Education Programs

Columbia University

• Columbia University
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• NYC High School Visitation Program
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• CIITES Program
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• RARE program
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• Columbia University RET
  Program URL: http://www.cise.columbia.edu/mrsec/education_ret.htm
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• Columbia University REU
  Program URL: http://www.cise.columbia.edu/mrsec/education_reu.htm
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University of Pennsylvania

• University of Pennsylvania
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• Kindergarten-Grade 12 (K-12) Program
  Program URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/#summer
  Application URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/pssi_appl.html Application Deadline:
• Other Outreach
  Program URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach
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• Research Experience for Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/ret.html
  Application URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/ret_appl.html Application Deadline:
• Research Experience for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/reu.html
  Application URL: http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/outreach/reu_appl.html Application Deadline:

University of California at Santa Barbara

• University of California at Santa Barbara
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• Scienceline
  Program URL: http://www.scienceline.ucsb.edu/
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• "Build a Buckyball" Workshops
  Program URL: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/buckyball.html
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• "Its a Material World" Workshops
  Program URL: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/materialworld.html
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• ICMR International Research Fellowships
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• ICMR International Research Fellowship Competition
  Program URL: www.icmr.ucsb.edu
  Application URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/exchange.html Application Deadline:
• Summer School on Materials Modeling from First-Principles: Theory and Practice
  Program URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/firstprinciples.html
  Application URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/firstprinciples/registration.html Application Deadline:
• Summer School/Workshop on Nanoferrolectrics
  Program URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/NanoferS09.html
  Application URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/NanoferS09/registration.html Application Deadline:
• Spring School on Thermal Conductivity and Related Transport Properties of Oxides
  Program URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/thermal09.html
  Application URL: http://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/thermal09/registration.html Application Deadline:
• Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
  Program URL: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/RET/
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• Research Interns in Science and Engineering (RISE)
  Program URL: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/RISE/
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• Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships (CISEI)
  Program URL: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/CISEI
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• California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)
  Program URL: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/CAMP/index.html
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University of Chicago

• University of Chicago
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• After-School Science Clubs
  Program URL: http://mrsec.uchicago.edu/educational/scienceclubs.shtml
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• Sights & Sounds of Science
  Program URL: http://mrsec.uchicago.edu/s3_project/
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• Research Experiences for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://mrsec.uchicago.edu/educational/reu/
  Application URL: https://mrsec.uchicago.edu/educational/reu/application.shtml Application Deadline:

Cornell University

• Cornell/Education Programs at CCMR
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• K-12 Programs at CCMR
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/
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• CCMR Lending Library of Experiments
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/lendinglibrary/
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• CCMR Lending Library of Experiments
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/lendinglibrary/
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• Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) at Cornell
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/eyh/
  Application URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/eyh/Registration.php Application Deadline:
• Cornell Science Sampler Series
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/teachers/csss.html
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• CCMR Institute for Chemistry Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/teachers/cict.html
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• Research Experience for Teachers at CCMR
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ret/
  Application URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ret/how_to_apply.html Application Deadline:
• Research Experience for Undergraduates at CCMR
  Program URL: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/reu/
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Harvard University

• Harvard University
  Program URL: www.mrsec.harvard.edu
  Application URL: www.reusite.seas.harvard.edu/application Application Deadline: February 28, 2010
• K-12
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.harvard.edu/education/ed_k12collab.php
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• Harvard University RET
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.harvard.edu/education/ret.php
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• Harvard University - REU
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.harvard.edu/education/reu.php
  Application URL: http://www.reusite.seas.harvard.edu/application Application Deadline:

Johns Hopkins University

• Johns Hopkins University
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• Johns Hopkins University K-12
  Program URL: http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/11/index.html
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• Johns Hopkins University
  Program URL: http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/11/index.html
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• Johns Hopkins University
  Program URL: http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/11/undergrad/index.html
  Application URL: http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/11/undergrad/pdf/reuappl07.pdf Application Deadline:

University of Maryland

• University of Maryland
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• Homeschool
  Program URL: http://mrsec.umd.edu/Education/Homeschool/
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• Summer Camps
  Program URL: http://mrsec.umd.edu/Education/PreCollege/Summer/
  Application URL: Application Deadline: May 14, 2010
• Service-Learning Training for Researchers
  Program URL: http://mrsec.umd.edu/Education/College/Training.html
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• University of Maryland - Overview of all Education Programs
  Program URL: http://mrsec.umd.edu/Education/
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• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
  Program URL: http://mrsec.umd.edu/REU/
  Application URL: http://mrsec.umd.edu/REU/2010_REU_Application.pdf Application Deadline: February 19, 2010

