California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Applied Mathematical Sciences Summer Institute
Mathematics and Statistics
Pomona, CA

Primary: Stephen Wirkus
(909)869-4513
amssi@csupomona.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: linear algebra, finite fields, probability, statistics, nonlinear differential and difference equations, Maple and Matlab computer programs, LaTeX document processing system
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Caltech
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics
Physics
Pasadena, CA 91125

Primary: Kenneth Libbrecht
626-395-3722
kgl@caltech.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Research in the detection of gravitational radiation from astrophysical sources, including laser interferometry, optical components, electronics, servo controls, complex mechanical systems, data anal
Comments: RET component
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Carnegie Institution of Washington
Undergraduate research training in geoscience
Geophysical Laboratory
DC 20015

Primary: Stephen A. Gramsch
202-478-8939
gramsch@gl.ciw.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: igneous geochemistry,isotope geochemistry,high-pressure mineralogy,seismology,
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Coe College
Coe College REU Program
Departments of Physics and Chemistry
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Primary: Susan Noreuil
319-399-8524
snoreuil@coe.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: spectroscopy, optics, material science, acoustics, gas phase chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical synthesis
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, Department of Defense (DoD)

College of Charleston
REU Site: Research Experience in Experimental Marine Biology
Biology
Charleston, SC 294240001

Primary: Louis Burnett
843-953-9200
BurnettL@cofc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, cell, molecular, ecology, environmental, conservation, marine biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Colorado State University
REU Site on Mind and Brain
Department of Psychology
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Primary: Edward DeLosh
(970)491-5389
delosh@colostate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Site focuses on the scientific study of Mind and Brain, including the topics of perception, cognition, and cognitive neuroscience.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Dartmouth College
REU Site in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Department of Microbiology
Hanover, NH 037551404

Primary: George O’'Toole
603-650-1248
georgeo@dartmouth.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cellular, molecular
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Dartmouth College
REU Site: Program in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Thayer School of Engineering
Hanover, NH 03755

Primary: Professor Ian Baker
603-646-2184
ian.baker@dartmouth.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanomaterials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Duquesne University
Research Experience for Undergraduates: Integrated Computational and Experimental
Chemistry
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Primary: Phillip Clark
412.396.4172
clarkep1736@duq.edu
Secondary: Jefferey Evanseck
412.396.6337
evanseck@duq.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Theoretical Chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University REU
Department of Mathematics
Johnson City, TN 37614

Primary: Anant Godbole
(423) 439-5359
godbolea@mail.etsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Probability and Discrete Mathematics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Florida Institute of Technology
Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA)
Department of Physics and Space Sciences
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975

Primary: Dr. Matt Wood
321-674-7207
wood@astro.fit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation, space physics, space science
Comments: SARA is a consortium of Florida Tech, East Tennesee State Univ., Florida International Univ., Univ. Georgia at Athens, Valdosta State Univ., and Clemson.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

George Washington University
REU Site: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics and Biomaterials
Biological Sciences
Washington, DC 20052

Primary: Robert Donaldson
202-994-6094
robdon@gwu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, computer science, anthropology, materials physics, materials chemistry
Comments: Cofunded Mathematics, and Physical Sciences,
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Department of Defense (DoD)

Humboldt State University
Role Model in Sciences - Design in Computer Science, Engineering, Math Modeling
Computer Science Department
Arcata, CA 95521

Primary: Dr. Chris Dugaw
707-826-4251
reu-rms@humboldt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Computer science, engineering, math modeling
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Undergraduate Summer Research in Seismology

Primary: Michael Hubenthal
607-777-4612
hubenth@iris.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Seismology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

James Madison University
An Interdisciplinary Materials Research REU Site at James Madison University
Center for Materials Science
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Primary: Professor W. Christopher Hughes
540-568-8069
hugheswc@jmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium
The Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium

Primary: Dr. Kim McLeod
(781)283-2709
kmcleod@wellesley.edu
Secondary: Dr. William Herbst
(860)685-3672
wherbst@wesleyan.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy
Comments: Members of the Consortium are: Colgate, Haverford, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Vassar, Wellesley, Wesleyan and Williams.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Lehigh University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics
Physics
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Primary: Prof. John Huennekens
610-758-3926
jph7@lehigh.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, Nanotechnology, Plasma Physics, Statistical Physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Montclair State University
Montclair REU Site in Imaging and Computer Vision (iMagine)
Computer Science Department
Montclair, NJ 07043

Primary: Dr. Stefan A. Robila
973-655-4230
robilas@mail.montclair.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Computer science, image processing, computer vision, adaptive learning, distributed processing, computer vision, sensors, engineering, PDA programming
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson, AZ 85726-6732

Primary: Ms. Kathie Coil
520-318-8230
kpnoreu@noao.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Northern Kentucky University
REU Site in Mathematical Cryptology

Primary: Chris Christensen
christensen@nku.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Mathematical Cryptology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View Solar Observatory (PVSO)
Prairie View, TX 77446-0667

Primary: Dr. Tian-Sen Huang
936-261-2681
tshuang@pvamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: solar physics, solar modeling, plasma physics, solar magnetograms, solar optical telescope, solar vacuum telescope, magneto optical filter, space weather, solar flares
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Rice University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Rice Quantum Institute
Department of Chemistry
Houston, TX 77005-1892

Primary: Bruce R. Johnson
713-348-5103
johnson@rice.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, Materials Research, Department of Defense (DoD)

Rochester Institute of Technology
NSF-REU in Extremal Graph Theory and Dynamical Systems
Rochester, NY 14623

Primary: Darren Narayan
dansma@rit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Graph Theory, Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations, Topology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
SAO Summer Intern Program
Cambridge, MA 02138

