Summer Research Experiences in Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering

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Summer Research Experiencesin Physics,
Astronomy, and Engineering
A brief introduction with (hopefully) useful
links
Physics Seminar, October 23, 2009 (Please send
addenda and corrections to Dseely_at_albion.edu)
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WHAT POSSIBILITIES EXIST?
Summer Programs in Physics

• National Science Foundation
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research
  Traineeship (IGERT)

• Government Laboratories
• Large Labs (academic year internships and summer
  research)
• Argonne National Laboratory (Chicago)
• Brookhaven National Laboratory (NY)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TN)
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (CA)
• Sandia National Laboratories (CA and NM)
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab
  (ID)
• Most NASA centers
• Smaller Labs (summer research only)
• Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
• National Renewable Energy Lab
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
• Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

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National Science Foundation Research
Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics (REU)

Government Laboratories Department of Energy
(SULI, HERE) (Ames, Argonne, Brookhaven, FNAL,
LBL, LLNL, LANL, NREL, ORNL, PNNL, SLAC,
TJNAF) Department of Energy (Education) Nation
al Institute of Standards and Technology
(SURF) NASA (USRP, etc) NASA (Scholars
Programs) JILA/Boulder (REU)
Other Opportunities in Physics and
Engineering IBM (APS, Opportunity for Women)
(not currently offered)
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Selected Summer Research Opportunities in
Astronomy National Science Foundation (REU
Astronomy) NASA (most popular are USRP and
SIP) Space Science (includes NASA) Lunar and
Planetary Institute (SIP) Space Telescope
Science Institute (SSP) National Radio
Astronomy Observatory (SSRA) Aericibo
(REU) NOAO (REU) Lowell (REU) Smithsonian
(SIP at SAO)
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Some Other Links REU Sites in Engineering and
Comp Sci and Other Areas Sonoma State
University List (includes new REU announcements)
University of Iowa List Mathematical
Association of America list of Math and Comp Sci
When to Apply? Soon many programs have
December and January deadlines
Tips? Put effort and thought into your
statement of interest Research the opportunities
and know why youre interested Get application
materials (letters, application, transcripts) in
on time For the future develop a skills set
(computational and experimental)