RLEAD (Research and Leadership Enabling Discoveries)

RLEAD (Research and Leadership Enabling Discoveries)

School: Natural Sciences

Department: Chemistry


Leveraging the world-class resources at Rice, activities during the summer will include (1) high-quality research in Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in world-class laboratories at Rice, a tier-1 research institution with prolific and prominent scientists in nanoscale sciences; (2) professional leadership training in collaboration with the DOERR Institute for New Leaders; (3) professional development activities in partnership with the Rice Center for Career Development (CCD) and the Rice Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS); and, (4) scientific literacy activities organized by Martí and Kobylianskii. The participants will culminate the REU summer experience by presenting a poster at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, which brings together the participants from all REU programs at Rice University. In addition, all REU participants will deliver an oral presentation at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) in the fall semester (with expenses paid by the grant).

  • Program Start Date: May 23, 2027
  • Program End Date: July 30, 2027
  • Program Length: 10 weeks
  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2027

Additional Information:

On-campus housing provided for ten weeks of REU

Program Contact:

For further information regarding this program, please contact Krista Kobylianskii at kk69@rice.edu.

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Faculty Program Directors

The People of Rice | Angel Martí

The People of Rice | Krista Kobylianskii