Internships and Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Beginning Summer 2007, The Fischell Department of Bioengineering will be managing the Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering REU Program at UMD. Please visit www.bioe.umd.edu/reu/ for more information.
Looking for more help or additional opportunities?
These listings represent only a small selection of jobs and research opportunities that friends of the Department have asked us to post.
For dedicated help in finding internships and jobs, visit the Clark School's office of Engineering Co-op & Career Services, which gives students 24-hour access to engineering co-op, internship, summer, post-graduation, and part-time job listings via eLink. It also runs free resume clinics, career fairs, and other workshops for job seekers! Visit them online at www.coop.eng.umd.edu, e-mail co-op@eng.umd.edu, or call (301) 405-3863 for more information.
You can also visit the University of Maryland's Career Center at www.careercenter.umd.edu.
Undergraduate Research on Campus
2 Full-Time Summer Employment Opportunities with the Ehrman Group: Microelectronics Materials and Green Chemistry
Two undergraduate research positions are available starting May 2008 in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Profossor Sheryl Ehrman's lab. We are looking for two students: a mechanical engineering student who has completed ENME 350: Electronics and Instrumentation I and a chemical engineer who has completed ENCH 215: Chemical Engineering Analysis. Other requirements are: minimum overall GPA = 2.90, interest in hands on laboratory work, interest in research, both academic and industrial, and good teamwork and time management skills.
The project is a joint collaboration between the University and a large company, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The main goal is to develop a process to make metal powders for microelectronics applications, applying green chemistry concepts. The positions would begin in May (either before or after finals—we're flexible), with full time employment in summer, and may continue into the next academic year on a part time basis. If you are interested, please send your resume to Professor Ehrman by e-mail (sehrman@umd.edu) by March 25th. For more information about the lab, please see our webpage: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~sehrman/
Corporate Co-Ops and Internships
Summer Internship at McCormick
Posted 4/7/08
McCormick & Company, Inc., located in Hunt Valley, Md., is seeking an intern for a summer research project involving the use of high pressure extraction and benchtop steam distillation to extract spices and herbs. The resulting extracts, distillates and spent materials will be analyzed further by other groups. The summer intern will be responsible for gathering raw materials, performing extractions and distillations, maintaining sample libraries, participating in group project meetings, and recording, compiling, and in some cases analyzing data. The intern may also be requested to make a presentation McCormick technical staff.
Requirements: Engineering student majoring in Chemical or Food Engineering, preferably with at least Junior standing. The candidate needs to be skillful in laboratory practices, sample preparation and instrumentation. He or she must also be proficient in Excel, Word and Powerpoint, and be able to quickly learn instrumentation software.
Any students interested in this position should forward their resume to both Debbie Morris (HR) and Robert D. Heckner at the e-mail addresses below:
Robert D. Heckner
Manager, Technology Implementation
McCormick & Company, Inc.
E-mail: bob_heckner@mccormick.com
Debbie Morris
Human Relations
E-mail: deborah_morris@mccormick.com
Careers at the Lubrizol Corporation
The Lubrizol Corporation is an innovative specialty chemical company that produces and supplies technologies including lubricant additives for engine oils, other transportation-related fluids and industrial lubricants, as well as fuel additives for gasoline and diesel fuel. In addition, Lubrizol makes ingredients and additives for personal care products and pharmaceuticals; specialty materials, including plastics technology; and performance coatings in the form of specialty resins and additives. Lubrizol has internship, co-op and career opportunities for ChBE majors.
Visit the Lubrizol careers page »
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Programs
NSF-Funded University of Connecticut Department of Chemistry REU Program
Deadline: March 31, 2008
The Chemistry Department at the University of Connecticut is hosting its 10th NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, scheduled for June 2 to August 9, 2008.
The University of Connecticut has a strong tradition of providing research experience for its own undergraduates. The National Science Foundation is helping us expand this offering to chemistry majors from primarily undergraduate institutions. Not only will students have the opportunity to conduct research in top-flight academic laboratories, they will be paid to do so! A wide cross-section of our faculty has designed exciting independent research projects especially for this program. The students will receive a stipend of $4,000 for the ten-week program. In addition, room, round-trip transportation and partial board are also provided.
UConn Chem REU students have an outstanding track-record of presenting their research findings at national ACS meetings and also publishing in peer-reviewed journals. These students have also been successful in their application to the most competitive graduate programs in the country.
- Visit bruckner.chem.uconn.edu/WebREU/start.html for more information on individual research projects, application forms, lists of our previous participants, pictures, and more.
- Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2008.
