"The international dimension of the National Science Foundation's mission is to advance U.S. science and engineering through international activities consistent with the increasingly global nature of research and education and to ensure that U.S. scientists and engineers develop the international experience and capabilities to support and participate in these activities." - NSF Mission Statement

Program Completed in 2013 Closure and Summer 2013 Experience

Program Directors

Professors Hayley Shen, S.V. Babu, Yongming Liu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Advanced Materials Processing
Clarkson University
Email: hhshen@clarkson.edu, babu@clarkson.edu,  yliu@clarkson.edu
Phone: (315) 268-6614, 2336
Website: http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/reushen/ires_china/

Brief Program Information

• 9-week ( May 22 to July 24) summer research program in Advanced Materials.
• Research topics include material science and characterization for renewable energy technology and physics of granular materials
• Each student will receive a stipend of $3,000, plus domestic and international travel expenses, and housing cost.
• Students don't need to know Chinese. Students will communicate with research mentors in English.

Who should apply Highly motivated undergraduate students in Engineering and Science, who are interested in gaining first hand research and international experience at top research universities in China. (Application Window: December 7, 2012 ~ January 31, 2013)