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Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Renewable Energy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2011

Chuck Stone*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, 1523 Illinois Street, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 USA
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Abstract

During summers 2009 and 2010, the Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC) at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) successfully piloted a 10-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program that addressed fundamental materials issues related to the science and technology of renewable energy. In January 2011, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded CSM a three-year grant to establish an REU Site that will strengthen our recruiting of women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities in research. This paper describes the features of these pilot programs and outlines the nature of our 2011 REU.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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