NHERI REU Summer Program

NHERI Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer Program


2023 NHERI REU cohort in front of the Large Wave Basin at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University during the NHERI REU Research Symposium.

Updates  

The 2024 application is now closed. If you have questions about the application, application process, or program, please email Robin Nelson (robin.nelson@utsa.edu).


Program Information  

Hands-on summer research for undergraduates. The NHERI REU Summer Program provides research opportunities at the eleven NHERI multi-hazard engineering and interdisciplinary research sites during a 10-week summer research program. The NHERI REU program is dedicated to helping undergraduate college students experience multi-hazard engineering as well as reconnaissance, cyberinfrastructure, data management, simulation, and social science research. Hands-on, research-based projects introduce participants to a network of researchers, and students who work toward mitigating natural hazards and understanding the impact of natural hazards on society.

U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled undergraduate students may apply for the summer program.

REU participants receive:

  • Travel funds to and from the research facility.
  • Housing subsidy to help with living expenses.
  • Research stipend ($6000) for summer work.
  • Research and career experience alongside faculty mentors.
  • Travel funds to and from the NHERI REU site to present a research project and a chance to network with engineering researchers, social scientists, and natural hazards experts.

The program includes eleven universities with different academic schedules (see links below). For this reason, two 10-week program blocks are used. The 2024 NHERI REU Summer Program Block I is from June 3  August 9, 2024, and includes Florida International University, Lehigh University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Florida, and the University of Texas, Austin. Block II will take place June 17  August 23, 2024, and includes Oregon State University, the University of California, Davis, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Washington.

The 2024 NHERI REU Summer Program is a hybrid program hosted by the NHERI site and NHERI ECO. A typical forty-hour week in the program includes graduate school and professional development workshops, research group meetings, networking, mentor evaluations, timesheets, reflections, research, and research writing.

Each of the Experimental Facilities within NHERI plus the RAPID Reconnaissance Center, the Simulation Center, the CONVERGE Facility, and Cyberinfrastructure teams will participate in the 2024 NHERI REU program. Click the links below to learn more about each site.


Eligibility  

The application is open to students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. Because the projects vary in scope, we are looking for a variety of majors including civil engineering, computer science, and architecture, to name a few. If you are interested in solving engineering problems dealing with natural hazards or understanding natural hazards' impact on society, this undergraduate research program is for you!

Under-represented minority, women, and veteran undergraduate students are encouraged to apply to the NHERI REU program.


Application  

The 2024 NHERI REU application is now closed.  Applications for the 2025 program will open in October and require the following:

  • Background information including the college(s) you attended, your GPA, and credits earned.
  • Two letters of recommendation, with at least one from a professor.
  • Research site ranking in order of preference.
  • Brief essay questions about your goals and experiences as an undergraduate student.
  • Optional documents — unofficial transcripts, resume, and other scholarly undergraduate work.

2024 NHERI REU Application Closed

2024 Faculty Letter of Recommendation Closed


Explore  

Click the boxes below to check out the posters, presentations, and papers created by REU Alumni.


Contact Us  

The Education and Community Outreach (ECO) and the ECO Committee develop and host the NHERI REU Program. If you have questions about the NHERI REU Summer Program or the application process, please email us at reu-request@designsafe-ci.org. We want to hear from you!