This NSF funded summer REU  program at the University of Tennessee is centered on the theme Microelectronics and Sensor Systems. We especially focus on underrepresented students and deaf and hard of hearing students in science, technology, engineering, and math.

The experience will provide students with the opportunity to engage in multi-disciplinary research projects that rely on and develop new devices and systems in order to understand the environment around us and improve the lives of humans, animals, and the environment. 

Program dates:   Summer 2025
For more information contact: [email protected]

In this summer experience a faculty member will mentor students in projects which address the ways in which devices and electronics at the micrometer and smaller scale impact modern technology and provides advances in environmental science, physics, agriculture, space exploration, and biology. Students will use state of the art software and instrumentation to develop theories and design and implement microelectronics and sensor systems. In addition to independent projects, students will be exposed to potential career pathways enabled by advanced degrees and through professional development and mentorship improve their competency in oral and written communication, research strategies, the scientific method, and critical thinking.

Program highlights:

• 10-week hands-on laboratory research training opportunity addressing problems relevant to health and the environment
• Mentoring in faculty laboratories at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with the following expertise:
  • Nanofabrication 
  • Encryption and Security
  • New devices and materials 
  • Power Electronics and Electric Vehicles
  • Embedded computing 
  • Bio-inspired Computing and Computing Architectures
  • Biosensor and Biotechnology development 
  • Sensors for Extreme Environments and Exploration
• Participate in academic and professional development/career opportunity workshops
• Present research findings at the UT Summer Symposium at the end of the program
• Stipend for each student participant, along with additional complete support for on-campus housing, and partial reimbursement to offset travel costs

For more information contact [email protected]