This program concluded in 2007.

The Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS) and NE-LSAMP, the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, provides science or engineering undergraduate students from NE-LSAMP Universities including Northeastern University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Connecticut, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the University of Rhode Island to work at CenSSIS laboratories on research projects related to the emerging technology of subsurface sensing and imaging systems. The purpose of the NE-LSAMP program is to increase the participation of under-represented students who are Latino/Latina, African American, or Native American in Science Tecnology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate research and the Gordon-CenSSIS/NE-LSAMP REU program is specifically targeting these under-represented students to participate in CenSSIS research.

These REU students have the opportunity to work at Gordon-CenSSIS testbed facilities in the areas of hyperspectral underwater imaging, medical ultrasound and optical imaging, 3D biological imaging, and imaging of underground objects or environmental conditions by ground-penetrating radar or electromagnetic induction.

CenSSIS supports research thrusts in three areas:
R1: Subsurface Sensing and Modeling, R2: Physics-Based Signal Processing and Image Understanding, and R3: Image and Data Information Management. These thrusts are domain-crossing research efforts seeking similar solutions for diverse problems. In addition, CenSSIS supports four domain-specific experimental validation testbeds for solution-testing in the underground (SoilBED), underwater (SeaBED), medical (MedBED), and biological microscopy (BioBED) areas. REU undergraduates would be assigned to thrust-oriented computational projects or testbed-oriented laboratory projects.

To view selected presentations made by past Gordon-CenSSIS/NE-LSAMP REU students with audio, go to: View Presentations

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