Program Dates for summer 2025 will be announced in mid-December.

Details about this competitive fellowship:

• It is a paid, 10-week, immersive summer research guided by the faculty and graduate student mentors.
• The stipend is $6,000.
• In addition to research activities, students will participate in weekly professional development workshops and tours/information sessions with CISTAR member companies. 
• The program culminates with a student research symposium, at which all fellows present a technical poster, an oral talk, and a final report.
• Selected students participate in research activities on campus over 10 weeks in the summer, with housing and travel to campus provided.
• Travel grants are available for REU participants to present their work at a professional conference (for example, AIChE or ACS) during the following academic year.

Research projects:

• Chemical process design using physics-informed machine learning
• Development of new CISTAR catalysts for the production of fuels
• Metal alloy nanoparticle catalysts for coke-resistant alkane dehydrogenation
• Optimizing Power Systems Operation under High Penetration of Renewables
• Synthesis of solid oxide electrocatalyst materials for decarbonized ethane dehydrogenation
• Synthesis of tailored carbon supports for non-oxidative methane conversion
• Synthesis of zeolite catalysts with tailored diffusion properties
• Understanding the Future of Energy Use in a Regional Context