Activities

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF)

and the Department of Defense (DoD)

Supplementary Training

Our REU program serves as an excellent opportunity for REU students to participate in many aspects of a scientific research program through a set of well planned and focused activities that will ramp up student skills, knowledge for research, communication and presentation skills.

Research is augmented with the following:

• Tutorials for Active Learners and Members of a Research Community

  • Heuristics in picking up specific research skills
  • Technical seminars
  • Weekly invited talks on emerging research
  • Journal club
  • Workshop dissemination of research and peer-reviewed process
  • REU Symposium and Best REU Paper Award
  • Tutorials on specialized software, simulators and hardware
  • Conference attendance

• Workshops and Seminars

  • How to apply and succeed in graduate school
  • Professional seminars and visits to local industries
  • Professional development and communication studios
  • GRE Workshop
  • Panel discussion on career options
  • Graduate student panels
  • Discussion on Ethics 

• Faculty and Peer Mentoring

  • Daily interaction and weekly mentoring meeting with Principal Investigator and Program Director
  • Daily interaction with Graduate student mentors

• Visit to local IT Industries

• Recreational and Social Activities

  • Soccer and basketball
  • Paintball
  • Sky diving (at your own risk)
  • South Beach outings
  • Everglades trip