REU Sites
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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Site Information | Site Location | Contact Information | Additional Information |
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Black Hills State University REU Site: Multidisciplinary Underground Science at the Sanford Underground Research Facility Department of Natural Sciences |
Spearfish, South Dakota |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Underground Science REU Site: Multidisciplinary Underground Science at the Sanford Underground Research FacilityAbstract of Award | |
Boston University REU Site: Boston University Physics Research Opportunities (BU-PRO) Department of Physics |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics REU Site: Boston University Physics Research Opportunities (BU-PRO)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Provo, Utah |
Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics Cofunded: Physics | ||
Brigham Young University REU/RET Site: Physics Research at Brigham Young University Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Provo, Utah |
Primary: Dr. Jean-Francois Van Huele (801) 422-4481 reu@byu.edu Secondary: Dr. John Colton (801) 997-0572 reu@byu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Acoustics, Astronomy, Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter, Extreme Ultraviolet & X-Ray Optics, Magnetism, Materials Science, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Relativity & Quantum Information Comments: RET component. REU/RET Site: Physics Research at Brigham Young UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research |
California Institute of Technology REU Site: Gravitational Wave Search in the LIGO Project Department of Physics |
Pasadena, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: Gravitational Radiation, Astrophysical sources, Precision Measurements, Laser Interferometry, Optical systems, Electronics, Servo Controls, complex Mechanical Systems, data analysis techniques. REU Site: Gravitational Wave Search in the LIGO ProjectAbstract of Award | |
Washington, DC, District Of Columbia |
Primary: Dr. Tanja Horn (202) 319-5326 hornt@cua.edu Secondary: Dr. I.L. Pegg (202) 319-6700 ianp@vsl.cua.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear and Particle Physics experiment and theory, detectors in Nuclear and Particle Physics and Materials Science REU Site: Physics Research in the Nation's CapitalAbstract of Award | |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Optics, Glass Physics and Chemistry, Acoustics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Space Optics Comments: RET Component REU Site: Spectroscopy at Coe CollegeAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) | ||
Columbia University, Nevis Labs REU Site: Nevis Labs, Columbia University for Summers 2020-2022 Department of Physics |
New York, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics with subareas Experimental High Energy and Experimental Astroparticle Physics REU Site: Nevis Labs, Columbia University for Summers 2020-2022Abstract of Award | |
Cornell University REU Site: Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation Science Department of Physics |
Ithaca, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation research, Microwave Superconductivity, Beam Physics and Photoemission. REU Site: Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation ScienceAbstract of Award | |
CUNY Queensborough Community College REU Site: Research Experiences for Community College Students in Physics and Astronomy Department of Physics |
Bayside, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics (Astronomy, Biophysics and Acoustics). REU Site: Research Experiences for Community College Students in Physics and AstronomyAbstract of Award | |
Duke University REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL/Duke Univers Department of Physics |
Durham, North Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear and Particle Physics Comments: International travel. REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL/Duke UniversAbstract of Award | |
Georgia Institute of Technology REU Site: Broadening Participation and Resiliency in Physics Physics Department |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Atomic molecular physics, optical physics, condensed matter physics, biophysics, astrophysics REU Site: Broadening Participation and Resiliency in PhysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Physics | |
Washington, District Of Columbia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics and Laser Spectroscopy REU Site in Physics at Howard UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research, STEM Education | ||
Bloomington, Indiana |
Research Topics/Keywords: Experimental and theoretical research in Astrophysics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Materials Physics Nuclear Physics and Quantum Science. REU Site: Physics at Indiana University BloomingtonAbstract of Award | ||
Kansas State University REU Site: Physics at Kansas State University - Insteractions of Matter, Light and Learning Department of Physics |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Research Topics/Keywords: Laser-Matter Interactions at the Atomic and Nanoscales, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Condensed/Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Elementary Particle Physics and Physics Education Research REU Site: Physics at Kansas State University - Insteractions of Matter, Light and LearningAbstract of Award | |
