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UROP Postings

The Department routinely receives notices of UROP opportunities and lists them here as a service to members of the MIT community. The positions have not been screened, nor verified to be available. Nor are they endorsed by the Department.

UROP Department: Simons Center for the Social Brain (SCSB)

Project description: Undergraduate research topics may address any aspect of the social brain and its disorders, importantly including autism and related neurocognitive disorders. Topics may include but are not limited to: genes and genetic analyses; other risk factors; epidemiology; developmental time course; animal models; human stem cell models; human brain imaging; behavioral studies; mathematical modeling; biological and cognitive therapies; sensors and aids; and diagnosis and biomarkers. [Details]

Period: Summer 2013 (June 10 to Aug 20, 2013)
Contact: Eleana Ricci, ericci@mit.edu, 617-253-9340

Posted: April 5, 2013

UROP Sponsored by MIT Energy Initiative

Overview:
Characterizing the rheology of complex non-Newtonian fluids with solid particles via computational fluid dynamics

Description:
Many applications involve the flow of complex non-Newtonian fluids with solid particles, for example, cementing and proppant transport in the oil and gas industry, medical solutions development in the pharmaceutical industry, and, debris and avalanche flow in disaster prevention and mitigation. Continuum mechanics approaches are intrinsically limited as they don’t capture the complex interaction between the solid and liquid flowing phases and its impact on the overall rheology of the mixture.

To aid the development of these materials, this project proposes to develop and apply a new computational tool that couples two state of the art 3D numerical methods, the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) for the liquid phase and the Discrete Element Method (DEM) for the solid phase. This technique allows rheological characterization of those complex solid-fluid mixtures under different flow conditions. The numerical methods will be applied to the flow of dense granular fluids for cementing and proppant transport applications.

Contact:
Send resume to Dr. Christopher Leonardi (CEE) chrisleo@mit.edu

Posted: March 8, 2013

MIT Energy Initiative (MITei)
Summer Energy UROPs
Proposal due: March 8, 2013

For more information: Visit MITie

Posted: February 15, 2013

Project: Embedded control of an complex fluid handling system
Faculty supervisor: Prof. Klavs Jensen
Department: Chemical Engineering

The advent of microreactors and flow synthesis has opened new areas of chemistry not previously accessible to simple glassware and batch reactions. This project is the product of close collaboration between engineers and chemists to design and build a fully functional flow synthesizer to rapidly generate compounds for research many times faster than possible by hand. We have validated the chemistry and are in the process of building the final system to use in the lab. The equipment now requires automation and control to allow easy use by all researchers in the lab.

We are seeking a highly motivated UROP to automate a complex fluid handling system for a bench top reactor. The end result of this project will be a fully functional automated system for custom chemical synthesis. The project involves selection of automation hardware, programming the system, and testing operation of the reactor. The ideal candidate has microcontroller programming experience (Arduino or other similar platform), a self-motivated work ethic, strong problem solving abilities, and an interest in creating neatly packaged, finished products. Previous experience with PCB design and control signal circuit design is desired.

Contact: Andrea Adamo (aadamo@mit.edu) and Patrick Heider (pheider@mit.edu) with your CV and a brief description of your interest in this project.

Posted: February 5, 2013

Project: Nanomaterial assemblies
Faculty Adviser: William A. Tisdale
Department: Chemical Engineering

Prerequisites: Some experience with wet chemistry and/or surface chemistry is preferred but not essential. Students applying should be prepared to invest at least 8-10 hours a week.
Start date: Spring semester (for credit) with possibilities to extend into summer.

Contact: Ferry Prins (prins@mit.edu, with Cc to tisdale@mit.edu). Applicants should include a short motivation and cv/resume.

For more information, please see: announcement

Posted: January 28, 2013

Amgen-UROP Scholars Program - Summer 2013!

The Amgen-UROP Scholars Program invites undergraduates to participate in faculty-mentored summer research at MIT in the science and biotechnology areas. Students admitted to this program (known as “Amgen Scholars”) will have opportunities to conduct research, analyze data, present research results, network with other undergraduates with similar research interests, and develop working relationships with MIT faculty mentors and other research staff.

Students can learn more about the program, eligibility requirements and apply now at: http://mit.edu/urop/amgenscholars/index.html. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2013.

Students and others interested in finding out more about the program should contact program staff at (617) 253-7306, or amgen-scholars@mit.edu.

Posted: January 22, 2013

UROP Positions
Faculty Adviser: Prof. Hadley Sikes

Project 1: Intracellular Generation of Reactive Oxidative Species through Engineered P450-BM3 Enzymes
Project 2: Investigating a cell's first line of defense against hydrogen peroxide insults

See detail of projects >>

Contact: Kara Huang (bkhuang@mit.edu). Please include a resume/CV when applying

Posted: December 10, 2012

UROP Position
Project: Embedded control of an complex fluid handling system
Faculty supervisor: Prof. Klavs Jensen
Department: Chemical Engineering, MIT

Project description: We are seeking a highly motivated UROP to automate a complex fluid handling system for a bench top reactor. The end result of this project will be a fully functional automated system for custom chemical synthesis. The project involves selection of automation hardware, programming the system, and testing operation of the reactor. The system will be completed by the end of IAP which allows the UROP to continue further work optimizing the system or developing new fluidic handling hardware in the spring semester. This project will be carried out in a dynamic and interdisciplinary team across multiple departments. The ideal candidate has microcontroller programming experience (Arduino or other similar platform), a self-motivated work ethic, strong problem solving abilities, and an interest in creating neatly packaged, finished products.

Contact: Please email Andrea Adamo (aadamo@mit.edu) and Patrick Heider
(pheider@mit.edu) with your CV and a brief description of your interest in this project.

Posted: December 7, 2012

UROP Positions
Prof. Bernhard Trout Group
MIT: Department of Chemical Engineering.

Project description:
Seasonal flu vaccine development projects.

Requirements:
You should have an interest in biotechnology and biophysics. Previous lab experience is desirable but necessary training will be given.

For more information, please see announcement.

Contact: Dr. V. Kayser (vkayser@mit.edu).

Posted: September 4, 2012

UROP Position at Tisdale Lab
Faculty Adviser: William A. Tisdale

Project: Nanomaterial assemblies
Prerequisites: Some experience with wet chemistry and/or surface chemistry is preferred but not essential. Students applying should be prepared to invest at least 8-10 hours a week.
Start date: Spring semester (for credit) with possibilities to extend into summer.