Katie Perrotta Muhlenberg College kp249992 .at. muhlenberg.edu	Prof. Biteen
	Alexander Zielinski Worcester State U azielinski .at. worcester.edu	Prof. Sension
	Lauren Purser Radford University lpurser .at. radford.edu	Prof. Banaszak Holl
	Brock Juliano Muhlenberg College bj250074 .at. muhlenberg.edu	Prof. Ruotolo
	Katie Rykaczewski Seattle University rykacze1 .at. seattleu.edu	Prof. Schindler
	Megan Hinkle Mercer University megan.leigh.hinkle .at. live.mercer.edu	Prof. Mapp
	Lloyd Fisher, Jr Mercer University fisherlloyd789 .at. gmail.com	Prof. Goodson
	Roberto Espinoza Cal State U, Northridge roberto.espinoza.290 .at. my.csun.edu	Prof. Chen
	Gretchen Burke St. Olaf College burke2 .at. stolaf.edu	Prof. Bailey
	Nour Abduljalil Towson University nabdul1 .at. students.towson.edu	Prof. Pratt
	Miranda Callahan Sewanee: U of the South callamk0 .at. sewanee.edu	Prof. Nagorny
	Maria Morales U of Puerto Rico Cayey maria.morales19 .at. upr.edu	Prof. Sanford
	Brittany Stinger Rowan University stingerb0 .at. students.rowan.edu	Prof. Martin

Welcome. The University of Michigan Department of Chemistry will once again offer its long-running REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site in 2017. The entire faculty welcomes interest in its research programs, and projects are available in all disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas of study. Please spend some time to acqaint yourself with the research interests of our faculty. Descriptions of research clusters/field of study and the faculty associated with each field will give you a good overview of the research areas available to you.

All REU Fellowships include: $4500 stipend, housing, and all travel. All students receive internet access through their existing home university/college e-mail account. You should ensure that you are covered by an appropriate health insurance policy in order to participate in a summer research program.

Monday, Nov 28, 2016: Applications open for Summer 2017 (Wed, May 31 – Tue, Aug 8, 2017).
Friday, Feb 10, 2017: Application deadline.

Monday, Feb 13, 2017: Applications closed. Begin review. 308 completed applications for 2017.
Friday, Feb 17, 2017: Review still underway. Anticipate first offers to go out on Saturday, Feb 18.

Watch this space for progress in how the offers are going. As long as there are open spots, we are still in the process and if you have not heard from us, you still might. It takes a little while for the faculty review on individual files, so the offers roll out over time as we hear back about the finalists.

Saturday, Feb 18, 2017: 5 offers sent, 0 acceptances, 0 declines, 13 spots open
Sunday, Feb 19, 2017: 6 offers sent, 2 acceptances, 0 declines, 11 spots open
Monday, Feb 20, 2017: 14 offers sent, 4 acceptances, 1 decline, 9 spots open
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017: 17 offers sent, 8 acceptances, 2 declines, 5 spots open
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2017: 17 offers sent, 9 acceptances, 2 declines, 4 spots open
Thursday, Feb 23, 2017: 17 offers sent, 9 acceptances, 2 declines, 4 spots open
Friday, Feb 24, 2017: 17 offers sent, 9 acceptances, 3 declines, 4 spots open
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017: 17 offers sent, 10 acceptances, 3 declines, 3 spots open
Sunday, Feb 26, 2017: 17 offers sent, 10 acceptances, 3 declines, 3 spots open
Monday, Feb 27, 2017: 17 offers sent, 10 acceptances, 3 declines, 3 spots open
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017: 17 offers sent, 11 acceptances, 3 declines, 2 spots open
Wednesday, Mar 01, 2017: 17 offers sent, 11 acceptances, 3 declines, 2 spots open
Thursday, Mar 02, 2017: 19 offers sent, 13 acceptances, 4 declines, 0 spots open

PROGRAM FILLED – We had a total of 308 completed applications, and so many excellent and competitive candidates could not be considered. This is no reflection on quallifications, merely the reality of limited numbers of available positions. We wish everyone a productive summer, and we hope you will keep the University of Michigan in mind as you consider schools for graduate study.

1. Offers are made via e-mail only.
2. Only the selected and accepted applicants will be announced in the space below.
3. Because of the large number of applications we receive, we do not contact applicants who have not been accepted to the program.
4. We use a rolling acceptance, and make offers to a greater number of students than we have spots for because many students have applied to multiple schools. Under no circumstance should you accept an offer from an REU program unless you are committed to that program. When you say ‘yes’ to a position in a professional setting, you should mean it.
5. In general, you have a week or two to make up your mind. By all means, you should contact other programs to which you have applied with this offer, if you have decided there are programs whose offer you will take over ours.

The Domestic REU Program is not open to U-M undergraduate students.
REU programs are only open to US citizens or permanent (green card) residents.

Summer 2017 will be the 28th year of funding we have received from the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. Throughout that time, we have especially welcomed applications from women and students from other populations underrepresented in the sciences.

University of Michigan REU in the Chemical Sciences

We generally receive about 250-350 applications for our program each year. You will receive an automatic notification when you submit your application, along with a file number to give your recommenders. If you do not hear from us, you may assume that your application is complete. We will contact individuals whose files are incomplete.

REU Projects: are available in all subject areas. Please see the Chemistry department website for general areas of faculty interest. You may assume that every member of the faculty is interested in hosting an REU student. See links at the top of this page, in the first paragraph.

In addition to a research project, there will be other activities, including field trips, meetings of all our summer students, weekly group meetings, and a poster session.

Notice to European students participating in the NSF/ACS/DAAD/ECTN program: We are excited to welcome your application to spend the summer in Ann Arbor. Please indicate your interest in the University of Michigan’s REU program to host your visit to the US when you apply through the ACS site: www.acs.org/ireu.

All REU Fellowships include: $4500 stipend, housing, and all travel. All students receive internet access through their existing home university/college e-mail account. You should ensure that you are covered by an appropriate health insurance policy in order to participate in a summer research program.

For questions, contact:
Prof. Brian P. Coppola, Program Director: bcoppola@umich.edu
Angie Cox, Program Coordinator: abfoster@umich.edu