Alabama State University News June 25, 2018 Young Scientists Spend Summer Conducting Research With ASU Faculty Mentors Students are getting a head start on their pursuit of advanced degrees thanks to a summer program at ASU. ****** Ten undergraduate students from around the world are working on "hands-on" research this summer at Alabama State University. During the exciting and stimulating nine-week summer research program, which runs through July 27, the students will work with top ASU STEM scientists and faculty members. The National Science Foundation's Research Experience Undergraduate (NSF-REU) program aims to prepare undergraduates pursuing a Ph.D. or a M.D./Ph.D. for a successful transition into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) graduate programs. "We anticipate that this exciting research experience will lead to successful pursuit of graduate degrees in STEM fields by this year's participating students," said Dr. Komal Vig, associate professor of biology who serves as the principal investigator of ASU's NSF-REU program. The young scientists, who were selected in a nationwide competition, represent Bishop State Community College, Oklahoma State University, Grand Canyon University, Metropolitan University, Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Alabama State University. The program will provide a $550 per week stipend, on-campus housing, meal/ travel allowance during the nine-week period. Participants will be provided exciting and stimulating experimental research training experience in bioengineering. In addition to research training, students will gain exposure to scientific lecture seminars, scientific writing and speaking, graduate and professional schools guidance, career opportunities in academia and industry, and interdisciplinary professional development skills activities and educational field trips. Vig said all the young scientists will work under the supervision of a STEM faculty mentor in some of the most advanced laboratories at ASU. They will conduct their original research in the Center for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR) along with a team of ASU faculty researchers from different STEM fields. Post-doctoral scientists also will assist in the implementation of this summer program. Available resources will be utilized in the CNBR by training students in emerging technologies. The Center for NanoBiotechnology Research (CNBR) along with a team of ASU faculty researchers and post-doctoral scientists will assist in the implementation of the summer REU program. Available resources will be utilized in the CNBR. The summer activities will end with a Research Symposium where students will present their research results to the ASU community. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/