NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Automotive Manufacturing Systems

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University in Alabama will host this summer a NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Automotive Manufacturing Systems. Recent significant growth of the automotive industry in the Southeast, particularly in Alabama, has created a unique opportunity for research in applied industrial and systems engineering. While there are many multidisciplinary research opportunities, the REU Site at Auburn University will focus on automotive research related to manufacturing systems such as operations management, computer simulation, occupational safety, ergonomic safety, quality control, scheduling, reliability, and supply chain management.

IMPORTANT DATES
Application deadline: March 31, 2007
Duration of the program: 8 weeks
Start and end dates: May 29 through July 20, 2007

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Stipend: $3,600 for the 8-week session
Housing: Will be provided
Meals: Will be provided during weekdays (except Saturdays and Sundays)
Social activities: Opening lunch, pizza night, Atlanta aquarium, baseball game, burger night, appreciation dinner.
Tours: To local automotive manufacturing and suppliers

WHO SHOULD APPLY
Ten students will be selected to participate in this 8-week summer session. All
students from US educational institutions are welcome to apply. Students from
underrepresented groups in science and engineering as well as students unexposed to multidisciplinary research are strongly encouraged to apply. Students from colleges and universities having limited research facilities, including four year colleges, are also strongly encouraged to apply. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply and participate in this REU site.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply online go to http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/ie/reuauto
Fax or email a copy of your current transcript to Dr. Jorge Valenzuela
Fax: (334) 844 1381
Email: jvalenz@eng.auburn.edu
The transcript can be an unofficial copy and must be received or postmarked no later than March 31, 2007. If you are selected to participate, you will be asked to send an official transcript to Auburn University, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering.