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
• Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Summer Research Internships for Minority Students
• Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• 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, REU: Cross Disciplinary Training in Sustainable Chemistry and Chemical Processes
• 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
• 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
• Internships in Scientific Research or Medicine (.pdf)
• 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
• 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 2017

• Nathan Brownstein (BCMB, '18), Yale School of Medicine
• Sydney Fine (BMB, '18), Mayo Clinic, NIH Grant
• Anna Gibbs (BCMB, '19), The College of Wooster, Hamburger Collaborative Research
• Margaret Heller (CHEM, '18), Brookdale Senior Living Community, Wooster, OH
• Kathleen Kalafatis (BCMB/NEURO, '17), The College of Wooster, Hamburger Collaborative Research
• Jennifer Latsko (BCMB, '18), The College of Wooster, Whitmore Williams Summer Scholar
• Chloe Litts (CHEM, '20), The College of Wooster, Summer Research Program
• Kent Nakamoto (CHEM, '18), University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Matthew Pech (CHEM, '18), University of Akron, Center for Laser & Optical Spectroscopy
• Scott Perkins ('20), The College of Wooster, Sophomore Research Program
• Leah Scharlott (CHEM, '19), The College of Wooster, ACS - PRF Grant
• Juliette Shea (CHEM, '19), The College of Wooster, ACS - PRF Grant
• Kiandra Smith (BCMB, '18), Emory University, NIH Grant
• Madigan Strange (BCMB, '19), The College of Wooster, Sophomore Research Program
• Hyuga Uchida (CHEM, 19), The College of Wooster, NSF - REU - Physics Collaborative Grant
• Samantha Wigley (CHEM, '18), Texas A & M Cyclotron Institute
• Kevin Wokosin (CHEM, '18), Mt. Rainier National Park, (APEX Fellowship)
• Kaeli Zoretich (BCMB, '19), The College of Wooster, NSF Grant

Summer of 2016

• Brianna Bauer (BCMB '17), University of Cincinnati, Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics
• Catherine Boyles ('17), Gordon Food Services, Product Quality Assurance Intern
• Bailey Bowers ('17), University of Rochester, Department of Chemistry
• Nathan Brownstein (BCMB '18), Yale University, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
• Jack Buchan (BCMB '17), University of Texas-Houston School of Medicine
• Clayton Geib ('18), University of North Dakota, Department of Chemistry
• Christopher Good ('19), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Mark Grady (BCMB '17), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Sydney Fine, (BCMB '18), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Harris Lab
• Leandra Forte ('17), University of Southern Mississippi, The School of Polymers & High Performance Materials
• Hannah Hicks (BCMB '17), Appalachian State University, Department of Chemistry (Copeland funded)
• Julia Higgins ('19) The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Julia Hurtig ('17), University of Texas - Houston McGovern Medical School
• Gabriela Jocas ('19), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Min Goo Kang, University of Michigan Dental School Summer Program
• Michaela Lawrence ('18), Mt. Rainier National Park (APEX Fellowship)
• Laura Leventhal ('18), Chicago Botanic Gardens
• Lance Metsger ('17), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Rachel Mole´ ('17), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Kent Nakamoto ('18), University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Kyle Nguyen ('18), Case Western Reserve University (APEX Fellowship)
• Alexander Pearson ('17), NALCO Champion Internship
• Evon Petek ('18), Lubrizol Corporation Internship
• Matthew Pleshinger ('17 BCMB/MATH), Case Western Reserve University Pharmacology
• Sarah Pitell ('19), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Jake Polster ('17), California Institute of Technology
• Madeline Thomas ('17), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Zane Thornburg ('19), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Adrienne Redding ('17), Washington University, Dept. of Energy, Environmental, & Chemical Engineering
• Haley Rossiter ('17), University of Southern California
• Laura Sherer ('17), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Herbert Sizek ('17), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Katie Stock (BCMB '17), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• (Tsun Ki) Jerrick To ('17), Mayo Clinic Nephrology and Urology
• Arielle Welch ('18), The College of Wooster, Department of Chemistry
• Afton Widdershins ('19), University of Texas-Houston School of Medicine
• Samantha Wigley ('18), Log10, Research Internship
• Kevin Wokosin ('18), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Materials Research Science & Engineering Center
• Harune Xu ('17), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan