In 1989 the National Science Foundation established a Center at Virginia Tech to conduct research and provide education focused on advanced materials having polymeric constituents. Both adhesives and composites were included in the charter for investigation and instruction. A highly successful and competitive by-product of the Center featured visiting undergraduates' research. Thanks to two (2) new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) grants (funding pending) - with focuses on the Design and Delivery of Polymer-Drug Complexes and Materials and Processes for PEM Fuel Cells - the twenty-first consecutive summer of research opportunities is being made available for undergraduates who wish an exciting laboratory experience. We have over 490 graduates from the REU summers!