FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER 2000 SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) PROGRAM MAY 31* - AUGUST 6, 2000

SPEND THE SUMMER IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA, WORKING ON MATERIALS-RELATED RESEARCH.

SEVEN TO EIGHT SPACES ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING GENERAL TOPICS: THIN FILM PROCESSING (OXIDES); MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION; MATERIALS SURFACE ANALYSIS (METALS, OXIDES); MATERIALS IMAGING; MODELING.

THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES TOURS OF LOCAL AND NEIGHBORING LABORATORIES, A SEMINAR SERIES AND A TUTORIAL ON SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS.

DETAILED INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER OCTOBER 15, 1999, AT THE UMCP MRSEC WEBSITE: http://mrsec.umd.edu/, OR BY CONTACTING THE MRSEC OFFICE IN WRITING OR VIA EMAIL: MRSEC, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, RM. 2120 PHYS., COLLEGE PARK, MD 20742, ATTENTION: 2000 REU; EMAIL: info@mrsec.umd.edu. SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL BE AVAILABLE JANUARY, 2000.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED UNTIL ALL SPACES ARE ALLOCATED. HOWEVER, FOR FIRST CONSIDERATION, PLEASE SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION BY FEBRUARY 10, 2000.

*tentative starting date