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The labels for R1 and R2 were changed, with the words "research activity" replaced by "research spending and doctorate production". All institutions with more than $2.5 million in research expenditures that were not classified as R1 or R2 were placed in the new classification of "Research Colleges and Universities". [7]
Within higher-education, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) are a common summer immersion experience which supplement research activities that occur during the academic year. Typically, these highly competitive undergraduate programs are overseen by a member of a college's faculty , who provide general guidance to the ...
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (or REUs) are competitive summer research programs in the United States for undergraduates studying science, engineering, or mathematics. [1] The programs are sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and are hosted in various universities. REUs tend to be specialized in a particular field of science.
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. [7] The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; [8] the first classes were held on September 16, 1874.
The Gifted Education Research Resource Institute (GERI) was founded by John F. Feldhusen in 1977 and is situated in the College of Education, Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. GERI runs enrichment programs for talented youth, graduate programs for future scholars and leaders, professional development and coursework for educators ...
The Summer Research Opportunities Program, formerly known as the Undergraduate Summer Research Program, [14] is a program run through the College of Engineering that offers summer research opportunities for high-achieving undergraduate students in an effort to encourage them to consider pursuing graduate degrees and to provide an early ...
Steve Wereley [1] is a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. [2] His areas of research include Micro-and Nanofluidics, Particle Image Velocimetry, Opto-microfluidics and bio-MEMS. He is the co-inventor of micro-PIV. [3]
During her undergraduate studies, she did summer research in mass spectrometry at Purdue University, [4] where her father also had research ties. [3] She later enrolled at Purdue for her doctorate, which she completed in 2012.