Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Intelligent Manufacturing for a Sustainable Energy Future
Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Intelligent Manufacturing for a
Sustainable Energy Future (www.imsef.org)
Seeking undergraduate students for 8 internships for summer 2026.
This is a a 10-week summer research experience (internship) at the University of Idaho-Idaho Falls, co-located with Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The program dates are 8 June - 14 August, and each intern will be paired with a REU Mentor to work on a project. The work product will be a poster presentation at the INL Internship Poster Session on 13 August.
The internship is a 10-week program that provides $700/week stipend ($7000 total) and $55/day per diem ($3850 total). We provide lodging at Fairbridge Inn & Suites in Idaho Falls for non-local participants. We also provide travel support for travel to Idaho Falls and return home at the end of the program for non-local participants.
The current list of REU Mentors:
- Amir Ali (ISU), aliamir@isu.edu
- Indrajit Charit, icharit@uidaho.edu
- Ming-Hsun Cheng, mcheng@uidaho.edu
- Ahmed Hamed (INL), ahmed.hamed@inl.gov
- Krishnan S. Raja, ksraja@uidaho.edu
- John Russell, jtrussell@uidaho.edu
- Haiyan Zhao, haiyanz@uidaho.edu
Research Projects
- AI/ML for Automated Critical Materials Resource Mapping (Hamed, Idaho National Laboratory)
- Investigating Powder Bed Printing Parameters on Metal Parts Thermal/Mechanical Properties (Ali, Idaho State University)
- Understanding the effect of pressure resistance welded molybdenum alloy’s response to helium ion irradiation (Charit, University of Idaho)
- Biomass-to-Fuel Pipeline for Sustainable Energy-Environment Nexus (Cheng, University of Idaho)
- Sustainability Modeling of Integrated Energy-Environment Systems (Cheng, University of Idaho)
- Self-healing Materials for Extreme Environments (K.S. Raja, University of Idaho)
- Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nuclear Materials (Russell, University of Idaho)
- High temperature molten salts chemistry and electrochemistry (Zhao, University of Idaho)
Research projects are subject to change
The application requirements are:
- Must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the United States
- Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate academic institution
- A minimum GPA of 2.8
- Background or coursework in engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, or a related STEM discipline is recommended.
- CV or Resume (2 pages max).
- Career Goal Statement and why the applicant is interested in this REU research program (1 page max).
- Unofficial Transcripts — Demonstrating a minimum GPA of 2.8.
- Contact details for 2 refrences, preferably from the applicant’s undergraduate institution.
- Rank Order Preferences for Research Project (Top 3)
We may elaborate on application requirements and considerations
This Site is primarily supported by National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2447711. This Site is supported in part by funds provided to the National Science Foundation by the Semiconductor Research Corporation.
Applications from students from underrepresented groups and institutions with limited research opportunities are especially encouraged to apply.
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