Thanks to Katherine Zobre for arranging the tour at Innovaton Depot and special thanks to TruSpin Chief Executive Office Robert Agnew and Chief Technology Officer Anthony Brayer and Jessica Lewis for the time they took out of their schedules to speak with the REUs.
REU Alumni Update Reshu Chandra
Reshu Chandra participated in our 2021 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. She graduated from UAB on Saturday, April 30, 2022 with a major in Neuroscience and minors in Chemistry and Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude with High Distinguished Honors from the Science & Technology Honors Program. This upcoming year, she will be serve as a research intern with the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine while applying to medical schools. Reshu recently received the “Excellence in Service” Award and the “Exceptional Service & Leadership” Award through UAB as well as induction into the Order of Omega Honor Society, which recognizes the top 3% of the Greek community on campus.
Congratulations to Reshu and we wish her much success.
NASA REU Keston Smith
Congratulations to Keston Smith
Keston has been selected for the Fall 2021-2022 NASA REU Program. His Project Title: Microfabrication and Calibration of Tungsten and Tungsten-Rhenium Thin-Film Thermocouple on a Diamond Substrate
Best wishes Keston on a successful research experience.
 | Major: Physics Classification: Senior Mentor: Gopi Samudrala |
Congratulations to Our 2020-21 NASA REU Participants
2020-21 NASA REU – Hybrid Model
In spite of not being able to have a Summer 2020 REU due to COVID-19, NASA REU is moving forward for 2020-21 with REU for a 10 week period beginning October 1, 2020.The following UAB students have been selected to participate in this fascinating hybrid REU model. We want to recognize and congratulate them.
 | Rachel Day is a UAB Junior Major: Physics Mentor: Dr. Andrei Stanishevsky, Physics |
 | Hannah Blansett is a Junior at UAB Major: Materials Science & Engineering Mentor: Dr. Vinoy Thomas, Material Sciences and Engineering |
 | Brita is a UAB Senior Major: Physics Mentor: Dr. Cheng-Chien, Physics |
 | Ishmael is a Senior at UAB Major: Physics Mentor: Dr. Ryoichi Kawai, Physics |
NASA Fall 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates
NASA – Alabama Space Grant Consortium
Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) Program
Hybrid and Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences in Materials Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
NASA-Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) program at UAB is inviting applications for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program during Fall-2020 and Spring-2021 from students that are currently enrolled at UAB. We offer REU-projects in five research clusters: (1) computational materials research/machine learning (2) materials under extreme conditions (3) materials for energy applications, (4) materials for sensors and laser applications, and (5) biomaterials for implants, tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. This REU experience will be offered in a hybrid model which will include fully remote participation for computational research projects and partly remote and partly on ground lab experiences for experimental research projects within the constraints of social distancing and other laboratory safety measures. The undergraduates will carry out the analysis of data generated in their research projects in a fully remote fashion and make Zoom presentations on completed research to faculty mentors and other undergraduates participating in this program.
The program will offer flexible working hours during Fall-2020 and Spring-2021 (staring October 1, 2020 and ending February 28th, 2021). The program will pay $5,000 over the entire work period involving 400 hours of remote/hybrid research with a faculty mentor at UAB.
For program information contact program director Yogesh Vohra (ykvohra@uab.edu) and for application questions contact program coordinator Charita Cadenhead (charita@uab.edu).
The application deadline is September 15th, 2020. Apply using the following web-site. https://sites.uab.edu/cnmb/research-experiences-for-undergraduates/
2018-2019 Alabama Space Grant Fellowship/Scholarship Program
ASGC Fellowship/Scholarship Deadline is February 28, 2019
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium is now accepting undergraduate scholarship and graduate fellowship applications. The following is a brief summary of the undergraduate (Table 1) and graduate (Table 2) program details extracted from program application packages (attached). Please read the package in its entirely for complete details and requirements.
UAB is among the largest site in the Consortium and as such, expectations are high with regard to the number of applications received. We are asking faculty to personally reach out to both undergraduate and graduate students and encourage them to apply.
Please share with anyone who you think would be interested in this program (scholarships are for Jr./Sr. in STEM fields and Fellowships are for graduate students in STEM fields). Must be a U.S. citizen.
| 2018 – 2019 Alabama Space Grant Consortium Scholarship | ||
| Award Amount | Brief Summary | |
| ASGC Scholarship | $1,000
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| Application Deadline | February 28, 2018 | |
| Award Announcement | Mid May 2018 | |
| Award Criteria | Scholarship awards will be based on academic excellence, the student’s accomplishments and description of their career intentions towards an aerospace career. | |
| Fields of Study | Space related fields include any academic discipline or field of study (including the physical, natural,and biological sciences; engineering; education; economics; business; sociology; behavioral sciences; computer science; communications; law; international affairs; and public administration) that is concerned with or likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development and utilization of space. | |
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| 2018 – 2019 Alabama Space Grant Consortium Fellowship | ||
| Award Amount | Brief Summary | |
| ASGC Fellowship | Not to exceed $37,000/12 mos
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$24,000 for stipend
$12,000 for tuition/insurance $1,000 Student Travel allowance |
| Application Deadline | February 28, 2018 | |
| Award Announcement | Mid May 2018 | |
| Award Criteria | Fellowship awards will be based on academic excellence, the quality of the proposed research program or plan of study, the quality of the interdisciplinary approach to achieving the objectives of the proposed program, the merit of the utilization of a NASA field center in carrying out their objectives, the prospects for completion of the project within the allotted time, and an assessment of the applicant’s motivation towards an aerospace career. | |
| Fields of Study | Space related fields include any academic discipline or field of study (including the physical, natural, and biological sciences; engineering; education; economics; business; sociology; behavioral sciences; computer science; communications; law; international affairs; and public administration) that is concerned with or likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development and utilization of space. | |
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| Of utmost importance: Applicants should identify source of cost sharing prior to submitting an application. Please discuss with faculty mentor and have mentor faculty mentor discuss with department chair regarding providing the funds for cost sharing in the amount of $18,500 | ||
