Materials REU

Materials REU 2024 (June 23 – August 16)

The Materials Research Experiences for Undergraduates is an 8-week summer program at UC Irvine, with a focus on the design, synthesis, and characterization of new materials for energy, healthcare, aerospace, and environmental sustainability. The program is intended for rising junior and senior undergraduates who are interested in learning more about graduate school in a STEM field. Students from minoritized communities are encouraged to apply.


The Materials REU summer program, scheduled from June 23 to August 16, 2024, has extended its application deadline to March 6, 2024. If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, please take advantage of the additional time to submit your application. For more details and to apply, kindly visit the CCAM REU application page: http://tinyurl.com/2024REU

Materials REU 2023

This year’s program ran June 25 – August 18, 2023. 13 undergraduate students from various institutions, including one outside the US, participated in various events and activities including materials bootcamps related to computations, synthesis, imaging, CCAM faculty seminars, and STEM workshops hosted by the UCI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). These activities were designed to promote student interest in STEM careers, and helped them adapt and engage in their own research at UCI under the supervision of an REU faculty advisor and JRF mentor(s). Projects varied from the all-solid-state batteries to bio-molecular materials. Students presented their work during the research symposium in mid-August.

The program was successfully completed thanks to the robust partnership with and strong support from Stacey Nicholas Office of Access & Inclusion (Executive Director: Analia Rao) in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering.

Materials REU 2022

Materials REU 2022

This year’s in-person REU program began on June 19th and ended on August 12th. Same as the last year, total 12 undergraduate students from various institutions participated. Besides actively engaging in on-going research of CCAM faculty mentors, REU students were exposed to various opportunities including informative seminars hosted by UCI SURF program and various extracurricular outdoor activities.

Materials REU 2021

Materials REU 2021

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This year’s  REU program ran virtually from June 21st to August 13th. 12 students were selected for the REU cohort with most participants engaging remotely due to COVID-19. CCAM REU is committed to promoting diversity and actively recruited 67% female and 58% under-represented minorities to the program. Materials REU 2021 successfully ended with a positive and welcoming experience for each participant.