The online application site for the 2019 REU Program is now closed. Letters of recommendation will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 8 at 5 PM EST.
The 2019 program dates are May 19 - July 28.
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs provide
opportunities for students to participate in science and mathematics research at institutions throughout the country. REU programs are
especially valuable for students attending academic institutions with very limited research opportunities.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the REU program at TUNL/Duke enables students to participate in research at the frontiers
of nuclear and particle physics.
Students participate in a 10-week summer program combining research
experience, lectures, and social activities. The REU program dates for
2019 will be Sunday, May 19 to Saturday, July 28.
Students applying to this program have a choice of indicating their preference to work in one of two research components: (1) nuclear and particle physics at TUNL or (2) high-energy particle physics with the Duke High-Energy Physics (HEP) group.
Students who are selected to work with the Duke High-Energy Physics program will
spend about 6 weeks of the 10-week summer program at
CERN. The REU students will conduct research under the supervision of professors
from the TUNL consortium universities: Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University
and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Each student is fully integrated
into a research group and works closely with graduate students, postdocs and
other undergraduate students in the group and has opportunities to interact
with other groups at TUNL and the High-Energy Physics group at Duke. The
students are assigned well-defined projects that are often part of a larger
research project or program.
The program provides a lecture series for undergraduate students that covers a wide range of topics.
Subjects include an introduction to nuclear physics concepts, historical reviews of physics,
and the relationship between physics and everything else (for example, medicine, art, society).
In addition, various social activies on and off the research site allow for comfortable interaction
between undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral research staff, and faculty. The
TUNL Informal Lunch Talks (TILT) gatherings every week involve pizza and a presentation by
either a grad student or postdoc. Attended by only students and postdocs, the TILT meetings are a
great atmosphere for discussions both of physics and anything else.
REU students will receive a stipend of approximately $5300.
On-campus housing and a food allowance are also provided to promote interaction among the program participants. Airfare is
provided for students who travel to CERN for research with the Duke HEP group.
A limited amount of funds are available for travel reimbursement for students conducting nuclear physics research at TUNL.
We are interested in bringing together
a diverse group of undergraduates and encourage students from a variety of
backgrounds to apply to our program.
Please direct any questions or inquiries to the TUNL REU Program Coordinator at reu@tunl.duke.edu . This research opportunity is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grant No. NSF-PHY-1757783).
Qualifications:
The 2019 TUNL REU online application site is now closed.
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