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National Science Foundation

This project is supported by the National Science Foundation,

the University of South Florida's College of Engineering

and

the Florida Georgia Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (FGLSAMP)


 
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program in Computer Science and Engineering

2006 Schedule

Sun May 28     Earliest check-in time at the Magnolia Apartments. Upon check-in, pick up an REU welcome packet.

WEEK 1
Tue May 30 9:00 am Orientation meeting. Meet at CSE Department (ENB313)See campus map for help.
    10 am USF IDs and campus tour.
    12:15 pm Welcome lunch in ENB 109 (1st floor ENB building) for participants, faculty mentors, and departmental and college representatives
    2 pm Paperwork, USF HR, Room ENB 313
Fri Jun 2 7-10 pm Welcome pool party in Temple Terrace Recreation Center.

WEEK 2
Tue Jun 6 10:30 am - 11:30 am

IEEE-CS Distinguished Visitor Lecture: Power Management for Enterprise Disk Drives.

Location: ENB-313

Wed Jun 7 10 am - 12 pm

Library Workshop (Introduction to the Library On-line Databases, Advanced Searching) USF Library, Matt Torrence, Assistant Librarian

Location: Library building LIB 209 - 2nd floor


WEEK 3
Wed

 

Jun 14 9:30 am-10:30 am

Seminar: Nanomaterials & Nanomanufacturing Research Center presentation by Alejandro Castellanos, Ph.D. student in EE

Location: ENB313

   

10:30 am-11:30 am

Tour: Nanomaterials & Nanomanufacturing Research Center Tour

Dr. Michael Kovac, Director


WEEK 4
Wed Jun 21 10:00 am -1:00 pm

Seminar: How to write a conference research paper by Dr. Miguel Labrador.

Location: ENB313


WEEK 5
       

WEEK 6
Tue Jul 4 12 - 5 pm Lunch at Dr. Labrador's house!
Wed Jul 5 9:00 am

Mid-program progress research presentations and lunch.

Location: ENB313 and Top of the Palms

Thu Jul 6 2:30 pm Film series: Ethics and science. Meet in MHC 1503
Fri Jul 7 11:00 am

Workshop: "Poster Madness". Presentation skills for poster presenters, Dr. Johnny El-Rady

Location: CUT 202 (next to ENB building at west side). You can see the campus map for more details


WEEK 7
Thu Jul 13 2:30 pm Film series: Ethical issues in scientific research. Meet in MHC 1503
Fri Jul 14

10:30  –11:30 am

 

Seminar: Teaming and mentoring. Successful tools for research and Graduate School by Dr. Howard G. Adams, Associate Professor, University of Lincoln, Nebraska; AAAS/NSF Science and Engineering Policy Fellow

Location: ENC2407


WEEK 8
Wed Jul 19 10:30 am -12:00 pm Seminar: "Are You Ready for Graduate School”,

Dr. Joan Holmes, USF Assistant Dean, Graduate School

Location: CUTR 102 (Center for Urban

Transportation)
Fry Jul 21 2:00 pm

Choose the book you like

Location: Bookstore


WEEK 9
Wed Jul 26 6:00 pm Send your poster to Cesar Guerrero's email
Thu Jul 27 2:00 pm

Dr. Srinivas Katkoori Graduate Program Director CSE-USF

Location: Conference room 337.


WEEK 10
Mon July 31 9-12 m End-of-program presentations, ENB313
Wed Aug 2 10-12 m

Poster Competition

Location: CUT 102

Thu Aug 3 noon Deadline for submitting conference paper and final report
Fri Aug 4   Last day of REU program
Fri Aug 4 11 - 1 pm.

Closing lunch

Location: CUT 102

Sat Aug 5 noon Latest check-out time at Magnolia Apartments


Forward your Questions to REU Co-ordinator, Dr. Miguel A. Labrador.