Please check below for selected activities in our 2026 REU program. The online meetings will be conducted in the Team space in Webex.
Program dates: Monday, June 01 – Friday, July 24, 2026
Regular Internal Meetings on Research Progress
- Daily morning meeting of all participants, GAs (graduate assistants), and faculty mentors. These meetings are also used for social, ice-breaker, and getting-to-know-each-other activities as well as for the professional development program meetings with VIP visitors (see below) and discussions of general interest (such as on LaTeX or feedback on CVs/resumes).
- Daily research progress discussion with mentor and RA for each team
- Weekly research progress discussion with external collaborator(s) for each team
- Weekly research progress presentation by each team on Friday afternoon to end the week
Internal Discussions and Activities
- Graduate school preparation and academic integrity
- Paper writing and publishing
- Demonstration of LaTeX and Overleaf
- Feedback on each student’s resume or CV (= curriculum vitae)
Participating External Activities Organized by UMBC Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program
08/05/2026: optional poster participation in the 29th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC
SUMS at James Madison University
December 14-17, 2026: optional oral presentation and participation in the REU Symposium, a session on undergraduate research collocated at a major international conference, see the REU Symposium tab above.
