Undergraduate/Graduate Research Opportunities

Here is a list of research opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students interested in mathematical modeling. Even though many of the programs listed here are not specifically for students just interested in mathematical modeling, most of the suggested projects will have a computational or mathematical modeling component.

Undergraduate Opportunities

California Institute of Technology Summer Undergraduate Fellowship (SURF) gives the opportunity to undergraduate students to carry a research project over a 10 week period. For futher information about the program and the application procedure, click here if you are Caltech student or here if you are not currently enrolled at Caltech.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Building Technology Summer Research Participation provides research opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for U.S. citizens or permanent residents full-time upper-level students from historically black colleges and universities. Information.

Fossil Energy Technology Internship provides research opportunities in fossil energy for U.S. citizens having completed an associate degree. Information.

Minority Student Administrative Summer Internship Program offers summer internships to minority students having completed their junior or senior years in college. Information.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Research Participation Program offers research opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent residents undergraduate students at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters and field centers. Information.

Office of Biological and Environmental Research Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student Reseearch Participation offer summer internships to U.S. citizens and permanent residents undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities. Information.

Office of Fossil Energy Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student Research Participation provides research opportunities in fossil energy for U.S. citizens undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities at the Federal Energy Technology Center. Information.

Professional Internship Program at Federal Energy Technology Centers provides research opportunities for U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Professional Internship Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides research opportunities from U.S. citizens and permanent residents undergraduate students. Information.

Professional Internship Program at Savannah River Site provides research opportunities for U.S. citizens undergraduate students at the Savannah River Site. Information.

Student Environmental Management Participation for the U.S. Army Environmental Center offers research opportunities to U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Student Internship at the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medecine offers research opportunities to U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has research opportunities for undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has research opportunities for undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation at the National Center for Toxicological Research has research opportunities for undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program at the National Energy Laboratories has research opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent residents undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command has research opportunities for U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center has research opportunities for U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Environmental Policy Institute has research opportunities for U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program at the U.S. Army Garrison, Arberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Directorate of Safety, Health, and Environment has research opportunities for U.S. citizens undergraduate students. Information.

Technology Internship Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory offers research opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent residents with an associate degree. Information.

University Coal Research Internship offers research opportunities to U.S. citizens or permanent residents juniors and seniors. Information.

U.S. Geological Survey Earth Sciences Internship Program provides research opportunities for undergraduate students. Information.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student Research Participation provides research opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent residents undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities. Information.

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is a summer program for undergraduate students interested in science and engineering. It is sponsored by NSF, held at various US campus, and it lasts 9 to 10 weeks during the summer. Each student invited to participate in the program will work on his or her own project in collaboration with a faculty. For further information about the sponsored departments and the topics covered by the program, go to the NSF web site.

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials at Northwestern University, Illinois, runs a 9 week program during the summer. Each student invited to participate in the summer research experience works on his or her own project in collaboration with a faculty. For further information on the specific of this year's program, click here. For information about future program, eligibility requirements, and application forms, click here.

The Cornell Theory Center's Supercomputing Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) is a two-month program during summer 97. Each student invited to participate in the summer research experience works on his or her own project in collaboration with a faculty. For further information on the projects, the previous years' programs, and the application procedure, click here.

Ames Laboratory has a Summer Student Traineee Program.

Argonne National Laboratory has a Summer Research Participation Program as well as a Cooperative Education Program (CO-OP). Undergraduate students entering their junior or senior year and students who will graduate in the spring, may apply for the program. For further information about the Summer Research Participation Program and the application deadline and procedure, click here, for further information about the (CO-OP) program and the application procedure, click here.

The Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory has a summer program (May 26-August 8) for undergraduate students majoring in computer science or a related discipline. For further information about the undergraduate program in computational science and the application deadline and procedure, click here.

Argonne National Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS). The students selected to participate in the program will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of an Argonne staff scientist. Information.

Brookhaven National Laboratory has an Undergraduate Summer Student Program. The applicants have to be a junior or a senior. The participant will, for ten weeks, be working on a training program with a staff member to acquire research experience. Information.

