Physics: Materials and Modeling Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Opportunity Description:

• Engage in cutting-edge research in active and established research groups. View a list of specific projects.
• Participate in a nine-week summer research experience (May – July 2020)
• Earn a $4,500 stipend and the cost of travel, tuition, air-conditioned campus dorm housing and meals will be covered.
• Present completed work in a poster session, or possibly a co-authored journal publication.
• Earn 1 hr credit for a course in “Undergraduate Research in Physics.” Tuition is waived.
• Join 50+ undergraduate students in a Research Symposium.
• Prepare a poster presentation and a one-page abstract for publication in a symposium handbook.
• Attend weekly science events, including popular science lectures, skill development (e.g. science writing and ethics), career and graduate school opportunities, and weekly lunches with peers.
• Visit off-campus industrial research and development opportunities.
• Have fun and build a collegial network with organized community-building activities and outings.
• Enhance your resume and prepare for graduate school!

Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements: 

Acceptance to the program is competitive. At a minimum, students must:

• have completed at least two years of full-time college enrollment prior to June 2019 and be entering their junior or senior year of college (outstanding students who have completed one year full-time may be considered)
• be pursuing a major in physics, engineering, biophysics or related fields
• be citizens or permanent residents of the US
• have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on 4.0 scale) including both overall GPA and science/math GPA
• have completed calculus-based physics by the start of the program
• be interested in physics, including a possible career in physics

Students graduating prior to December 2019 are not eligible

Application Process: 

• Deadline: Expected February 2020