Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Complex Fluids and their Applications

Application Form – Summer 2008

Program Dates:  June 2 to August 8, 2008

Application Deadline: March 14, 2008

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Reference:

List the name and institutional affiliation of the person who you have asked to provide a letter of recommendation.  Please provide him/her with the recommendation form that is attached to this application packet.  The form and letter should be mailed to: Ramesh Agarwal, REU Program in Complex Fluids, Campus Box 1185, Washington University, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO, 63130.

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Please include the following additional information:

·        copies of all college transcripts

·        a statement describing your interests in complex fluids, including your career goals, plans for postgraduate education, and relevant work experience; also, describe any academic achievements, memberships in professional organizations and honorary societies, and any other information that you think should be considered in evaluating your application 

·        indicate your research preferences by selecting from the attached list

 

 

Washington University Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Complex Fluids and their Applications

Available Research Areas

Please rank your top three research preferences in the list below.  More detailed project descriptions can be obtained from the REU web page (http://www.me.wustl.edu/REU/):

(    ) Critical Determinants of Droplet Formation for a Lipid Solution inside a Microfluidic Network (Dr. Amy Shen)

(    ) Making Liquid Crystal Droplets inside Micro-fluidic Channels (Dr. Amy Shen)

(    ) Microfluidics in Fuel Cell Applications (Dr. Amy Shen)

(    ) Self-Assembly and Phase Transitions in Surfactant Solutions  (Dr. Sureshkumar)

(    ) Flow Transitions in Polymer Solutions  (Dr. Sureshkumar)

(    ) Dewetting and Pattern Formation in Nanoscopic Films (Dr. Sureshkumar)

(    ) Spectroscopic Signatures Generated by Short, Disordered Peptides  (Dr. Rohit Pappu)

(    ) Consensus Sequences of Peptides that are Likely to Inhibit Aggregation (Dr. Rohit Pappu)

(    ) Nanoparticle Transport in Microscale Condensation Particle Counter (Dr. Da-Ren Chen)

(    ) Nanoparticle Formation in Chemically Reactive Flow Systems (Dr. Da-Ren Chen)

(    ) Gas Flows in a Micro-Devices (Dr. Ramesh Agarwal)

(    ) Forced and Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Systems Filled with a Nanofluid
       (Dr. Ramesh Agarwal)

(    ) Simulations of Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transitions in Micro-channels (Dr. Eliot Fried)

 

 

 

 

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Complex Fluids and their Applications

Reference Form

Due:  March 14, 2008

 

Applicant’s Name:                                                                                                                                                 x

                                  Last                                                     First                                               Middle

Mail Completed Form to:  REU Program in Complex Fluids (Attn: Dr. Ramesh Agarwal)

                                          Campus Box 1185

                                          Washington University

                                          One Brookings Dr.

                                          St. Louis, MO, 63130

To Be Completed By Applicant:

I understand that Federal Law provides me, after enrollment, with a right of access to this reference form and that no school may require me to waive this right.

I hereby waive / do not waive (circle one) my right of access to this reference form

Date:                          x Signature:                                                                                       x

Referee:

Please complete this reference form and attach a brief letter of recommendation describing your evaluation of the applicant’s capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses.  Specifically address the student’s ability to successfully conduct independent research and to benefit from this program.  Please send your recommendation directly to the address listed above by March 14, 2008.

Summary Evaluation:

Please rate the applicant’s overall scholarly ability in comparison with other students with the same amount of experience and education:

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top 5%

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5% - 15%

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