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REU Sites: Physics

This listing will change as new REU Site awards are made. Sites will be added to or removed from this list as decisions are made on those proposals. Most Physics REU Sites provide opportunities spanning the full range of research of the indicated departments or laboratories, and include both experimental and theoretical activities. Some Sites focus on research in a particular sub-field or in a more specialized laboratory or facility. Others offer projects in related fields like astronomy and astrophysics, or in interdisciplinary areas like materials science or biophysics. Interested students can use the keyword search feature to identify those sites with projects in a particular area, or can simply explore each Site’s web pages to learn more about these programs. Physics students are also encouraged to consider REU Sites in related fields, including Materials Research, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, and Geosciences, which often have components of research of interest to physicists.

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REU Sites
Site Information Site Location Contact Information Additional Information
Washington State University
REU Site: The Physics of Waves from the Nanoscale to the Cosmic Scale
Department of Physics
Pullman, Washington
Primary: Andrea Dodge
(509) 335-0698
physics@wsu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Astronomy (Condensed Matter, Atomic, Molecular, Optics, Shock, Gravity Waves, Astronomy)
Comments: Astronomy
REU Site: The Physics of Waves from the Nanoscale to the Cosmic ScaleAbstract of Award
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
REU Site: Neutrino Physics at Virginia Tech
Department of Physics
Blacksburg, Virginia
Primary: Dr. Camillo Mariani
(540) 231-4449
camiloi@vt.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Neutrino Physics
REU Site: Neutrino Physics at Virginia TechAbstract of Award
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Primary: Amber L. Stuver
(610) 519-6534
amber.stuver@villanova.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics
REU Site: Astrophysics and Condensed Matter Physics at Villanova UniversityAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research, STEM Education
Nashville, Tennessee
Primary: Professor Keivan Stassum
(615) 322-2455
keivan.stassum@vanderbilt.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Astronomy
Comments: Foreign Travel to South Africa, Chile and Switzerland
REU Site: Vanderbilt University Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and AstronomyAbstract of Award
Nashville, Tennessee
Primary: David Ernst
jonathan.bird@vanderbilt.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Observational & Theoretical Astronomy, Experimental Condensed Matter, Biomedical Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics.
Cofunded: Physics
River Falls, Wisconsin
Primary: Professor Surujhdeo Seunarine
(715) 425-4604
surujhdeo.seunarine@uwrf.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Neutrino Astrophysics, Cosmic Rays, Particle Physics and Neutron Monitor Physics
REU Site: Research in Neutrino Astrophysics at the University of Wisconsin-River FallsAbstract of Award
University of Washington Bothell
REU SITE: Physics Research at the University of Washington Bothell
School of STEM
Seattle, Washington
Primary: Dr. Eric Salathe
(425) 352-3226
salathe@uw.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Computational Physics and Astrophysics, Physics Educational Research and Condensed Matter Physics
REU SITE: Physics Research at the University of Washington BothellAbstract of Award
University of Washington
REU Site: University of Washington Physics
Department of Physics
Seattle, Washington
Primary: Dr. Gray Rybka
(206) 543-2771
grybka@wu.edu
Secondary: Dr. Arthur Barnard
(206) 543-2771
awbb1@uw.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics
REU Site: University of Washington PhysicsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research
Salt lake city, Utah
Primary: Dr. Jordan Gerton
(801) 585-0068
jgerton@physics.utah.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Astronomy
REU Site: An Inclusive REU Program in Physics and Astronomy at the University of UtahAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
Toledo, Ohio
Primary: Dr. Richard Irving
(419) 530-2589
Richard.Irving@utoledo.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter, Computational, Materials Science, Health, Biological Physics, Photovoltaics and Plasma Physics
Comments: Ethics component.
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy at the University of ToledoAbstract of Award
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
REU and RET site in Physics at UTRGV
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Edinburg, Texas
Primary: Dr. Volker Quetschke
(956) 882-6779
volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Arts and Science
Comments: RET component.
REU and RET site in Physics at UTRGVAbstract of Award
University of Texas at Dallas
REU Site: REU in Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Department of Physics
Richardson, Texas
Primary: Dr. Lindsay J. King
(972) 883-6743
lindsay.king@utdallas.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Experimental and Theoretical Physics
REU Site: REU in Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsAbstract of Award
University of Rochester
REU Site in Physics, Astrophysics and Optics at Rochester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Rochester, New York
Primary: Connie Jones
(585) 275-5306
connie@pas.rochester.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics: Astrophysics, Optics, Particle Physics, Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics, Optics: Quantum Optics, Condensed Matter and Plasma Physics.
REU Site in Physics, Astrophysics and Optics at RochesterAbstract of Award
University of Oklahoma
REU/RET Physics site at the University of Oklahoma
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Norman, Oklahoma
Primary: Dr. Michael Strauss
(405) 325-6777
ou.physics.reu@ou.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Theoretical and experimental work in Astrophysics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and High Energy Physics
Comments: International component and RET component.