Primary: Coordinator, SAO Intern Program
617-496-7996
intern@cfa.harvard.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics, planetary science, instrumentation
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Back to the Future
Mat/Met Engineering
Rapid City, SD 57701

Primary: Michael K West
605-394-1205
michael.west@sdsmt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Materials Engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)

Susquehanna University
Susquehanna University REU in Mathematics
Mathematical Sciences
Selinsgrove, PA 17870

Primary: Lisa Orloff Clark
clarklisa@susqu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Quantum Information Theory
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
REU Site - Summer Undergraduate Research Focus: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Environment
Physical & Life Sciences
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

Primary: Suzzette Chopin
361-825-6022
schopin@falcon.tamucc.edu
Secondary: Eugene Billiot
361 825-2680
Email:ebilliot@falcon.tamucc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, plant
Comments: Please contact: Eugene Billiot, Ph.D
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Interdisciplinary Research on Granular and Particulate
Mechanical Engineering
College Station, TX 77843

Primary: K. R Rajagopal
979-862-4552
krajagopal@mengr.tamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Granular and Particulate Materials, Nanoparticles, Ultrafine Powders
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Delaware
REU Site on Hazards, Disasters, and Society: Training the Future Generations of Social Science Researchers
Disaster Research Center
Newark, DE 19716

Primary: Havidan Rodriguez
(302) 831-6618
havidan@udel.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: social science
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Georgia
REU Site: Genomics and Computational Biology
Genetics
Athens, GA 30602

Primary: Jonathan Arnold
706-542-1449
arnold@uga.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, computational, genomics, bioinformatics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Hawaii at Manoa
REU Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Institute for Astronomy
Honolulu, HI 96822

Primary: Dr. Jonathan Williams
808-956-8355
jpw@ifa.hawaii.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Maine
Supercomputing Undergraduate Program in Maine
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Orono, ME 04469

Primary: Dr. Yifeng Zhu
207-581-2499
zhu@eece.maine.edu
Secondary: Dr. Bruce Segee
207-581-2212
segee@eece.maine.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Grid computing, parallel I/O data accesses, high-resolution scientific visualization, information security, supercomputing applications
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of New Mexico
REU Site in Microengineered Materials
Center for Micro-Engineered Ceramics
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Primary: Professor Abhaya K. Datye
505-277-2833
datye@unm.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Microsystems and Bio-interfaces, nanostructured materilas, self-assembly
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Algorithmic Combinatorics on Words
Mathematical Sciences
Greensboro, NC

Primary: Francine Blanchet-Sadri
(336) 256-1125
blanchet@uncg.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Group theory, number theory, automata and formal language theory, coding theory, and theory of algorithms
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Rhode Island
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO)
Graduate School of Oceanography
Narragansett, RI 02882-1197

Primary: Ms. Kim Carey
401-874-6627
kcarey@gso.uri.edu
Secondary: Dr. Robert Pockalny
401-874-6926
robp@gso.uri.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: marine science, oceanography, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, coastal studies, ecology, geophysics, chemical oceanography, marine studies
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Southern Maine
Digital Mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS) Database Construction and Geospatial Analysis of Regional Strike-slip Shear Zone Deformation
Department of Geosciences
ME 04104-9300

Primary: Mark Swanson
207-780-5051
mswanson@usm.maine.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: structural geology, field mapping, GPS, GIS, total station
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dept of Astronomy/Dept of Physics
Madison, WI 53706-1390

Primary: Dr. Edwin Mierkiewicz
608-262-1152
emierk@astro.wisc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, space physics, space science, instrumentation, atmospheric physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
REU Site: Building Interfaces for Tomorrow's Technology--The Virginia Tech Research in Human-Computer Interaction Program
Computer Science
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Primary: Donald S McCrickard
540-231-6698
mccricks@cs.vt.edu
Secondary: Woodrow W Winchester
540-231-5281
wwwinche@vt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Human-Computer Interaction
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)

Washington State University
REU Site: Extreme Matter
Department of Physics
Pullman, WA 99164-3140

Primary: Ms. Sabreen Dodson
509-335-9532
sabreen@wsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Atomic Molucular and Optical Physics, Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum chaos and matter subjected to large pressures.
Comments: High Mentor-to-Student ratio.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Weber State University
REU Site: The Effects of Fatigue on Performance in Military, Law Enforcement, and Medical Personnel
Department of Psychology
Ogden, UT 84408

Primary: Dr. Lauren Fowler
801-626-7620
lfowler@weber.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Social, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Physiological Psychology, Fatigue, Circadian Rhythms, Nutrition, Criminal Justice, Perception, Neuroscience
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

West Viginia University
REU Site: Multifunctional Nanomaterials
Physics
Morgantown, WV 26506

Primary: Prof. David Lederman
304-293-3422 x 1494
david.lederman@mail.wvu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Nanoscience, Materials science (Physics, Chemistry) and Engineering with applications in Biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Engineering, Department of Defense (DoD)

William Marsh Rice University
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Rice Quantum Institute
Houston, TX 77005

Primary: Bruce R. Johnson
713.348.5103
johnson@rice.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: atomic, molecular, optical, surface, materials, chemical and biophysical sciences
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Physics, Materials Research, Department of Defense (DoD)

Wright State University
REU in Physics at Wright State University, the Air Force Institute of
Department of Physics
Dayton, OH 45435-0001

Primary: Dr. Doug Petkie
937-775-3124
doug.petkie@wright.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: atomic and molecular physics, optics and lasers, spectroscopy, remote sensing, plasmas, chemical physics, solid state physics, materials science, superconductivity, nanophysics and biological physic
Comments: Students from two-year colleges and those with physical disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)