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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

2007 Schedule
 
Sat May 26     Earliest check-in time at the Magnolia Apartments. Upon check-in, pick up an REU welcome packet.

WEEK 1
Tue May 29 9:00 am Orientation meeting. Meet at CSE Department (ENB313)See campus map for help.
    10 am USF IDs.
Location: Marshall Center
    10:45 am Campus Tour
Location: MC, Library, CSE
    12:15 pm Welcome lunch 
Location: ENB313
    2:15 pm Paperwork (USF HR)
Location: SVC 2172
    4:00 pm Meet your mentor
Fry Jun 1 4:30 pm REU Mixer
Location: Campus View East in the Marshall Center.
Food, music and games available. Please come up with an ice-breaking game (If you Googleice-breaking or team building games there are plenty of suggestions)
Sat Jun 2 11 am Busch Gardens

      WEEK 2
Sun Jun 3 6-7:30 pm Pizza Party (Magnolia Orientation)

WEEK 3
Thu Jun 14 10 am

Computer Science Graduate Programs @ USF by Dr. Srinivas Katkoori Graduate Program Director.

Location: ENB 313


WEEK 4
Wed Jun 20 10am- noon

Seminar: Teaming and mentoring. Successful tools for research and Graduate School by Dr. Howard G. Adams

Location: CUT 102

Thu Jun 21 10 am- noon Seminar: "Are You Ready for Graduate School?”,

Dr. Joan Holmes, USF Assistant Dean, Graduate School

Location: CUT 102

Sat Jun 23 10:45 am MOSI and IMAX Theater (www.mosi.org)
Location: MOSI (meet in Magnolia to be picked up from there to MOSI)

WEEK 5
Wed Jun 27 10:15 am Tour: Nano materials & Nano manufacturing Research Center
Location: Engineering Auditorium (Building ENA in the map). The auditorium is next to the NanoTech Center (NTA)
Fri Jun 29 10 am- noon

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute by Susan.Meadows
Location: Vincent A. Stabile Research building (meet in Magnolia at 9:30 am to walk to Moffitt)

Lunch at Moffitt cafeteria @ $5


WEEK 6
Tue   Jul 3 9:00 am Mid-program progress research presentations
Location: ENB313
Fri   Jul 6 10am- noon

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

Location: CUT 102


WEEK 7
       

WEEK 8
Wed Jul 18 7:00 am NASA tour
Thu Jul 19 2:00 pm. Talk: How to design and present a poster
Location: ENB 313
Fri Jul 20 10:30 - noon GRE Workshop by Magley Torn, KAPLAN
Location: CUT 102

WEEK 9
Wed Jul 25 6:00 pm Send your poster to Cesar Guerrero's email (see template)
Thu Jul 26 2:00 pm REU program gift
Location: USF Bookstore
Fri Jul 27 1 pm. GRE practice Exam
Location: Meet in ENB main entrance at 12:40 to go to Tampa Kaplan Center -(1.5 miles) 5405 E. Fowler Ave Tampa, FL 33617

WEEK 10
Wed Aug 1 9-12 m End-of-program presentations
Location: ENB313
Wed Aug 1 2 pm. Put posters in frames
Location: ENB313
Thu Aug 2 8 am-4 pm

Poster Competition and REU Symposium

Location: TECO rotunda@College of Education (next to the Library). Lunch/refreshments will be served

Thu Aug 2 5 pm. Deadline for submitting conference paper and final report
Fri Aug 3 11 am. - 1 pm.

Poster award ceremony (lunch included)

Location: CUT 102

Fri Aug 3 Evening Check-out at Magnolia Apartments
Sat Aug 4 5:00 am Pick up time for those going to the airport.  


Forward your Questions to REU Coordinator, Dr. Miguel A. Labrador.