REU/RET Physics site at the University of OklahomaAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research
NOTRE DAME, Indiana
Primary: Prof. Umesh Garg
(574) 631-7352
garg@nd.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, High-Energy Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, Physics Education
Comments: Research Experiences for Teachers component.
REU/RET Site: Physics REU and RET Programs at the University of Notre DameAbstract of Award
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
REU Site: Lasers and Optics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Lincoln, Nebraska
Primary: Dr. Cornelis J. Uiterwaal
(402) 472-9010
cuiterwaal2@unl.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Lasers and Optcs
REU Site: Lasers and OpticsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota
Department of Physics
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Primary: Professor Alex Kamenev
(612) 626-9074
kamenev@physics.umn.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Condensed Matter Physics, Particle Physics, Biophysics, High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space and Planetary Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics
REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of MinnesotaAbstract of Award
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Primary: Dr. Junjie Zhu
(734) 647-7201
junjie@umich.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: High Energy Physics
Comments: International travel to Switzerland
REU Site: University of Michigan - CERN Research Experience for Undergraduate and High School Teacher ProgramsAbstract of Award
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Primary: Professor Myron Campbell
(734) 764-2192
myron@umich.edu
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Primary: Professor Michal Zochowski
(734) 647-5552
michalz@umich.edu
University of Michigan
REU Site: Optics in the City of Light
Materials Science and Engineering
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Primary: Amy Brooks
(734) 936-2957
brooksab@umich.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Optics and Ultrafast Lasers
Comments: International travel
REU Site: Optics in the City of LightAbstract of Award
Coral Gables, Florida
Primary: Dr. Olga Korotkova
(305) 284-4222
korotkova@physics.miami.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics (primary), Biology, Engineering and Computer Science.
REU Site: Championing Physics in Multicultural Miami: Dismantling Barriers for New Research PerspectivesAbstract of Award
University of Maryland at College Park
REU Site: Training and Research Experiences in Nonlinear Dynamics (TREND)
Department of Physics (IPST)
College Park, Maryland
Primary: Professor Daniel Serrano
(301) 405-6585
dsvolpe@umd.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Nonlinear Dynamics in Physics, Engineering and Mathematics.
REU Site: Training and Research Experiences in Nonlinear Dynamics (TREND)Abstract of Award
University of Kentucky
REU Site: Research in Symmetries at the University of Kentucky
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Lexington, Kentucky
Primary: Dr. Christopher Crawford
(859) 421-9612
c.crawford@uky.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Astronomy
Comments: EPSCoR funded 1st year.
REU Site: Research in Symmetries at the University of KentuckyAbstract of Award
Lawrence, Kansas
Primary: Dr. Hartwin Peelaers
(785) 864-0471
peelers@ku.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysicle Physics, High Energy Theory, Condensed Matter Theory and Experimental.
REU Site: University of Kansas Physics and Astronomy Research Experiences for UndergraduatesAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
Urbana, Illinois
Primary: Dr. Irene Lira-Andsager
(217) 333-6186
andsager2@illinois.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biological Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics, High-Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics and Computational Physics
REU Site: Applying the Tools of Physicians to Explore the Macroscopic, Microscopic and Quantum WorldsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Florida
International REU Site for Gravitational Physics
Department of Physics
Gainesville, Florida
Primary: Dr. Paul Fulda
(352) 392-1444
paulfulda@ufl.edu
Secondary: Dr. Peter Wass
(352) 392-6746
pwass@ufl.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Gravitational Wave Physics
Comments: International collaborators with Hannover, Paris, Japan, Italy, Australia and UK
International REU Site for Gravitational PhysicsAbstract of Award
University of Colorado, Boulder
REU Site: Physics/JILA
Department of Physics
Boulder, Colorado
Primary: Dr. Michael Litos
(303) 492-6453
reuphys@colorado.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics
REU Site: Physics/JILAAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of Chicago
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Contemporary Physics
Department of Physics
Chicago, Illinois
Primary: Professor Sidney Nagel
(773) 702-7190
srnagel@uchicago.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: AMO, High Energy, Cosmic-Ray and Astrophysics, General Relativity, Condensed Matter Physics, Non-linear Physics, Biophysics and Topological Physics
REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Contemporary PhysicsAbstract of Award
University of California Merced
REU Site: Physics Research at UC Merced
Department of Physics
Merced, California
Primary: Dr. Brian C. Utter
(540) 292-8487
brianutter@ucmerced.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, including projects in biophysics; condensed matter and solar science; atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum optics; nonlinear dynamics; soft condensed matter; and astrophysics
REU Site: Physics Research at UC MercedAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Materials Research
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