TUNL REU Program

REU 2000 Photo Album

2000 TUNL REU Students

Top row (l to r): Jonathan Oram (Idaho State U.)

Middle: Andy Schwentker (Duke U.), Hani Enaya (NCSU), William Baedke (Old Dominion U.), Alex Meyer (NCSU), Paul Tanner (NCSU), Patrick Horton (Duke U.), Yousef Khader (UNC Pembroke)

Bottom row (l to r): Paolo Santos (UNC Pembroke), Alejandro White (NCA&T), Jason Perry (NCA&T), Dr. Diane Markoff (REU Director - TUNL), Wesley Culberson (Furman U.), Berricia Clarkson (U. of Virgin Islands)

Jason Perry analyzes data with Professor R. Pedroni.	Students Paul Tanner, Alex Meyer and Bill Baedke pose in front of the polarized target cryostat gas handling system.	Paolo Santos (right) with advisor Professor S. Lemaitre in front of the new ion source that they are testing.
Working hard TUNL offers undergraduate students a vast array of opportunities to get their hands dirty in a nuclear laboratory. No matter where your interests lie, there is likely a task that will help you learn the relevant skills: programming, electronics, mechanical repair, data analysis, equipment design, and more. Here are some of the students posing with their projects.
Graduate student Bob Runkle, Professor A. Champagne and student Jonathan Oram pose in front of the Van de Graaff accelerator for the new Laboratory for Experimental Nuclear Physics (LENA).	Students Paul Tanner, Alex Meyer and Bill Baedke show off the cryostat that they revived, put back together, and tested.	Students Wes Culberson and Berricia Clarkson are proud of the large sodium iodide detectors they prepared for the next TUNL experiment at the Duke Free Electron Laser Lab (DFELL).

Group thinkers.	Life imitates art. Jonathan, Jason and Wes appreciate the sculpture of Rodin.	Yousef thinking.
Playtime Summer 2000 REU Cultural Outing to the Rodin exhibit at the NC Art Museum.
Hiking and sightseeing in North Carolina.

Food, Physics & Fun

Nuclear physics is always more fun when food is involved!

The biweekly TUNL Informal Lunch Talks (TILT) allow students working on different projects to discuss their work over a pizza lunch. TILT was originally dreamed up to increase communication among the different research groups. Since then, the summer sessions have evolved into a great way for undergraduates to learn about a wide variety of topics in nuclear physics.

Having an ice cream social each summer is a good way for the REU students to get to know everyone in the lab. Making liquid nitrogen ice cream this year provided yummy treats and fun for all.