SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS in PHYSICS – 2008
SLU Physics
Office has posters and applications for some of these.
This page will be updated
regularly – new listings will be added at the top
You may also wish to check the listing by the Office of
Career Planning at http://web.stlawu.edu/career/science.htm
If you are interested in the SLU Summer Fellows program see
http://www.stlawu.edu/acadaffairs/slu
fellowship.pdf
If you are interested in a Tanner
Fellowship program, see
http://www.stlawu.edu/acadaffairs/tanner
fellowship.pdf
University of Nevada at Las Vegas, REU. Ten weeks, June 2 – August 8, 2008.
meals & lodging provided. Visit http://www.physics.unlv.edu/reu/. To apply,
send a copy of your transcript and arrange to have 2 letters of recommendtion
sent from faculty members who know you well.
There is no application form; instead.write a one-page letter describing
your career goals, interest in this program and any relevant work experience
and achievements. The deadline for receipt is March 3, 2008, with offers to be made shortly
thereafter. Please include telephone
numbers where you can be reached after March 3.
Application materials (except transcripts) can be sent by email or
FAX.
University
of Florida Physics, Research Experience, May 27- July 31, 2008. Stipend: $4500 plus paid housing &
travel. For more info and application,
visit http://www.phys.ufl.edu/reu or
contact Prof. Ingersent at ingersent@phys.ufl.edu. For earliest consideration, apply by Feb 15, 2008.
University
of Notre Dame, Physics Dept, May 27-August 1, 2008. Stipend: $3700 plus on-campus housing and
travel. For U.S.
Residents. Application deadline: Feb
18, 2008. For
further info visit http://www.physics
nd.edu/reu or email garg@nd.edu or sherman@nd.edu.
SUNY Stony Brook
University- REU June 16 – August 8,
2008. Stipend
$3200 plus on-campus houseing, food allowance and round-trip travel to Stony
Brook. No
absolute deadline: rolling admissions begin March 1, 2008. For more information visit http://www.stonybrook.edu/ureca/physicsreu.htm.
Southeastern
Assn. for Research in Astronomy, Undergraduate Research Internships in Astronomy
(10 university locations). Stipend: $3600 plus lodging and travel
expenses (up to $500 round-trip to SARA).
Visit http://www.astro.fit.edu/sara-reu
for full instructions and to complete the online application form. Deadline to apply: Feb
1, 2008.
Summer Internships at
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, High Energy
Density (HED) Physics Program for AX-Division and B-Division. Visit http://internships.llnl.gov/hed_physics/. Application deadline: January 31, 2008. U.S. Citizenship required.
Physics REU at University of Washington, Seattle, June
23-August 29, 2008. Projects in Astrophysics,
Cosmology, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter, Particle Physics,
Biological Physics, Physics Education. $4000 stipend for 10 weeks,
on-campus dorm housing,
pre-paid meal card covers most food expenses, travel costs reimbursed up to
$500. Apply online at http://int.phys.washington.edu/REU. Application deadline: March
1, 2008.
Michigan State University, REU in Physics &
Astronomy., Stipend $4500. Application deadline: March 14, 2008. For more information
and an application form, please visit: http://www.pa.msu.edu/reu/.
Southeastern
Assn. for Research in Astronomy. 10 university
sites. Visit
http://www.astro.fit.edu/sara-reu for application forms and information
online. Application deadline: February 1, 2008.
Or, inquiries and applications can be sent to Dr. Matt Wood,
wood@fit.edu, SARA REU Program Director, Dept. of Physics & Space Sciences,
Florida Inst. of Tech., 150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975, Fax: 321-674-7482, Tel: 321-674-7207.
Nanoscience
& Nanotechnology Summer Internships. Physics/Chemistry/Engineering/Biosciences. 12 sites, 10 weeks, 22 topics, 60+
positions. Visit http://www.nnin.org Must be US Citizen
or permanent resident at time of application.
Application deadline: (online) Feb 18, (paper receipt) Feb 26, 2008. Award process begins March 12, 2008.
Goddard Center for Astrobiology,
Summer Undergraduate Internships in Astrobiology. Application deadline: Feb 1, 2008. For more information and application
materials, visit http://astrobiology.gsfc.nasa.gov.
The
Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland, Clark School of
Engineering. REU June 2 –August 8, 2008. Introducing the Systems Engineering Paradigm
to Young Researchers and Future Leaders.
Application
deadline: Feb 1, 2008. Download
application at http://www.isr.umd.edu/research/REU.htm.
Must be US citizen or permanent resident.
Preference given to applicants who will be juniors and seniors in Fall
2008. Questions? Contact Susan Frazier at 301-405-6599 or email sue@umd.edu or
fax 301-314-9920.
Center
for Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE), at 6
different universities (Johns Hopkins, Texas A&M, Rice, Maryland, Princeton, and CCNY). Deadline: March 1, 2008. To apply, visit http://www.mirthecenter.org Mailing address: MIRTHE
Center, Princeton
Univ., c/ o Roxanne Zellin, REU
Program Coordinator, 70 Prospect Avenue,
Bowen Hall, Princeton, NJ
08544. Application includes short essay on your
research preferences and motivation, college transcript, and at least one
letter of recommendation. Program runs early June to mid-August.
"EXTREME MATTER",
Washington State University
REU Physics Summer Program. June 2 – August 6, 2008. Topics include Physical acoustics, materials
and optics, high-pressure physics, chaos and complexity and Bose-Einstein
Condensation. $6000
stipend, course credit, health services, travel support, on-campus housing. Application deadline: February 29, 2008.
Visit http://physics.wsu.edu/reu
or email physics @wsu.edu or call 509-335-1698.
Montana State
University, Dept. of Physics will offer 10-12 REU Positions in SOLAR PHYSICS during Summer 2008.
Applicants must be full-time undergraduates typically
finishing their sophomore or junior year. NO
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT. (Foreign students are supported from
non-NSF sources.) Dates: June 2 – August 8, 2008. Stipends will be $4410 plus $330 food
allowance for the 10-week program. Travel costs to and from Bozeman
MT are covered and university residence hall lodging is provided. For non-US participants, support for travel
costs is limited to the economy round-trip airfare from JFK/NY. Visit http://solar.physics.montana.edu/reu. Applications from underrepresented groups are
particularly welcomed.
Montana State
University REU Program, Bozeman,
MT. Condensed matter &
LASER Physics research. Dates: June 2 – August
8, 2008 (10 weeks). Application due February 29, 2008. Stipends are $4200 for 10 weeks;
travel costs to and from Bozeman,
university accommodations, and a food allowance will be provided. US
Citizenship or permanent resident status required. Students must be
full-time undergraduates typically finishing their Sophomore,
Junior or Senior years. Applications
from underrepresented groups are particularly welcomed. Visit http://www.physics.montana.edu/reu.
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