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Site Information	Site Location	Contact Information	Additional Information
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, New York	Primary: Dr. Charles Liu (212) 496-3579 cliu@amnh.org Secondary: Denton Ebel	Research Topics/Keywords: earth science, planetary science, astrophysics REU Program in Earth Sciences and Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural HistoryAbstract of Award Cofunded: Earth Sciences
Arecibo Observatory REU Site: Research in Radio/Radar Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences at Arecibo Observatory	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Primary: Dr. Andrés Diaz (787) 878-2612 reu-program@naic.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation, atmospheric physics REU Site: Research in Radio/Radar Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences at Arecibo ObservatoryAbstract of Award Cofunded: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Cornell University REU Site: Astrophysics and Planetary Science Research at Cornell University Department of Astronomy	Ithaca, New York	Primary: Patricia Fernandez de Castro pf46@cornell.edu Secondary: Alexander Hayes hayes@astro.cornell.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy REU Site: Astrophysics and Planetary Science Research at Cornell UniversityAbstract of Award
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics REU Site: Solar Physics at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Primary: Dr. Henry Trae Winter (617) 495-7400 hwinter@cfa.harvard.edu Secondary: Dr. Kathy Reeves (617) 496-7563 kreeves@cfa.harvard.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Solar astronomy, Space weather, Heliosphere, Astrophysics, Instrumentation REU Site: Solar Physics at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Department of Defense (DoD)
Louisiana State University REU Site: Research in Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University Department of Physics and Astronomy	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Primary: Dr. Robert Hynes (225) 578-7459 reu@phys.lsu.edu Secondary: Rongying Jin (225) 578-0028	Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics (Condensed Matter, Quantum/AMO, Nuclear, High Energy/Particle, LIGO Cosmology, Computational, Medical) Comments: Ethics component REU Site: Research in Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association The Maria Mitchell Observatory	Nantucket, Massachusetts	Primary: Dr. Regina Jorgenson (508) 228-9273 rjorgenson@mariamitchell.org	Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics Comments: Research Experiences for Teachers Site The Maria Mitchell ObservatoryAbstract of Award
National Radio Astronomy Observatory National Radio Astronomy Observatory Office of Science and Academic Affairs	Charlottesville, Virginia	Primary: Dr. Jim Braatz (434) 296-0251 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. National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryAbstract 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	Primary: Dr. Aaron Geller, Program Director ciera-reu@northwestern.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Instrumentation, experimentation, high-performance computing, telescopes, galaxies, black holes, gravitational waves, exoplanets, dark matter and energy, statistics, applied math, engineering. Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) REU: Astrophysics in its Modern Interdisciplinary ContextAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Physics
Rochester Institute of Technology REU Site: Multimessenger Astrophysics School of Mathematical Sciences	Rochester, New York	Primary: Joshua Faber (585) 475-5115 jafsma@rit.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Electromagnetic Astrophysics, Scientific Computing REU Site: Multimessenger AstrophysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology REU Site: Imaging in the Physical Sciences Center for Imaging Science	Rochester, New York	Primary: Roger Dube (585) 475-5836 rdube@cis.rit.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Imaging, Astronomy, Hyper-Spectral Imaging, Remote Sensing, Optical Systems, Medical Imaging and Historical document presentation REU Site: Imaging in the Physical SciencesAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers - the On-Ramp at Exit 9 Department of Physics and Astronomy	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Primary: Dr. Andrew Baker (732) 445-5500 reu@physics.rutgers.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Astronomy and Materials Research REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers - the On-Ramp at Exit 9Abstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Physics
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory SAO Summer Intern Program	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Primary: Matthew Ashby (617) 496-7742 intern@cfa.harvard.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation SAO Summer Intern ProgramAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
University of California, Santa Cruz The Lamat Summer Research Program on High Performance Computing in Astrophysics Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics	Santa Cruz, California	Primary: Professor Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz (831) 459-3400 enrico@ucolick.org	Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Physics, Computational Science The Lamat Summer Research Program on High Performance Computing in AstrophysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
University of Florida REU Program in Computational and Data Intensive Astrophysics Astronomy	Gainesville, Florida	Primary: Dr. Desika Narayanan (352) 694-1865 reu@astro.ufl.edu Secondary: Dr. Paul Torrey (352) 294-1846	Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Sciences, Data Science, Computational Astrophysics REU Program in Computational and Data Intensive AstrophysicsAbstract of Award
University of Michigan REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics at the University of Michigan Department of Physics	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Primary: Professor Myron Campbell (734) 764-2192 myron@umich.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Physics and Astrophysics REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics at the University of MichiganAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences
University of Michigan Ann Arbor REU Site: Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) at the University of Michigan Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Primary: Frank Marsik (734) 763-5369 marsik@umich.edu Secondary: Tonya Thompson (734) 763-4611 tyb@umich.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Meteorology,Climate, Space Weather, Remote Sensing, Global Change, Biogeochemistry, Climate Modeling, Atmospheric Chemistry REU Site: Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) at the University of MichiganAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
University of Texas at Austin REU Site: Frontier Research and Training in Astronomy for the 21st Century Department of Astronomy	Austin, Texas	Primary: Dr. Shardha Jogee (512) 471-3302 sj@astro.as.utexas.edu Secondary: James Medina (512) 471-3409 utastro_reu@utlists.utexas.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, star formation, planetary systems, stellar astrophysics, black holes, galaxy evolution, dark matter, dark energy, cosmology, instrumentation Comments: This program is funded by the NSF REU program and the Department of Defense ASSURE program. Student participants benefit from a collaboration between the UT Austin Astronomy Department, McDonald Obs REU Site: Frontier Research and Training in Astronomy for the 21st CenturyAbstract of Award Cofunded: Education and Human Resources
University of Utah REU Site: An Inclusive REU Program in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah Department of Physics	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
University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Dept of Astronomy/Dept of Physics	Madison, Wisconsin	Primary: Dr. Audra Hernandez (608) 262-3071 reu@astro.wisc.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, space physics, space science, instrumentation, atmospheric physics University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstract of Award
University of Wyoming REU Site: Wyoming Astronomy Department of Physics and Astronomy	Laramie, Wyoming	Primary: Dr. Daniel Dale (307) 766-6150 physics@uwyo.edu	Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation REU Site: Wyoming AstronomyAbstract of Award