REU Newsletter Now Online

The Nanosecond, the REU Program's new quarterly newsletter, is now online! It can be found on the www.reu.pdx.edu site under "Publications" or by clicking here.

The newsletter is a place where you will find topical information to the REU program as well as your ongoing studies and research.

If you have an item you would like to see in The Nanosecond, please contact Jennifer Knutson at reuga@pdx.edu

REU on Facebook!

The REU program at Portland State University has entered the 21st century and will be keeping everyone up to speed via social networking.

To that end: REU on Facebook!

▪▪ Come share your experiences and your published works
▪▪ I want to keep REU alumni in the loop with authorship and
publication announcements
▪▪ We'll feature available scholarships and academic
opportunities
▪▪ Profile team members for the REU family
▪▪ Provide information about upcoming events

Any thoughts and ideas you have about how to make this useful would be much appreciated. And if I've made any glaring errors, that info would be helpful, too.
Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-OR/Portland-State-REU-Program/123546543907 or find it by searching "Portland State REU Program" (let me know if that isn't working).

Looking forward to seeing you online!

A Summer of Science and Friendship

REU Poem: A Summer of Science and Friendship
By Bradford Paik








This summer was exciting; it's hard to say in words,
What it's like to spend all day, hanging out with nerds.

Our inner geeks took flight, "MOSS SPERM AND SEM!"
If my memories were rocks, they would surely be all gems ( moss covered gems).

And please remember to be safe with sodium and water,
Else your parents will have to say, they have no son or daughter.

Our studies were diverse: computers to biology,
And thanks to Dr. Flower, we can all act ethically.

I've learned a lot of science and am scared of nanobots,
A genius, I will sound like when I reference quantum dots.

Nerds or not, through this program, we proved to be the best,
We're off the scale and charts in a coolness/science test.

This program was a blast and this last claim is so true,
In a lab, I'd work all day, if my lab mates all were you.

The Group: Unique, fun, & a little silly

After seven weeks, participants are beginning to prepare for the final week of the REU program. Students will present their research at the summer symposium Friday, August 14.

It is clear that over the course of the summer students have not only enjoyed working in the lab but also each other. (One student has offered to write a poem about the experience...stay tuned!)

Welcome Jennifer Knutson, REU Program Assistant

It is my honor to introduce Jennifer Knutson as the new REU program assistant. Jennifer began interning with the REU program this summer and has quickly proven herself to be an invaluable asset to the program and Dr. Jiao’s team.

Jennifer is highly experienced, holding positions with museums, extension services, and high-tech companies. With her many years of project management and technical writing experience, Jennifer will no doubt help lead the program in new and exciting directions. Jennifer is currently completing a bachelor’s degree with an emphasis on technical writing. She will begin the master’s in writing program fall 2010.

Jennifer will officially start August 17 and can be reached at reuga@pdx.edu. Please welcome Jennifer Knutson to the REU program!