IMOD Research Experience for Undergraduates
The IMOD REU program is designed to provide undergraduate students from 2yr and 4yr institutions with an opportunity to participate in authentic research in chemical synthesis of quantum photonic materials and integration printable electronic applications under the mentorship of world-class faculty and graduate students.
Participants embark on a nine- to ten-week immersive research project in a single IMOD research lab and produce an abstract and poster summarizing their work. Students may be placed at a number of different participating IMOD labs and will participate in shared virtual seminars and symposia and will become members of the IMOD community.
2026 Application is now open
Recent REU News and Announcements

Applications are open for the 2026 OMS^3 Summer Course

Washington Middle School students learn about light at the UW

Breaking quantum barriers with inkjet printing

Professor Cherie Kagan elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Bringing clean energy and optoelectronics to high school STEM classrooms

Professor Cherie Kagan named 2025 IEEE Fellow

Meet IMOD’s new communicators

Professor Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

IMOD’s new education director Caroline Long helps researchers communicate with K-12 students — and each other

IMOD welcomes Gordana Dukovic and David Jonas as member faculty

IMOD researchers unlock a ‘new synthetic frontier’ for quantum dots

NSF grant opens opportunities for UC Merced students in materials research
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