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UR named an REU site for undergraduate semiconductor research
Rochester’s REU site will be focused on nanophotonics, quantum photonics and vision/biomedical optics. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
Rochester’s REU site will be focused on nanophotonics, quantum photonics and vision/biomedical optics. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
UR named an REU site for undergraduate semiconductor research
The University of Rochester is one of six new grant supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates’ (SRC) sites that will provide undergraduate students with hands-on research opportunities in STEM priority areas related to semiconductors.
The university is the only New York state institution to receive the grant, which proponents say will bolster research and development and help build the workforce in semiconductors and microelectronics in New York and throughout the country.
The grants were announced by the National Science Foundation, in partnership with Semiconductor Research Corp.
The six new REU sites will provide eight to 10 weeks of research and professional development activities during the summer for roughly 10 students. Rochester’s REU site is focused on nanophotonics, quantum photonics and vision/biomedical optics.
“The University of Rochester is focused on growing our research enterprise in areas of historical strength and distinction, and optics and photonics are certainly areas where we excel in discovery and innovation,” said University President Sarah Mangelsdorf. “With this award, we’re uniquely positioned to play a major role in building and innovating a next-generation semiconductor ecosystem, including producing the future engineers who will lead it.”
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