2023 Summer Research Internship Positions for High School Students
High school students (at all levels with good chemistry background!) are strongly encouraged to apply this summer research and training internship positions.
Research and training areas: Semiconductor Surfaces with Water and Light for Renewable Energy Harvesting and Conversion
Application deadline: March 15, 2023
Start date: Anytime after May 31, but not later than July 15.
Benefits: each of the selected students will receive total $3408 stipend for the entire six-week program. Students can reimburse lodging and mileage at a rate of $35 per day.
Apply this program by sending your resume and a letter of recommendation to Dr. Pan (email: span1@ua.edu).
2016 Summer Research Internship Participants
Shanel Lightfoot-Brown
Teacher, Hillcrest High School, AL
Jennifer Reynolds
Teacher, Brookwood High School, AL
Felecia Briggins
STEM Teacher, Hale County College & Career Academy, Greensboro, AL
Mackenzie Rymond
Paul W. Bryant High School, AL
Jada Bibb
Autaugaville High School- Autaugaville, AL
Dr. Pan’s Outreach Activities
- Dr. Pan presented chemiluminescence education module at SECME summer institute sessions for MSP module demonstration for 6-8 grade teachers at UA, June 22, 2015.
- Teachers training on education module “Clean Energy: Nanoparticles, Chemical Reactions, and Light”
- Developed new educational modules “Dye Sensitized Solar Cells” during the Southeast Consortium of Minorities in Engineering 35th Annual Workshop
- New module development for 7th grade classroom on “Plant’s Nanomachinery for Photosynthesis and Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Conversion”
- New module development on “Nano water Demonstration: Light Interactions with Dye Molecules and Nanomaterials”
- New module development on “Alternative Energy: Photoeffect of TiO2 in a Photoelectrochemical cell”
- New module on chemiluminescence
