About

The National Science Foundation supported Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program located in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Cal State LA is designed to give research opportunities to community college students from the Los Angeles Basin. In particular, we seek students from groups underrepresented in the chemical sciences. The aim of our program is to introduce students to research opportunities early in their academic careers so they will be motivated to continue their education in the chemical sciences and be exposed to potential career options. Participants will work along side Cal State LA faculty and students for a nine-week period each summer. Participants are required to attend several workshops throughout the summer that include Laboratory Safety Training, Critical Reading of the Literature, and Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Research. Participants will be paid a stipend of $6000 for the nine-week experience.

The main goal of this program is to provide an exciting and nurturing research experience for students, one that will encourage them to pursue careers as research scientists. Each student is paired with a faculty advisor. Students meet weekly to discuss their research progress with the program directors and to attend a lecture series on research opportunities in physics. They will present their research results at the end of the summer in a campus-wide symposium featuring posters displaying their findings and progress. At the end of the 9-week program students present short talks on their research accomplishments and write summary reports on their projects.

Please direct general inquiries to: [email protected].

REU Directors

Olaseni Sode, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles

Scott Nickolaisen, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles

REU Directors

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