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Welcome to your summer of research!  Undergraduate students participating in research with faculty at any of the schools within the LSU system are welcome to take part in the summer activities offered by our office.

This webpage serves as a point of reference for you and your LSU faculty mentor, PI, or program director to our summer activities and resources.

If you are a staff or faculty contact (PI, faculty mentor, director, program coordinator, etc.) and would like your student(s) to be invited to these events, please click here to complete our Program Registration Form. 

 

Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at LSU:

Program Host
LSU Discover Project Grants LSU Discover 
Special Collections Project Grants LSU Discover & Special Collections Library
LSU Gulf Scholars Program Gulf Scholars Program
McNair Scholars Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program
MARC program Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program
ASPIRE program College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Beckman Scholars Program College of Science
Undergraduate Research Grants College of Agriculture
Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships Coastal Sustainability Studio
Louisiana Space & Sea Grant Opportunities (LaSSO) for Undergraduate Research Program LaSPACE
LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship (LURA) LaSPACE
MissDelta REU MissDelta
Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) REU LAMDA

 

Program Host
CCT - REU Center for Computation & Technology (CCT)
Chemical Engineering - REU Department of Chemical Engineering
LBRN - REU Louisiana Biomedical Research Network
LUMCON - REU Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCOM)
Physics & Astronomy - REU Department of Physics & Astronomy
Smart Polymer Composite Materials & Structures - REU Department of Chemistry
Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships Coastal Sustainability Studio
MissDelta REU MissDelta
Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) REU LAMDA

 

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MissDelta REU

 
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Physics & Astronomy REU

 

PhotoSummer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)

At the end of each summer, LSU hosts SURF, a forum for summer undergraduate research students to present their research and creative works.

Visit the SURF website

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Activity Date Time Location Cost Details
Welcome Dinner Monday, May 27th 6:00 - 8:00 pm Student Union Atchafalaya room 339 $30 per attendee Open to REU students.  PIs/Program directors can register their students by filling out the Program Registration Form linked above
All-Programs Orientation Tuesday, May 28th 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Coates 143 free Open to all summer research students

Agenda:
- Welcome
- Research Ethics presentation
- Lab Safety presentation
Workshops Every Tuesday between May 28th and August 2nd 9:30 - 10:30 am Locations vary; see workshop link for details free Open to all.
View the workshop schedule
LSU Science Cafe Last Tuesday of each month Doors open at 5:00; event begins at 6:00 PM Varsity Theatre free Open to all. Registration is encouraged but not required.
Visit their website for more details.
Ropes Course at the UREC Saturday, June 29th info to be sent to registered students info to be sent to registered students info to be sent to registered students Sign up for the ropes course has closed
Video Game Night CANCELLED CANCELLED CANCELLED free no sign up required; just show up
Summer Undergraduate Research Forum Friday, August 2nd 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Patrick F. Taylor Hall $30 registration fee By invitation only. The SURF application will be emailed to all students registered with our office by their research mentors/PIs/Program Directors.

 

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For questions or concerns, please contact us at lsudiscover@lsu.edu