Program Highlights Research Exposure: Students are part of a faculty and graduate research group project. Activities: Weekly brown bag seminars; GRE and resume preparation; presentation and publication workshops; seminars on how to choose and apply to graduate school. Site Visits: Tour NASA Johnson Space Center’s Multi- Functional Nano-Materials Labs; campus facility tours; Microscopy and Imaging Center; and Materials and Characterization Facility. Publications: Students prepare a research plan, progress reports, presentations, and a final report in technical journal format, which may be submitted to a refereed journal. Objectives  Emphasize multifunctional materials research across multiple disciplines with application for a variety of engineering systems.  Conduct research at the nano- level with an appreciation of its impact at the system design level.  Determine the impact nanotechnology could have on the component and system designs.  Be exposed to concepts of technology innovation for emerging multifunctional engineering systems. Coordinators: Dr. Jim Boyd Dr. Jacques Richard Kristi Shryock REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems at Texas A&M University Aerospace Engineering PI: Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. EEC Co-PIs: Dr. Tahir Cagin Dr. Jaime Grunlan Dr. H.J. Sue Dr. John Whitcomb Research Highlights Metal plateMetal plate Di ele ctr ic m at eri al plasmaplasma HVHV Modeling Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) Fluid-structure Co-simulation of Convection for Shape Memory Alloy Applications Fluid exhibiting a quadratic velocity profile. Application Details To participate in the program, students must:  Have an interest in and a desire to actively participate in on- going research projects;  Have a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA;  Major in engineering or related science or math curriculum (e.g., physics, chemistry, etc.) with an interest in materials- related research;  Have completed sophomore year (at least 60 hours) by the end of Spring 2011;  Plan to graduate no sooner than December 2011; and  Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more information regarding the program, please contact: Dr. Jacques C. Richard, or Dr. James Boyd, For application questions, please contact: Kristi Shryock 3141 TAMU, 750 HRBB, College Station, TX , Fax: Application Deadline: Monday, February 28, 2011 by 5:00 pm CST  Program Participants Notified: March, 31, 2011  Program Dates: May 31 - August 8, 2011 Or visit our website at: Financial Support  Each participant will receive a stipend of $5,000 for the 10-week program.  The program will cover on-campus housing expenses. Students choosing to live off- campus may receive monthly assistance for rent.  Travel expenses up to $400 will be provided for those participants traveling from out of state to attend the program.  Participants will register as students, and the program will cover tuition and fees for summer admission to Texas A&M University. The program is coordinated with the Texas A&M Dwight Look College of Engineering’s Student Services and Academic Programs (ESSAP) Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) ( and the Texas A&M Office of Undergraduate Research (