Below are the links to sites who offer summer research opportunities. It is possible that some of these opportunities will not be offered during the summer of 2019. For additional help, please talk with your advisor.

At Wooster

Over 75 research assistant positions from a variety of disciplines are available each summer to Wooster students. For assistance with finding an internship, APEX has a "Finding Internships" resource page.

In Ohio

• Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Chester Summer Scholars Program
• Case Western Reserve University, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR).
• Kent State University, Department of Chemistry Biochemistry and the Liquid Crystal Institute (NSF-REU)
• Ohio Five-OSU Summer Undergraduate Research Experience: Summer Research Internships in Chemistry and Biochemistry at The Ohio State University.
• The Ohio State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Summer Research Opportunities (Opportunities are active for 2018, choose "Learn more" for dates)
• University of Cincinnati, Department of Chemistry, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences
• University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• University of Akron, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineer (NSF-REU)
• The Ohio State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Summer Research Opportunities (Opportunities are active for 2018, choose "Learn more" for dates)

At Other Locations

• California Institute of Technology, AMGEN Scholars Program, WAVE Fellows Program
• California State University, Fullerton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment, Summer Undergraduate Research Program (CA)
• Colorado School of Mines, REU Program in Advancing Polymer Materials
• Dartmouth College, ASURE Program
• Florida State University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Summer REU Program
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• Georgia Tech, Chemistry REU Program
• Indiana University, REU Program
• Indiana University School of Medicine, Student Summer Research Programs
• Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Summer Research Internships for Minority Students
• Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• Michigan State University, REU: Plant Genomics (for undergraduates interested in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, bioinformatics, and computational sciences)
• Michigan State University, REU: Cross Disciplinary Training in Sustainable Chemistry and Chemical Processes
• Mississippi State University, REU: INFEWS-Food, Energy, and Water Security
• Pasteur Foundation, Summer Internship Program, Paris, France
• North Dakota State University: Growing Up Stem  REU - Collaborations in Discipline-based Education Research
• Northwestern University, REU in Nanotechnology
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Undergraduate Student Opportunities
• Penn State Department of Chemistry, REU in chemical research
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Molecular-Cellular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Bioinformatics
• Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• Stanford Syncroton Radiation Light Source (SSRL) Structural Molecular Biology Undergraduate Research Opportunity
• Syracuse University, Department of Chemistry
• Texas A&M University, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Summer Undergraduate Research
• University of Arkansas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Delaware, Marine Sciences
• University of Delaware, Science & Engineering Leadership Initiative
• University of Kansas, REU Program in Chemistry
• University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy
• University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center (SURF)
• University of Minnesota, Chemistry Department
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Summer Research Program
• University of North Texas, NSF-REU Program in Chemistry
• University of Pennsylvania, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter
• University of Rochester, Department of Chemistry NSF-REU Program
• University of South Alabama, Structure and Function of Proteins 
• University of Southern California, Department of Chemistry NSF REU Program
• University of Southern Mississippi, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials NSF REU
• University of Tennessee Knoxville, Summer REU funded by NSF
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy
• West Virginia University Center for Neuroscience, Summer Undergraduate Research Internship (SURI)

Other Sources for Opportunities

• Amgen Scholars Summer Research Programs Internships in Scientific Research and Medicine.
• American Chemical Society: Internships and Summer Research Programs for Undergraduate Students in chemistry
• American Chemical Society: Division of Organic Chemistry, SURF program
• Center for Selective C-H Functionalization, Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program (C-SURP)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Summer Internship - Earnest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
• Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, Undergraduate Research Opportunities, managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities for U.S. Department of Energy
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Student Airborne Research Program (SARP)
• National Nuclear Chemistry Summer Schools
• National Science Foundation:
  
  • REU Sites: Chemistry
  • REU Sites: Physics
• National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Programs
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), SURF Program, Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO
• SOARS Summer Program, Atmospheric and Related Sciences Research Mentoring Community
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Scholarships and Summer Internships
• U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Alaskan Summer Internship Program
• U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science - Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
• U.S. Department of Energy Scholars Program Summer Internships

Last update: 12/14/18

Research Activities of Chemistry Department Majors

Summer research gives students an opportunity to gain additional experience in a laboratory setting.  Many students have worked in academic labs while others have found their way into industry. Most students work in US labs but a growing number are working abroad.

