It was pretty brazen of then-16-year-old Ray Baughman, drenched and wearing his Sunday best, to trek around the University of Pittsburgh one rainy summer day in 1958 making cold calls on various professors by knocking on doors. But Baughman had an earnest request…

2019 George A Jeffrey NanoExplorers Program

We are now accepting applications for the 2019 program. The deadline for submitting an application packet for the 2019 program is April 12, 2019. Applicants selected for the program will be notified by email on or before April 26, 2019. Acceptance letters must be postmarked by May 10, 2019.

An orientation session will be held during the first or second week of June. Details will be made available when acceptance letters are mailed.

The 2019 application is submitted electronically. Access the application website at nanoexplorers.utdallas.edu. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions before applying.

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