Brookhaven National Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS) and the "Brookhaven Semester program" (BSP). The students selected to participate in the programs will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of a Brookhaven staff scientist. For further information about the (SERS) program and the application deadline and procedure, click here; for further information about the (BSP) program and the application procedure, click here.

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory has a Summer Program. It offers summer fellowships.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has a College Summer Research Program. The applicants have to have achieved junior status or graduated the previous semester. The students chosen to participate in the program will be enrolled in a training program to provide them with research experience. Information.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS). The students selected to participate in the program will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of a Lawrence Berkeley staff scientist. Information .

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a summer employment program. Information.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS) and a Cooperative Education Program in Engineering (Co-op). The students selected to participate in the programs will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of a Lawrence Livermore staff scientist. For further information about the (SERS) program and the application deadline and procedure, click here, for further information about the (Co-op) program and the application procedure, click here.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has an Undergraduate Student Program (UGS). Any student having completed high school and enrolled in an undergraduate program is elligible. For further information about the program and the application procedure, click here.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS). The students selected to participate in the program will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of a Los Alamos staff scientist. Information.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS). The students selected to participate in the program will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of an Oak Ridge staff scientist. Information.

Pacific Northwest Laboratory has a summer program. The student has to have completed his or her sophomore year of college before the beginning of the program. The program provides the student with research experience. Information.

Pacific Northwest Laboratory has a Science and Engineering Research Semester Program (SERS). The students selected to participate in the program will work on a specific research project under the mentorship of a Pacific Northwest staff scientist. Information.

Sandia National Laboratories has an Student Internship Program (SIP). The student must be a junior or above to be elligible. Information.

Graduate Opportunities

Minority Student Administrative Summer Internship Program offers summer internships to minority students having completed their first year fo graduate school. Information.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Research Participation Program offers research opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent residents graduate students at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters and field centers. Information.

Office of Biological and Environmental Research Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student Reseearch Participation offer summer internships to U.S. citizens and permanent residents graduate students from historically black colleges and universities. Information.

Office of Fossil Energy Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student Research Participation provides research opportunities in fossil energy for U.S. citizens graduate students from historically black colleges and universities at the Federal Energy Technology Center. Information.

Professional Internship Program at Federal Energy Technology Centers provides research opportunities for U.S. citizens graduate students. Information.

Professional Internship Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides research opportunities from U.S. citizens and permanent residents graduate students. Information.

Professional Internship Program at Savannah River Site provides research opportunities for U.S. citizens graduate students at the Savannah River Site. Information.

Student Environmental Management Participation for the U.S. Army Environmental Center offers research opportunities to U.S. citizens graduate students. Information.

Student Internship at the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medecine offers research opportunities to U.S. citizens graduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has research opportunities for graduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has research opportunities for graduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation at the National Center for Toxicological Research has research opportunities for graduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command has research opportunities for U.S. citizens graduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center has research opportunities for U.S. citizens graduate students. Information.

Student Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Environmental Policy Institute has research opportunities for U.S. citizens graduate students. Information.

U.S. Geological Survey Earth Sciences Internship Program provides research opportunities for undergraduate students. Information.

Argonne National Laboratory has a Laboratory-Graduate Research appointment (Lab-Grad) as well as a Cooperative Education Program (CO-OP). The (Lab-Grad) program is for graduate students who wish to carry out their thesis research at Argonne National Laboratory under the supervision of an Argonne staff member and a faculty member. For further information about the (Lab-Grad) program and the application procedure, click here, for further information about the (CO-OP) program and the application procedure, click here.

The Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory has 4 to 6 Givens Research Associate position each summer. Information.

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory has a Summer Program. It offers summer fellowships.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a summer employment program. Information.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has a Graduate Research Assistant Student Program (GRA). Any student having completed a Bachelor's degree is elligible. Information.

Sandia National Laboratories has an Student Internship Program (SIP). Information.

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