REU: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Collaborative Data Visualization Applications

8-Weeks, Paid Research

June 5, 2017 – July 28, 2017

The program identified research collaborators with visualization needs and assigns each student to a REU team. Each REU Team consists of a research/science collaborator, a visualization mentor and a visualization REU student. This arrangement fosters collaboration among team members, an appreciation of the visualization process and an understanding of the role visualization plays in discovery and analysis. Research areas of this site include: computer science, genetics and biochemistry, geophysics, sociology, molecular modeling and simulation, inorganic chemistry, social media, parks recreation tourism management, biological sciences and digital humanities. Students participated in activities as a member of their REU Team, their Research Lab, and their REU cohort thereby creating a rich, multidisciplinary research experience that included enrichment lectures, excursions and social events.

In addition to the exposure to cutting edge research, students selected to participate received a travel stipend for one round trip to and from Clemson, a housing allowance, a bi-weekly stipend to cover living expenses and access to research faculty and cyberinfrastructure resources to help facilitate their success in the program.

Application Process

This program accepted applications until March 1, 2017. Funding was available for 10 undergraduates. This REU Site was sponsored by NSF ACI Grant No. 1359223 and was directed and coordinated by Dr Wole Oyekoya.

Applications are now closed and all positions have been filled. We had over 230 applications.

REU Participants 2017

Blessing Leonard University of Baltimore	Rebecca Butler Seattle Pacific University	Jacovia Cherry Clemson University	Andrew Tompkins Stetson University	Charles Hockaday, Jr. Elizabeth City State University
Arjun Talpallikar University of Texas at Austin	Bayley Meyer Westminster College	Tony Sun University of Missouri-Columbia	Ryan Canales Texas A&M University	Jackson Fletcher Mississippi State University

Final Presentations (Visualization Symposium)

The REU students gave the final presentations of their projects on July 28, 2017 at Watts Family Innovation Center, Auditorium. Please click on the REU student’s name to read their weekly blog on their projects.

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