Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
ACS Project SEED
Project SEED is a program administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS) that offers a unique opportunity for local high school students to spend a summer conducting hands-on research with a scientist in a laboratory setting. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SIUC has five(5)openings in five (5) research laboratories for students this summer.
Students will work 8-10 weeks and will be awarded a $2,500 fellowship. Students who satisfactorily complete the first summer and who have not yet entered college may return for a second summer of research and receive a $3000 award.
Eligibility for Students:
- Must have taken high school science courses and be recommended by their teacher.
- Should be a commuting student.
- Should have completed a one-year introductory high school chemistry course
- Should not be matriculated in college.
- Project SEED is designed mainly for economically disadvantaged high school students but exceptions to income eligibility may apply.
Mentors for Summer 2008
Punit Kohli
Kara Huff-Hartz
Brian M. Lee
Gabriela Perez-Alvarado
Research Projects for Summer 2008
"Sensing using Artificial Cells". Kohli
"Environmental Particulate Matter Production from, and Indoor Air Quality Implications of,Household Volatile Organic Compounds". Huff-Hartz
"Zinc finger structure from cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein". Lee
"Structural Studies of adaptor proteins in the cell-cell junctions". Perez-Alvarado
Application Form:
All applications should be completed by June 1,2008
If you are interested in learning more about the application process and available projects, please contact:
Gabriela Perez-Alvarado
gperez@chem.siu.edu
618-453-8979
Additional information about Project SEED is available on the ACS Project SEED page. |
