UPRISE @ UC (REU 2020)

REU Program



The UC UPRISE REU program provides 12-week summer research opportunities for undergraduate students in the science and engineering fields. Students admitted to the program will be actively engaged in a research project with a UC faculty member, where they will participate in the collection and analyses of data. At the end of the program students will present their results to the university community in a formal oral presentation and submit a technical paper. UPRISE students also attend weekly professionalization workshops on topics related to graduate/medical school, pursuing careers in STEM fields, and how to present research results in various formats. UPRISE students are also eligible for funding support to present the results of their research at academic conferences.



REU 2020 Dates: May 4, 2020 - July 30, 2020




The deadline for student applications to the 2020 UPRISE REU program is February 24, 2020.





2017 Participants

MORE SUMMER 2020 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS COMING SOON!

The following table contains links to the Individual Projects Information:





5-HT2A Receptor Modulation Following Traumatic Brain InjuryActive Flow Control for Aircraft Maneuvering and ControlAdvanced High-Speed Imaging Techniques for Future Propulsion Applications
Aeroacoustics of Electrically Propelled Air VehiclesAnalysis of Bose Condensate Dark MatterCharacterization of gingiva for local drug delivery
Characterizing token-to-token production variability in Jamaican Creole- and English-speaking preschoolers: An exploratory studyComputing thermodynamic properties to search for descriptors of surfactant harshnessControlling Drug Release
Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave BackgroundDesign and Development of Reference Electrode for Electrochemical Additive ManufacturingEconomic Cases for Experiential Learning
Elucidation of drug-receptor structure for the development of new drugs against brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleriImproving Adherence in Cervical Cancer Prevention among At-Risk Women: Formative ResearchKinetics of Detergent on Skin
Making Gas to Remove Gas (and Save Tissue!)MicroRNA-mediated control of neuronal excitabilityMinimizing the Energy Exerted by Heart Muscles – A Multi-disciplinary Calculus Project
Modeling of protein-protein interactions during cellular processesMolecular dynamics simulation for graphene frictionNanoscale 3D Printing
Paleoecology and Conservation PaleobiologyRegulation of mitochondrial metabolic pathways in pancreatic cancerReuse fats, oils and grease (FOGs) as alternative energy
Safe Treatment and Opioid Management Program (STOMP) (2020)Structural analysis of ADP-ribosylation metabolizing proteinsTargeting the tumor matrix to overcome drug resistance in BRAF mutant melanoma
Thermoelectrics with Large Magnetic FieldsVirtual Reality Simulations & Social Determinants of Health (2020)Zooming In On the Distant Universe with Gravitational Lensing

Note - "Some projects are multi-disciplinary; a project in one area may be of interest to students from another major. Be sure to look at the projects in related areas to widen your choices."

List of Projects and Information (Last 8 years archive)


2020 REU Materials 2019 REU Materials
2018 REU Materials 2017 REU Materials
2016 REU Materials 2015 REU Materials
2014 REU Materials 2013 REU Materials


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Contact: Tiffany Grant, Ph.D., UPRISE REU Director (Email: tiffany.grant@uc.edu)