Interested in gaining research experience in engineering?
Spend ten weeks this summer performing research in emergent neurotechnologies to help people with disabilities in the Cullen College of Engineering at UH — and earn a $5,000 stipend!
The Cullen College of Engineering (CCoE) at the University of Houston will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs in the summer of 2020. The program is designed to inspire bright and motivated undergraduates to pursue graduate education and careers in science and engineering research. In the REU Neurotechnologies Program, participants will work closely with leading neural engineers and neuroscientists at the NSF BRAIN Center at CCoE and contribute to the development of innovative medical devices including diagnostics, neural interfaces, medical robotics and other ongoing cutting-edge research in neural, cognitive and rehabilitation engineering.
Program
Information
Basic
Application
requirements
- U. S. Citizen or Permanent Resident status.
- GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 GPA scale
- Completed application, including an essay, received by March 16, 2020.
- Completed letter of recommendation received by March 16, 2020.
- Current unofficial transcript or transcripts received by March 16, 2020.
- Build research laboratory skills
- Develop written and oral presentation skills.
- Gain training in safety and ethics
- Establish a professional network.
- Learn to use state of the art neuroscience instrumentation.
- Explore social activities in Houston!
10
Week
Program
Mediated Virtual Research Projects
offered by the IUCRC BRAIN
Center faculty
Design and bench-testing validation of an EEG wearable 3D-printed headset for concussion diagnosis and other applications
Mentor: Jeff Feng, Ph.D.; Associate Professor
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture & Design
Towards Enhancing Human Performance: Electrodermal Activity and Human Performance Under Cognitive Stress
Mentor: Rose T. Faghih, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Director, Computational Medicine Laboratory Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Developing virtual reality software for visualizing brain vasculature
Mentor: David Mayerich, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Director, STIM Laboratory: Scalable Tissue Imaging and Modeling
Co-PI: NSF IUCRC BRAIN
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Deep learning for three-dimensional cell segmentation
Mentor: David Mayerich, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Director, STIM Laboratory: Scalable Tissue Imaging and Modeling
Co-PI: NSF IUCRC BRAIN
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Development of a Tendon Vibration System to Improve Gait in Individuals with Parkinson’s disease
Mentor: Charles S. Layne, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Health and Human Performance
Neuromodulation to Improve Dynamic Balance in Stroke
Mentor: Pranav J Parikh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior
Department of Health and Human Performance
Center for Neuromotor and Biomechanics Research
Non-invasive brain stimulation to reduce motor output variability in Aging
Mentor: Pranav J Parikh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior
Department of Health and Human Performance
Center for Neuromotor and Biomechanics Research
Matlab Simulation and Control: using path derivatives to improve performance of a magnetic microswimmer (tiny robot)
Mentor: Aaron Becker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Neural Basis of Neuroaesthetics (Your Brain on Art)
Mentor: Jose L Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D., Fellow IEEE, Cullen Professor
Director: Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface Systems Lab.
Director/PI, NSF IUCRC BRAIN (http://brain.egr.uh.edu/)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) driven interactive art: neural dynamics style transfer in real-time
Mentor: Jose L Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D., Fellow IEEE, Cullen Professor
Director: Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface Systems Lab.
Director/PI, NSF IUCRC BRAIN (http://brain.egr.uh.edu/)
Your Brain on Acting: Neural Basis of Intentionality during Social Interaction in Theater
Mentor: Jose L Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D., Fellow IEEE, Cullen Professor
Director: Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface Systems Lab.
Director/PI, NSF IUCRC BRAIN (http://brain.egr.uh.edu/)
NeuroExo: A brain-computer interface for stroke rehabilitation
Mentor: Jose L Contreras-Vidal, Ph.D., Fellow IEEE, Cullen Professor
Director: Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface Systems Lab.
Director/PI, NSF IUCRC BRAIN (http://brain.egr.uh.edu/)
Accuracy and reliability of a novel multimodal wearable neuroimaging system
Mentor: Luca Pollonini, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Director, Optical Bioimaging Lab
Co-PI: NSF IUCRC BRAIN
Department of Engineering Technology
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Real-time software for 3D functional hemodynamics
Mentor: Luca Pollonini, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Director, Optical Bioimaging Lab
Co-PI: NSF IUCRC BRAIN
Engineering Technology
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Completed applications will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis.
We encourage you to send application materials early. Each complete application will be acknowledged via email, and all applicants will be notified in April as to their status.
Stipend: $5,000
Students whose home residence is outside the greater Houston area will receive a travel allowance to offset transportation costs. All participants will stay in an on-campus apartment during the program (paid for through the REU program).
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Drs. Jose L Contreras-Vidal and Stuart Long // reu_brain@egr.uh.edu
Application Deadline:
March 16, 2021
Apply
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