Youngstown State University
Department of Chemistry
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Youngstown State University announces the continuation of its National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site for Summer 2003. 

Students will participate in a program of research characterized by a high level of individual attention from faculty investigators with established records of supervising undergraduate research. Ten students will be supported from the core REU program, and supplementary positions are available with some professors' research groups. We encourage applications from students at four-year colleges in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania in order to establish collaborations with those schools. However, applications are welcomed from students from all US universities. The twelve-week program will run from May 19 to August 8, and will include a two-week course on Introduction to Undergraduate Research, beginning in June. Students will be provided with stipends of $3,000, plus tuition for the research course, housing and a meal plan. We are especially interested in recruiting students with a varied collection of biographical profiles.

Applications from qualified students (generally, science majors with grade point averages at least 2.8 on 4.0 scale, and favorable letters of recommendation) can be downloaded and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. As an alternative means of submitting applications, all of the application information can be e-mailed or faxed using the contact information provided on the application form. To the extent possible, each student will be matched with a research advisor of his/her choice. Students meeting the first application date of March 3, 2003 will receive highest consideration. The final date for applications is April 15, 2003.