University of Minnesota

• University of Minnesota
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• Native American Undergraduate Fellowships
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/natdescription.shtml
  Application URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/Applications/NA/NAapp.shtml Application Deadline:
• Faculty-Student Team Fellowships
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/teamdescription.shtml
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• Research Experiences for Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/retdescription.shtml
  Application URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/Applications/RET/RETapp.shtml Application Deadline:
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/reudescription.shtml
  Application URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/Applications/REU/REUapp.shtml Application Deadline:
• Faculty-Student Team Fellowships
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/ehr/teamdescription.shtml
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University of Nebraska

• University of Nebraska
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• Kindergarten-Grade 12 (K-12)
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.unl.edu/education/K-12.shtml
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• Four-Year College Faculty-Student Team Fellowships Program
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.unl.edu/education/REU.shtml
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• Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.unl.edu/education/RET.shtml
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• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.unl.edu/education/REU.shtml
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Northwestern University

• Northwestern University
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• Northwestern University K-12
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.northwestern.edu/content/educational_programs/k12.htm
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• Northwestern University RET
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.northwestern.edu/content/educational_programs/ret.htm
  Application URL: http://www.mrsec.northwestern.edu/content/educational_programs/ret.htm Application Deadline:
• Northwestern University REU
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.northwestern.edu/content/educational_programs/reu.htm
  Application URL: http://www.mrsec.northwestern.edu/content/educational_programs/reu.htm Application Deadline:

Pennsylvania State University

• Pennsylvania State University
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• K-12 at Penn State
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/education/summercamps
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• Internships in Public Science Education
  Program URL: http://www.ipse.psu.edu/index.asp
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• Museum Shows
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/index.asp
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• Pennsylvania State University - For Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/education/teachers/fellowships
  Application URL: http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/education/teachers/fellowships/retapp.asp Application Deadline: March 15, 2010
• Pennsylvania State University REU
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/reu
  Application URL: http://www.phys.psu.edu/undergraduate/research/reu/apply.html Application Deadline: March 1, 2010

University of Southern Mississippi

• University of Southern Mississippi
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• High School Polymer Science Day
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• RET
  Program URL: http://www.usm.edu/mrsec/edu_outreach/for_teachers.htm
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• Research Experience for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://www.usm.edu/mrsec/edu_outreach/our_program.htm
  Application URL: http://www.usm.edu/mrsec/edu_outreach/online_application_new.htm Application Deadline:

University of Washington

• University of Washington
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• University of Washington
  Program URL: http://depts.washington.edu/gemsec/education/recruiting/graduate.html
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• Testing Shell Toughness
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• BioNano RET
  Program URL: http://depts.washington.edu/gemsec/education/RET.html
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• University of Washington
  Program URL: http://depts.washington.edu/gemsec/education/REU.html
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University of Wisconsin-Madison

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
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• University of Wisconsin-Madison K-12
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/
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• UW IPSE program
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/IPSE_exhibits/about/index.html
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• UPRM PREM Program
  Program URL: http://prem.uprm.edu/education_outreach.html
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• American Scientific Publishers Launch Journal of Nano Education (JNE)
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• Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/RET/index.html
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• UW SURE-REU
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/REU/index.php
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• University of Oklahoma / University of Arkansas
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• UMASS Contact Info
  Program URL: http://www.pse.umass.edu/mrsec/
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• Polymer Science High School Recruiting Day
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• GK-12
  Program URL: http://www.nhn.ou.edu/cspin/educational/gk12.html
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Yale University

• Yale University Education Contacts
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• Yale University
  Program URL: http://www.crisp.yale.edu/education_k-12.html
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• Yale University
  Program URL: http://www.crisp.yale.edu/education_teachers.html
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• CRISP Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
  Program URL: http://host245.virtual.yale.edu/mw/index.php/Education_Outreach
  Application URL: http://host245.virtual.yale.edu/mw/index.php/Education_Outreach#Team-based_Research_Opportunities_2 Application Deadline:
• Yale University REU
  Program URL: http://www.crisp.yale.edu/education_undergrad.html
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Ohio State University

• Ohio State University :: Education Contacts
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• Ohio State REU 2009
  Program URL: http://cem.osu.edu/reu/
  Application URL: http://cem.osu.edu/files/2009/12/CEM2010REUApplication.doc Application Deadline:

University of Alabama

• University of Alabama - High School Summer Research Program
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/highschool.asp
  Application URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/HSApplication%202008.pdf Application Deadline:
• University of Alabama - K-12 Outreach
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/k12.asp
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• University of Alabama - HBCU Program
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education.asp
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• University of Alabama - High School Summer Research Program
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/highschool.asp
  Application URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/HSApplication%202008.pdf Application Deadline:
• University of Alabama - Online Educational Games
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/games
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• University of Alabama - RET Program
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/ret.asp
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• University of Alabama - REU Program
  Program URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/reu.asp
  Application URL: http://www.mint.ua.edu/education/reu_application.asp Application Deadline:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Science and Engineering Program for Middle School Students
  Program URL: http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/k12.html
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• STEP Program
  Program URL: http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/science.html
  Application URL: http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/science.html Application Deadline:
• Community College Program
  Program URL: http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/rcc.html
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• Universidad Metropolitana Program (UMET)
  Program URL: http://mit/cmse/educational/umet.html
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• Research Experience for Teachers
  Program URL: http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/research.html
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• Research Experience for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/reu.html
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Princeton University

