Interested in gaining research experience in engineering?
Spend ten weeks this summer performing research in emergent neurotechnologies to help people with disabilities in the Cullen College of Engineering at UH — and earn a $5,000 stipend!
The IUCRC BRAIN at the Cullen College of Engineering (CCoE) at the University of Houston will continue to host Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs in the summer of 2025. The program is designed to inspire bright and motivated undergraduates to pursue graduate education and careers in science and engineering research. In the REU Neurotechnologies Program, participants will work closely with leading neural engineers and neuroscientists at the NSF BRAIN Center at CCoE and contribute to the development of innovative medical devices including diagnostics, neural interfaces, medical robotics and other ongoing cutting-edge research in neural, cognitive and rehabilitation engineering.
Program Dates:
- Program starts May 27 – August 1, 2025 (full-time Commitment)
- Moving day if applicable: May 25, 2025 – Moving out August 2, 2025 (noon)
- August 1 Symposium IUCRC BRAIN
Basic Application Requirements
- To apply, please visit https://etap.nsf.gov.
In the ten-week REU program:
- Build research laboratory skills.
- Develop written and oral presentation skills.
- Gain training in safety and ethics.
- Establish a professional network.
- Learn to use state of the art neuroscience instrumentation.
- Explore social activities in Houston!
Research Projects offered by the IUCRC BRAIN Center faculty:
- Project 1: Biometrics of Mobility
(Contreras-Vidal, BMI Lab) - Project 2: Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Brain and Balance in the Elderly
(Parikh, CNBR Lab) - Project 3: Capacitive Power for Getting Magnetic Milli-Robots out of Tight Places
(Becker, Multi-Robot Systems Lab) - Project 4: Segmentation and Classification of Cell Nuclei in Microscopy Images
(David Mayerich, Stim Lab) - Project 5: Diabetes and Memory Deficits in Underrepresented Middle-Aged Women with Type 2 Diabetes
(Gorniak, CNBR Lab) - Project 6: Graphene-based Electrodes for EEG and EMG
(Bao, Nanomaterials and Nanophotinics Lab) - Project 7: Context effects on sublexical processing
(Dial, SlAB) - Project 8: Enhancing Mobile VR/AR User Experience via An Integrated Architecture-System Approach
(Fu, ECOMS Lab) - Project 9: The Neural Basis of the Creative Process in Dance and Music
(Contreras-Vidal) - Project 10: Quantifying Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
(Parikh, CNBR Lab) - Project 11: User-centric approach in research and design for a pediatric exoskeleton
(UH Health Design Lab, Morshedzadeh)
Completed applications will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis. We encourage you to send application materials early. Each complete application will be acknowledged via email, and all applicants will be notified in May as to their status.
Stipend: $5,000
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Drs. Jose L Contreras-Vidal and Stuart Long // reu_brain [at] egr.uh.edu (reu_brain[at]egr[dot]uh[dot]edu)