Louisiana State University REU Site: Research in Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics (Condensed Matter, Quantum/AMO, Nuclear, High Energy Particle, LIGO, Cosmology, Computational and Medical) REU Site: Research in Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences | |
Michigan State University REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy |
East Lansing, Michigan |
Research Topics/Keywords: Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Nuclear, Accelerator, Condensed Matter, Biophysics, Astrophysics, High Energy Physics and Physics Education REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in PhysicsAbstract of Award | |
Northwestern University Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) REU: Astrophysics in its Modern Interdisciplinary Context Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Physics & Astronomy |
Evanston, Illinois |
Research Topics/Keywords: Galaxy Formation & Evolution, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Exoplanets, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Exoplanets, High-Energy Astrophysics, High-Performance Computing. Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) REU: Astrophysics in its Modern Interdisciplinary ContextAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Physics | |
Menlo Park, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: Atomic, Molecualar Physics and Biological Physics REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Atomic, Molecular and Biological PhysicsAbstract of Award | ||
Old Dominion University Research Foundation; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility REU Site: Accelerator and Nuclear Physics |
Newport News, Virginia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Accelerator Physics,Nuclear Physics REU Site: Accelerator and Nuclear PhysicsAbstract of Award | |
Pennsylvania State University REU Site: Sustainable Physics at Penn State: From the Subatomic to the Cosmos |
Pennsylvania |
Research Topics/Keywords: Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology, Gravitational Wave, Atomic,
Molecular and Optical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics REU Site: Sustainable Physics at Penn State: From the Subatomic to the CosmosAbstract of Award | |
West Lafayette, Indiana |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nanoscience, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter, Biophysics, Medical Physics, Geophysics, Particle Physics, Atomic Physics, Applied Physics, Theoretical Physics, and others. Comments: Funds RET component. REU Site: Multidisciplinary Physics at Purdue UniversityAbstract of Award | ||
Rochester Institute of Technology REU Site: Multimessenger Astrophysics School of Mathematical Sciences |
Rochester, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Electromagnetic Astrophysics, Scientific Computing REU Site: Multimessenger AstrophysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences | |
SUNY at Stony Brook REU Site: Broadening Undergraduate Research Participation in Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Stony Brook, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Astronomy REU Site: Broadening Undergraduate Research Participation in Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
College Station, Texas |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear Science REU Site: Nuclear Science at Texas A&M UniversityAbstract of Award | ||
Texas A&M University-Commerce REU Site: Summer Research Program for Community College Students in Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University-Commerce Physics |
Commerce, Texas |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Physics Education, Organic Semiconductor Physics and Surface X-Ray Physics REU Site: Summer Research Program for Community College Students in Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University-CommerceAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences | |
Fort Worth, Texas |
Research Topics/Keywords: Molecular and Chemical Physics, Astronomy and Planetary Science REU Site: Physics and Astrophysics at TCUAbstract of Award | ||
Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Research Topics/Keywords: nanoscale materials, condensed matter, biophysics, photonics, lasers, and quantum optics Comments: Additional activities include Field Trip, Seminars, Ethics Course, Electronics and Machine Shop Workshops, Dinner and Dialog, etc. Summer Research Program in Physics at the University of ArkansasAbstract of Award Cofunded: Physics | ||
Davis, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Biological Physics, Complex Systems, Nuclear Physics, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics REU Site: UC Davis Physics and AstronomyAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | ||
University of California, Santa Barbara REU Site: Summer Research in Physics and Astronomy at UC Santa Barbara Department of Physics |
Santa Barbara, California |
Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy/Astrophysics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Biophysics/Physics of Living Systems, Condensed Matter Physics, Gravity, Elementary Particle Physics REU Site: Summer Research in Physics and Astronomy at UC Santa BarbaraAbstract of Award |