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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Normal, Alabama |
Research Topics/Keywords: Materials Science, Optics and Space Science Physics REU at AAMUAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | ||
Auburn, Alabama |
Primary: Sanjeev Baskiyar (334) 844-6306 baskisa@auburn.edu Secondary: Alvin S Lim (334) 844-6326 lim@eng.auburn.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: CPU temperature control for energy reduction, indoor localization using deep learning, thermal friendly architecture, smart utility networks, distributed analytics, machine learning algorithms REU Site: Parallel and Distributed ComputingAbstract of Award Cofunded: Physics, Computer and Information Science and Engineering | |
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: BU-PRO: Boston University Physics Research Opportunities Department of Physics |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biological Physics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Particle Physics, Physics Education Research, Photonics, Quantum Physics, Statistical Physics REU Site: BU-PRO: Boston University Physics Research OpportunitiesAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Provo, Utah |
Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics Cofunded: Physics | ||
Brigham Young University REU 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: Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter, Visible Astronomy, Acoustics, Ultrafast Nonliner Optics, Computational & Experimental Plasma Physics, Extreme Ultraviolate Optics, Surface Physics, Electron Microsopy Comments: RET component. REU Site: Physics Research at Brigham Young UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research |
Washington, DC, District Of Columbia |
Primary: Dr. Tanya 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 Science Comments: RET component. REU Site: Accelerator Physics and Synchrotron Radiation ScienceAbstract of Award | |
CUNY Queensborough Community College A Community College REU Site for Physics Applications in Astronomy, Biology and Physics Education Research Department of Physics |
Bayside, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Astronomy, Biophysics and Physics Education A Community College REU Site for Physics Applications in Astronomy, Biology and Physics Education ResearchAbstract of Award | |
Duke University/Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL/Duke University Department of Physics |
Durham, North Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics Comments: International travel REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL/Duke UniversityAbstract of Award | |
Georgia Tech Research Corporation REU Site: Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research in Physics: A Multi-Institutional REU Program Department of Physics |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics Comments: Ethics component. REU Site: Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research in Physics: A Multi-Institutional REU ProgramAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
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, Education and Human Resources | ||
Bloomington, Indiana |
Research Topics/Keywords: Experimental and theoretical research in astrophysics physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, materials physics and nuclear physics. REU Site in Physics at Indiana UniversityAbstract 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 | |
Lehigh University REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics at Lehigh University Physics |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Research Topics/Keywords: Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, Nanotechnology, Plasma Physics, Statistical Physics REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics at Lehigh UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
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, Medical) Comments: Ethics component REU Site: Research in Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences | |
Oxford, Ohio |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics, and AMO REU Site: Physics at Miami UniversityAbstract of Award | ||
Michigan State University REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy |
East Lansing, Michigan |
Research Topics/Keywords: Nuclear, Accelerator, Condensed Matter, Biophysics Astrophysics, High Energy Physics and Physics Education REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in PhysicsAbstract of Award | |
Bozeman, Montana |
Research Topics/Keywords: Quantum Physics, Materials Physics and Optics REU Site: Quantum and Materials PhysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) | ||
Northern Illinois University REU Site: Undergraduate and Teacher Research in Physics at Northern Illinois University Department of Physics |
De Kalb, Illinois |
Primary: Dr. Jahred Adelman (815) 753-1581 jahred.adelman@niu.edu Secondary: Dr. Michael Eads (815) 753-1581 meads@niu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics Comments: RET component REU Site: Undergraduate and Teacher Research in Physics at Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract 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: 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 | |
Ohio Wesleyan University REU Site: Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation at Ohio Wesleyan University Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Delaware, Ohio |
Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Neuroscience and Physics REU Site: Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation at Ohio Wesleyan UniversityAbstract of Award | |
Oklahoma State University REU Site: Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience for Undergraduates in Physics at OSU Department of Physics |
Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics REU Site: Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience for Undergraduates in Physics at OSUAbstract of Award | |
Norfolk, Virginia |
Primary: Dr. Balsa Terzic (757) 683-5281 bterzic@odu.edu Secondary: Dr. Geoffrey Kraft (757) 269-7557 kraft@jlab.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: Accelerator and Nuclear Physics REU Site: Accelerator and Nuclear PhysicsAbstract 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 | ||
Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute REU Site: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate in Physics Department of Physics |
Troy, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Comments: This project was co-funded the first year with DMR. REU Site: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate in PhysicsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Materials Research | |
Rochester Institute of Technology REU Site: Imaging in the Physical Sciences Center for Imaging Science |
Rochester, New York |
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 | |
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 |