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.