• PCCM Materials Camp for Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/mini-campteachers.htm
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• PCCM Science and Engineering Expo for Middle School Students and Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/seeprinceton.htm
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• PCCM Princeton University Materials Academy
  Program URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/puma.htm
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• Princeton University RET Program
  Program URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/ret/index.html
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• Princeton University REU Program
  Program URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/reu.htm
  Application URL: https://webdb.princeton.edu/dbtoolbox/engine.asp?action=REU_ApplicationForm Application Deadline:

Brown University

• Brown University K-12
  Program URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Advanced_Materials_Research/outreach/cm.htm
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• Brownout Classroom Module Program
  Program URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IMNI/MRSEC/education/brownout.html
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• Empowering Your Future Conference
  Program URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IMNI/MRSEC/education/empowering.html
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• Research Experience for Teachers
  Program URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IMNI/MRSEC/education/RET_introduction.html
  Application URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IMNI/MRSEC/education/RET_application.html Application Deadline:
• Research Experience for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IMNI/MRSEC/education/REU_introduction.html
  Application URL: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/IMNI/MRSEC/education/REU_application.html Application Deadline:

California Institute of Technology

• Cal Tech k-12
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• Opportunities for Students at Caltech's CSEM
  Program URL: http://www.csem.caltech.edu/pros_stud1.html
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• Cal Tech RET
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• Caltech REU Program
  Program URL: http://www.surf.caltech.edu
  Application URL: https://sfponline.caltech.edu/index.cfm?event=view.HomePage&p=Home Application Deadline:

Stanford/ IBM ARC/ UC Davis/ UC Berkeley

• Exploratorium Partnership
  Program URL: http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/old-projects/exploratorium-museum-partnership/
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• RET Program
  Program URL: http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/ret/
  Application URL: http://www.stanford.edu/group/cpima/education/RETapplication06.htm Application Deadline:
• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program
  Program URL: http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/sure-program-reu/
  Application URL: http://www.stanford.edu/group/cpima/education/2008-reu-application.htm Application Deadline:

University of Colorado

• Outreach Forum and Early Career Program at LC2CAM Workshop
  Program URL: http://i2cam.org/conference/lc2cam08/earlycareer.php
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• K-12 Teachers and Students
  Program URL: http://lcmrc.colorado.edu/outreach/k12teachers&students.html
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• University of Colorado
  Program URL: http://lcmrc.colorado.edu/outreach/undergraduates.html
  Application URL: http://lcmrc.colorado.edu/outreach/pdf%20downloads/REUApp2010.pdf Application Deadline: February 12, 2010
• University of Colorado
  Program URL:
  Application URL: http://lcmrc.colorado.edu/outreach/undergraduates.html#REU Application Deadline: February 12, 2010

Carnegie Mellon University

• Carnegie Mellon University RET
  Program URL: http://mimp.materials.cmu.edu/hst/
  Application URL: http://mimp.materials.cmu.edu/hst/application.html Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
• Carnegie Mellon University REU
  Program URL: http://reu.materials.cmu.edu/
  Application URL: http://reu.materials.cmu.edu/application/index.html Application Deadline: February 15, 2010

University of Oklahoma / University of Arkansas

• RET
  Program URL: http://www.nhn.ou.edu/cspin/educational/ret.html
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• REU Program
  Program URL: http://www.nhn.ou.edu/cspin/educational/reu.html
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University of Massachusetts Amherst

• University of Massachusetts Amherst - RET
  Program URL: http://www.pse.umass.edu/mrsec/RET-Program/
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• UMass REU
  Program URL: http://www.pse.umass.edu/mrsec/REU-Program/
  Application URL: http://www.pse.umass.edu/mrsec/forms/reuform.pdf Application Deadline:

Brandeis University

• Brandeis REU
  Program URL: http://www.brandeis.edu/mrsec/edoutreach/reuprogram.html
  Application URL: http://www.brandeis.edu/mrsec/edoutreach/forms/index.html Application Deadline:

New York University

• 2009 NYU MRSEC REU
  Program URL: http://www.nyu.edu/as/mrsec/ugrad.html
  Application URL: http://www.nyu.edu/as/mrsec/ugrad.html Application Deadline:
• 2010 NYU MRSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates
  Program URL: http://www.nyu.edu/as/mrsec/ugrad.html
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Georgia Institute of Technology

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  Program URL: http://www.mrsec.gatech.edu/education/reu.html
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