Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Catalysts and Advanced Materials for Environmental Solutions (SURF-CAMES) is a unique summer internship for undergraduate students eager to contribute to transformative research in sustainable energy and decarbonization. Under the mentorship of a Principal Investigator at the University of Chicago, students will engage in hands-on research.

Students in disciplines such as Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Data Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemistry will find this internship particularly valuable. Focusing on critical areas like highly polarizable catalysts, electrocatalysis, hydrogen storage and sustainable fuels, theory computation with active learning, and advanced material characterization, students will help advance the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for decarbonizing chemical and energy industries.

This immersive experience will allow students to gain valuable skills in experimental and computational research methods, contributing to a cleaner energy future.

• Open to all University of Chicago undergraduate students
• Provides a full-time appointment for a ten-week period between June and August
• Computational and experimental projects available in all areas of climate chemistry
• Includes professional development opportunities and cultural activities
• Participants will present their research at a summer mini-symposium and be invited to participate in a college-wide poster exposition

Applications are now closed for Summer 2025.