Student Research

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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

The National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers undergraduate students’ meaningful involvement with faculty on grant-supported research. Students can apply for 8- or 10-week summer sessions or an academic semester. Summer sessions are open to undergraduate students from IU and other institutions, while academic semester opportunities are limited to undergraduate students from IU only. All applications are received through the online portal, unless noted in the opportunity.

Learn more about REU opportunities at Luddy

From Luddy to Amazon

For three years at Luddy, Shayan Khokhar played a lead role in creating a knee-brace-based fitness tracker and mobile app called MuscleMemory. Conducted under the mentorship of Katie Siek in the Proactive Health Lab, his work earned him an undergraduate research award from IU.

The project also improved his programming, writing, and professional skills. He drew on those skills to land a highly competitive software development internship with Amazon, which led to a full-time job.