Summer of 2019

• Grace Adkins ('21, BCMB), University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• Alexa Bencic ('22, BCMB), Beacon Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
• Jayne Blinkhorn ('21, CHEM), The College of Wooster, Department of Physics NSF-REU
• Luke Borgelt ('21, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry, NSF-RUI
• Gema Briggs ('22, NEUR/BCMB), Universidad Regional Amazonico IKIAM (Ecuador)
• Mark Bui ('21, CHEM), The Ohio State University - Ohio 5 SURE
• Philip Carter ('20, CHEM), The College of Wooster, Williams & Sanborn-Bromund Summer Research Funds
• Emmalee Cooke ('21, BCMB), SUNY Cortland
• Emma Davidson ('22), The College of Wooster, Sophomore Research
• Alex DeLong ('22, CHEM), Wooster Community Care Network
• David DiGena-Segal ('22, CHEM), The College of Wooster, SERDP (Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program) Grant
• Anh Dinh ('20, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry, NSF-RUI
• Samantha Draves ('20, BCMB), The Center for AIDS Research
• Evan Faxon ('21, BCMB), University Hospital
• Asvin Gireesh ('21, BCMB), Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital
• Emma Hambright ('20, BCMB), University of Costa Rica
• Heather Hartmann ('21, CHEM/SPAN), The College of Wooster, SERDP & Office of Student Health (Chile)
• Claire Hefner ('22), The College of Wooster, SERDP
• Noah Helton ('20, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry, NSF-RUI
• May Hlaing ('22, BCMB), The Ohio State University - Ohio 5 SURE
• Thinh Hyunh ('22, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Volunteer in James West Lab
• Ethan Kahryl ('20, CHEM), The College of Wooster, Volunteer in Jennifer Faust Lab
• Koral Kasnyik ('20, BCMB), The Ohio State University - Ohio 5 SURE
• Matteaus Klonowski, ('21, CHEM) ,University of Oregon
• Elijah Learn ('20, CHEM), Quasar Energy
• Chloe Litts ('20, CHEM), The College of Wooster, Stockroom Assistant
• Coco Liu ('22, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Sherman-Fairchild Grant
• Eran Maina ('21, BCMB), Mayo Clinic
• Nedas Matulionis ('20, CHEM), Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center
• Bao Nguyen ('20, NEUR/BCMB), ACT NOW (Vietnam)
• John Nugent ('20, CHEM), The Ohio State University - Ohio 5 SURE
• Alicia McElwee ('22), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry, NSF-RUI
• Alexander Morris ('20, BCMB), Oregon State University - Ohio 5 SURE
• Saliu Moyo ('20, BCMB), Northwestern University: Feinberg School of Medicine
• Vy Nguyen ('22), The College of Wooster, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
• Paulo Nunes ('20, BCMB), Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos BIO-CELL (Bolivia)
• Scott Perkins ('20, NEUR/BCMB), Charleston Area Medical Center Health System
• Hunter Pierson ('20, BCMB), Wooster Community Care Network
• Noelle Sadallah ('19, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Sherman Fairchild Grant
• Leman Simpson ('20, BCMB), Pennsylvania State University
• Regan Szalay ('20, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Whitmore-Williams
• Vinh To ('22), The College of Wooster, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
• Anh Tran ('21, CHEM), The College of Wooster, Sophomore Research
• Wesley Wagner ('20, CHEM), AbbVie
• Meghan Wells ('20, BCMB), The College of Wooster, Sherman Fairchild Grant
• Qaiser Zaidi (20, BCMB), Imperial College, Department of Surgery and Cancer (England)