
{"id":5,"date":"2012-10-25T22:04:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T22:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/template-faculty01\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:47:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>The UNC Charlotte NanoSURE REU program is designed to advance chemistry and nanoscale science research at the undergraduate level. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This summer undergraduate research experience contributes to the education and training of the nanotechnology workforce of the future. Nanoscale science research faculty from the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Optical Science, and Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science will mentor undergraduate researchers on well-defined research projects related to nanoscale science.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* The 2026 program will last from May 26th &#8211; July 31st.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-464 size-medium\" title=\"chemical\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu-845x1024.jpg 845w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu-768x930.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu-1268x1536.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2022\/12\/reu.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a>NanoSURE participants will spend 10 weeks engaged in\u00a0 various nanoscale science related projects. \u00a0The intellectual focus or theme of the NanoSURE REU site is interdisciplinary nanoscale science and engineering research. Students chosen to participate in the program will be assigned to ongoing interdisciplinary nanoscale science research projects.<\/p>\n<p>Students can gain experience in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nanoscale synthesis<\/li>\n<li>Nanoparticle manipulation and assembly<\/li>\n<li>Quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, and metallic nanoparticles<\/li>\n<li>Nanomedicine and drug delivery<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid materials<\/li>\n<li>Spectroscopy<\/li>\n<li>SEM, TEM, and AFM<\/li>\n<li>X-ray crystallography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Program Activities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ten-week summer research experience<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/home\/nanosure-photo-jpg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-74\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2013\/01\/nanosure-photo.jpg\" alt=\"nanosure-photo.jpg\" width=\"238\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>$6,000 stipend<\/strong> for summer research<\/li>\n<li>On-campus housing provided<\/li>\n<li>Seminars and workshop activities<\/li>\n<li>Recreational activities<\/li>\n<li>Outreach program &#8211; <em>NanoDiscovery Day<\/em> at Discovery Place &#8211; Charlotte<\/li>\n<li>Final research symposium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotte.edu\/research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/8716-01-Charlotte-Master-File-v7_1-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/8716-01-Charlotte-Master-File-v7_1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/8716-01-Charlotte-Master-File-v7_1-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/8716-01-Charlotte-Master-File-v7_1-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/8716-01-Charlotte-Master-File-v7_1.png 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/discoveryplacemuseums.org\/our-museums\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-636 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-3.44.50-PM-300x161.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-3.44.50-PM-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-3.44.50-PM-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-3.44.50-PM-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-3.44.50-PM-1536x826.png 1536w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-3.44.50-PM.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-8.00.47\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-507\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-8.00.47\u202fPM-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-8.00.47\u202fPM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-8.00.47\u202fPM-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-8.00.47\u202fPM-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nanosure\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/244\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-8.00.47\u202fPM.png 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC Charlotte NanoSURE REU program is designed to advance chemistry and nanoscale science research at the undergraduate level. 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