, 499 Building and validating new tools to measure learning in chemistry

For more information about the research interests of a faculty member, please visit: http://www.chem.iastate.edu/people/faculty or click on their name!

 

Professor Information Last Updated: 09/20/2017