Summer Programs

Students from Morocco

Our department is always looking at new ways to engage globally and this year started a pilot program to recruit students from North Africa. As part of this effort, this summer we hosted six students from University of Hassan II Casablanca in Morocco. The students’ experience not only learning about our department and research, but they also had a chance to visit Dallas and the surrounding areas to learn about North Texas culture. We plan to expand this program to other universities and countries.

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

Summer 2022, UT Dallas was home to a range of students from across the nation through a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSFREU). The program targeted underrepresented minority undergraduate students and provided them with the opportunity to gain firsthand experience performing graduate level research work. Through the REU, our principal investigators including Dr. Chadwin Young in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Dr. Rashaunda Henderson from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering provided the opportunity for students to work with the Electronic Materials Evaluation Research for Greater Exposure to Future Technology Careers (EMERGE). Qualifying students joined us for a summer full of opportunities to learn skills and acquire knowledge in state-of-the-art electronic materials processing and characterization. In the process they enhanced their capacity for research and independent work and also had time to socialize with their fellow REU students.

The objective of the REU is to engage students in research methods for electronic materials and beyond. The experience provided them with a skillset that can help them determine their future as graduate researchers and allowed them the opportunity to gain confidence while in the laboratory as they learned from to supervisors who taught them standard procedures. With access to the onsite shared facilities, a 10,000-square-foot clean room fully equipped for semiconductor fabrication, extensive instrumentation and advanced electrical characterization facilities, UT Dallas aims to truly give all who enter the capability to explore a true research experience even as undergraduates. The Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering are incredibly proud to have provided the students with an opportunity to learn and develop while with us over the summer of 2022.

Join us! More information coming in January for the Summer 2023 REU Program.