Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium
The Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium

Primary: Dr. Karen Kwitter
(413) 597-2272
kkwitter@williams.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)

National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
La Serena, Chile

Primary: Dr. Alan Whiting
+56-51-205200
awhiting@noao.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation
Comments: Program conducted in La Serena, Chile during southern summer (January-March.)
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy
REU within the SARA Consortium

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

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation
Comments: Consortium Members: Florida Institute of Technology, East Tennessee State, Florida International, Valdosta State, Clemson, Ball State, Agnes Scott, Alabama, Valparaiso, and Butler University.
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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 Arizona University
NSF Research Experience For Undergraduates at Northern Arizona University
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6010

Primary: Dr. Kathy Eastwood
928-523-7159
Kathy.Eastwood@nau.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, astrogeology, planetary science, instrumentation
Comments: Collaborating institutions: Northern Arizona University, the Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station, and the U.S.G.S. astrogeology branch in Flagstaff.
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California State University Los Angeles
Consortium for Undergraduate Experience
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Primary: Dr. Stephen Gillam
760-249-6610
gillam@tmo48inch.jpl.nasa.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, planetary science
Comments: Local recruitment through California State University Los Angeles, Pasadena City College, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Los Angeles Southwest College.
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San Diego State University
California State University Undergraduate Research Experiences (CSUURE) in Astronomy
Department of Astronomy
San Diego, CA 92182

Primary: Dr. Eric Sandquist
619-594-2694
erics@sciences.sdsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy
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University of California, Los Angeles
REU Site: Frontier Physics and Astronomy Research with Technical Presentations
Department of Physics
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547

Primary: Professor Francoise Queval
310 825-2453
queval@physics.ucla.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics and Biophysics.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences

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 Notre Dame
REU Site in Multidisciplinary Computational Science
Center for Research Computing
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Primary: Jaroslaw Nabrzyski
574-631-2400
naber@nd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Molecular Modeling,computational coastal ocean hydrodynamics,Multi-scale Computing,mathematical models,numerical solution algorithms,cyberinfrastructure development,cloud computing
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Materials Research, Cyberinfrastructure

Louisiana State University
REU Site: Research in Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2701

Primary: Dr. Kip Matthews
225 578-2740
kipmatth@lsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Physics
Comments: Ethics component
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the MIT Haystack Observatory
Haystack Observatory
Westford, MA 01886

Primary: Coordinator, REU Program
781-981-5410
reuhaystack@haystack.mit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric sciences, instrumentation
Comments: Research Experiences for Teachers Site
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
The Maria Mitchell Observatory
Nantucket, MA 02554-2608

Primary: Dr. Vladimir Strelnitski
508-228-9273
vladimir@mmo.org

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics
Comments: Research Experiences for Teachers Site
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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)

North Carolina State University
Undergraduate Research in Computational Astrophysics
Physics
Raleigh, NC 27695

Primary: John Blondin
919-515-2522
John_Blondin@NCSU.edu
Secondary: Stephen Reynolds
919-515-7751
Stephen_Reynolds@NCSU.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Computational Science, Astrophysics
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
REU Site: The UNC CAP (Computational Astronomy & Physics) Program: UNCCAPing Enthusiasm for Computational Careers
Physics and Astronomy
Chapel Hill, NC 275991350

Primary: Sheila Kannappan
919-962-3486
capprogram@unc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: computational research in astrophysics, bio/medical physics, condensed matter physics and nanotechnology, fluid dynamics, and nuclear/particle physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Physics, Astronomical Sciences, Cyberinfrastructure

Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers- the On0Ramp at Exit 9
Department of Physics and Astronomy
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8559

Primary: Dr. Andrew Baker
732-445-5500 ext. 2544
reu@physics.rutgers.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Astronomy and Materials Research
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences

National Solar Observatory
National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak NM and Tucson AZ
Sunspot, NM 88349

Primary: Ms. Jackie Diehl
505-434-7003
nso-reu-ret@nso.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: solar physics, instrumentation, atmospheric physics
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American Museum of Natural History
REU Program in Earth Sciences and Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History
Division of Physical Sciences
New York, NY 10024

Primary: Dr. Charles Liu
212-496-3579
cliu@amnh.org
Secondary: James D. Webster
212-769-5401
jdw@amnh.org

Research Topics/Keywords: earth science, planetary science, astrophysics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Earth Sciences

Cornell University
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Cornell University
Department of Astronomy
Ithaca, NY 14850

Primary: Patricia Fernández de Castro
(607) 255-0288
pf46@astro.cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics
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University of Toledo
Research Experiences in Physics and Astronomy at The University of Toledo
Physics and Astronomy
Toledo, OH 43606

Primary: Thomas Kvale
419-530-2980
reu@physics.utoledo.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Atomic Physics, Biological Physics, Condensed Matter, Materials Science, Optronics, Plasma Physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Physics

Arecibo Observatory
REU at the Arecibo Observatory
Arecibo, PR 00612

Primary: Dr. Carmen Torres
787.878.2612 ext. 303
carmen@naic.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation, atmospheric physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

Texas A&M University
REU Site: Nuclear and Particle Science at Texas A&M University
Physics
Commerce, TX 75429

Primary: Dr. Bao-An Li
903-886-5478
Bao-An_Li@TAMU-Commerce.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astrophysics, Astronomy, Computational Physics, Engineering Physics, Optics, Materials Sciences and Nuclear Physics
Comments: Ethics Component. Co-funded with the Division of Astronomical Sciences
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences

University of Texas
REU Program at McDonald Observatory
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis, TX 79734

Primary: Dr. Matthew Shetrone
432-426-4168
reu@astro.as.utexas.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation, engineering
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Office of Science and Academic Affairs
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475

Primary: Dr. Jeff Mangum
434-296-0347
sstudents@nrao.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics, planetary science, instrumentation, computer science, engineering
Comments: REU Sites are operated in Green Bank, WV, Charlottesville, VA, and Socorro, NM. NRAO also supports Research Experiences for Teachers.
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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)

University of Wyoming
REU Site: Wyoming Astronomy
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Laramie, WY 82071

Primary: Dr. Daniel Dale
307-766-5154
physics@uwyo.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation
Abstract of Award