Join us in Huntington, West Virginia, to be a part of a unique opportunity to make significant contributions to the field of engineering while expanding your own knowledge and expertise in this fascinating field!
The REU Site at Marshall University (MU) is calling all non-STEM majors currently enrolled in universities, colleges, and community colleges to participate in groundbreaking civil and environmental engineering research related to subterranean features in Appalachia. With the 70-acre MU Subterranean Cavity Research and Training (MUSCRAT) Park in Huntington, WV, serving as a research facility, students will have access to mined shafts, culverts, and test pits to conduct their research and collect invaluable data.
This REU Site has been designed to provide educational opportunities for undergraduate students, particularly those who are not pursuing STEM majors, to ignite their passion for science and engineering and encourage them to make the switch. Research tasks are designed for students who have completed high school math and science courses.
This exciting program offers research projects that cover a diverse range of topics including the detection of voids and potential sinkholes, the exploration and mapping of abandoned coal mines, the use of mine pools for geothermal heating and cooling, the synthesis of carbon nanomaterial from mining wastes, and the mitigation of acid mine drainage.
REU participants will stay in student housing on Marshall University's main campus in Huntington, WV.
Required Qualifications
• Undergraduate student
• Curiosity about STEM as a career or major
• U.S. citizenship, U.S. national, or permanent resident of the United States.
Preferred Qualifications
• Non-STEM majors
• Current enrollment in a community college
• Women, veterans, first-generation college students, and students from underrepresented groups
For additional information, please contact Andrew Nichols (andrew.nichols@marshall.edu) or Sungmin Youn (youns@marshall.edu). Detailed information is also provided on our REU Website (https://sites.google.com/view/mureusite).