The NDSU Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials is widely recognized as one of the top educational and research departments in its field.  Summer research appointments are available for chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering and related fields, between their junior and senior years, who intend to pursue graduate studies and have an interest in polymers and coatings science.  The department offers projects in the following research areas:

• Synthesis of Bio-Based Sustainable Polymers
• Synthesis of High Performance Polymers
• Polymers/Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications
• Polymeric Nanomaterials Synthesis and Engineering
• Computational Polymer Science
• Coatings and Corrosion Protection
• Coatings and Weathering Durability
• Superhydrophobic Polymer Coatings

• Must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident or student enrolled in US institution
• Be an undergraduate student between their Junior and Senior year for the summer of 2024
• Majoring in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related field
• Be able to participate in a full-time (40 hours/week) research program in a professor's research group for 10 weeks in Fargo, ND