THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
2016 APPLICATION FOR
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE (REU) IN CHEMISTRY
MAY 29 - AUGUST 5, 2016
APPLICATIONS DUE, FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Mr.
1. Full name: Ms. _________________________ Date: ___________
Preferred name: _______________________
E-mail Address: ____________________
2. Address: (present): _________________________________________________________
(permanent): _______________________________________________________
Permanent home phone number: _______________________________________________
College phone number where you can be reached in March/April/May: ________________
3. Date of Birth: ________________________ 4. Citizenship: ________________________
5. College(s) and University(ies) attended, with dates:
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6. Academic Status: Sophomore ____________ Junior __________ Senior ____________
7. Expected graduation date _____________ Overall GPA _______ Chem. GPA ________
8. List courses taken in college and grades. (Indicate those you are taking at present).
Chemistry
General Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Laboratory I
Physical Chemistry I
Other Chemistry name:
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General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry II
Organic Laboratory II
Physical Chemistry II
Other Chemistry name:
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Mathematics I
Mathematics III
Physics I
Biology I
Other Science name:
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Mathematics II
Mathematics IV
Physics II
Biology II
Language:
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9. Earliest date you could begin research: __________________________________________
10. Do you plan to attend graduate school?
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If "yes" in chemistry (_____) or biochemistry (_____)?
Yes
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Other __________________?
Does medical school figure in your plans? ______________Yes
_________________ No
11. Names, titles and addresses of two persons whom you have asked to write letters of
recommendation. Include at least one person who can comment on your laboratory skills.
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Address
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Address
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These letters should be sent to: Ms. Evelyn Jackson, Dept. of Chemistry, Box 870336
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0336
12. Enclose with this application a short, one-page letter in which you summarize your
career goals. Indicate how you think that participation in this program will assist you
in attaining these goals.
13. Indicate your top four (or more) choices of research projects or areas in order of preference:
_____ First Choice
_____ Fourth Choice
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_____Other Choice
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Asymmetric Reaction Methodology
Beyond Raney Nickel: Next Generation Hydrogenation Catalysts
Binding of Potential Drugs to Cytochrome P450
Biochemistry of Chromium
Biochemistry of RNA methyltransferases regulating meiosis
Carbon Dioxide Capture, Reactivity and Sequestration
Catalysis in microfluidic devices
Chemical Bonds for Storing Energy via Catalysis
Chemical Ordering in Binary Alloy Nanoparticles
Chemical Recognition Using Hyperbranched Polymers
Cocrystals - Designing Molecular Pairs to Assemble together in a Cocrystal
Computational Approaches to Advanced Energy Systems - Actinide and Lanthanide Chemistry
Computational Biochemistry: Acid/Base Properties and Thermochemistry of Peptides
Computational Studies of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions
Conducting Polymers for Surface Coatings
Designing Metal Based Drugs that Target Cancerous and Bacterial Cells
Development of Catalytic Diversity in an Enzyme Scaffold
Development of Chemical Sensors for Airborne Pollutants
Development of Novel Catalytic Reaction Methodology
Diffuse Scattering Studies on Single Crystals of Doped Vanadium Oxides
Electrochemical and Optical Sensors
Environmentally Friendly Methods for Converting Carbon Dioxide to Useful Products
Ethics in Chemistry
Gas-phase Structures of Peptide Ions
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Hydrogen Storage Opportunities with Novel Valence Structures
Improving the Synthesis of Peptide Nucleic Acids
Inorganic Coordination Compounds for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Mass Spectrometry of Explosives
Mass Spectrometry Studies of Peptides
Measurements of Potential Single-Molecule Rectifiers
Mechanisms of Carbohydrate Chemistry in Glycosyltransferase Enzymes
Medium Ring Carbocycles and Cytotoxic Xenia Diterpenoids
Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Catalysis
Metallotherapeutics
Metals and Free Radicals in Proteins
MnBi Nanoparticles for High Energy Permanent Magnets
Modified DNAs and RNAs
Nanoelectrochemistry for Ultrasensitive Detection
Nanomaterials for Batteries
Nanoparticle Synthesis for Solar Cell Applications
New Catalysts for Environmentally Benign Synthesis
New Dyes for Non-Linear Optical Applications – Advanced Materials
New Reagents for Organic Synthesis
Novel Antiinflammatory and Anticancer Agents
One-Pot Heterogeneous Catalysts for Fixed Bed Reactors
Organic Solar Cells
Organic Synthesis of New Hydrogen Bonding Molecules
Organometallic Catalysts in Organic Synthesis
Pattern-Based Molecular Recognition: Enforcing Selectivity in Sloppy Chemical Receptors
Polymer Micelles for a Magnetically Triggered, Targeted Drug Delivery System
Polymer Templating of Inorganic Nano-structures
Polymer Waveguides for Explosives Detection
Polymerization of Transition Metal Complexes for Non-Platinum Group Metal Fuel Cell Catalysts
Searching for Better Perovskite Solid Solar Cells
Separating Carbon Nanotubes by Derivatized End-Groups Followed by Ion-Exchange Chromatography
Stable Phosphorus-derived Biradicals and Their Chemistry
Structure and mechanism of antibiotic resistance rRNA methyltransferases
Synthesis and Properties of Smaller Analogues for Macromolecular Polyelectrolytes
Synthesis of Agents for the Treatment of Diabetes
Synthesis of Inorganic Materials Using Biological Templates
Synthesis of Nanostructured Thermoelectrics: Materials that Convert Heat into Electrical Power
Synthesis of Novel, Geologically-Inspired Oxides for Magnetic Applications
Synthesis of Unusual Valence Structures
Synthesizing New Organic Molecules for Catalysis that Can Be Turned "On/Off"
Synthesizing Organic Molecules that Reversibly Change Shape and Color upon Redox Change
The Design and Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers for Solar-cell Applications
Thermodynamics of Combustion
Thin Film Synthesis of Novel Oxide Materials Using Pulsed Laser Deposition
Total Synthesis of Natural Products
EVALUATION REPORT
SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) PROGRAM
IN CHEMISTRY
ATTN.: Ms. Evelyn Jackson
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Department of Chemistry, Box 870336
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Student Name ________________________________________________________________
Instructions to Reference: Please comment on the applicant's background and achievement in
chemistry, his or her laboratory skills, and his or her potential for independent study. Please
mail this form to Dr. John Vincent at the above address. Thank you for your help.
Evaluation of Student
Work Habits
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Maturity
Chemical Knowledge for College Level
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Name: ________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Position or Title: _____________________________________________________________