Georgia Tech Summer REU Program in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Georgia Tech will host its annual Summer Program in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry as part of its National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in chemistry and biochemistry. During the ten week REU program, students will conduct research in the groups of Georgia Tech Chemistry faculty. The program is open to students who will be in their junior or senior years during the next academic year. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $5000. More information on the Georgia Tech REU program may be found here. The Summer Program in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry supplements the normal REU research experience with a series of introductory lectures and demonstrations in theoretical and computational chemistry at the undergraduate level. Summer research projects in the areas of dynamics, statistical mechanics, and electronic structure theory are available in the groups of Professors J. C. Gumbart, Joshua Kretchmer, Jesse McDaniel, and David Sherrill. Students will additionally have access to clusters with over 44,000 compute cores to perform their research.

2021 Remote Program

The Georgia Tech Chemistry 2021 REU program will be focused solely on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and all activities will be remote, due to COVID. The theory faculty have had several months of experience in teaching, training new students, and managing research projects in a remote-only format. A strong focus will be on ensuring that REU participants are fully integrated into the research groups even in this remote setting. This will be achieved through regular virtual meetings with group members and faculty, participation in virtual group meetings, and through virtual social events amongst all theory groups.

Research Projects

The Georgia Tech Chemistry 2021 REU program will be focused solely on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and all activities will be remote, due to COVID. The theory faculty have had several months of experience in teaching, training new students, and managing research projects in a remote-only format. A strong focus will be on ensuring that REU participants are fully integrated into the research groups even in this remote setting. This will be achieved through regular virtual meetings with group members and faculty, participation in virtual group meetings, and through virtual social events amongst all theory groups.

Lecture Series in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Throughout the summer, introductory lectures on theoretical and computational chemistry will be presented at the advanced undergraduate level to give students background information for their projects and to allow them to better understand how their research fits into the larger picture of theoretical chemistry.

Applications

Applicants should be entering their junior or senior years of college in the next academic year. The deadline for the Summer 2021 program is March 1. See the Georgia Tech REU page for more details. Please signify your interest in the Summer Theory Program on your application.