The REU program provide weekly short courses and seminar series for the educational development in the interdisciplinary areas of materials research as well as professional development topics such as good research practices and ethics, the preparation of oral research presentations, research posters, and resumes. Also, guest lecturers from local industry and government laboratories supplement academic seminars to expose students to industrial research and professional experiences.

2007 Weekly Seminar Schedule

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Kris Noel Dahl: “Good Research Practices”
Location: Wean 5302
Refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Go Research!
Emily Stark: “How to Apply for Graduate School”
Location: UC Rangos 1

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Mohammad F. Islam: “Soft and Nanomaterials to study Phase Transitions”
Location: Hamerschlag B131
Refreshments will be served.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
John Kitchin : “Electrochemical capture of CO2”
Location: Hamerschlag B131
Refreshments will be served.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Go Research!
Ron Placone: “How to present your research”
Location: UC Connan

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Kris Noel Dahl: “Structure, organization and mechanical properties of subcellular materials”
Location: Roberts Hall Microscopy Computer Cluster
Refreshments will be served in Roberts Hall 140.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Robert F. Davis:  “Initial and Subsequent Modes of Growth of
AlN, GaN and ZnO Semiconductor Thin Films”
Location: Wean Hall 5310
Refreshments will be served.
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