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University of Chicago Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Physics

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January 12, 2021

The University of Chicago Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Physics, supported by the National Science Foundation offers undergraduates (members of underrepresented minority groups (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans) and women) the opportunity to gain research experience working in the laboratory or research group of a Physics Department faculty member. The program is particularly intended at encouraging participation by members of underrepresented minority groups (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans) and women. Supplementing this valuable practical experience, faculty and graduate students present special lectures to provide an overview of the wide-ranging research conducted in our Department. Ten to fifteen internships will be awarded for the ten-week program, June 14 through August 21. The stipend for the full ten-week program will be $5,000. Housing will be provided, and there will be modest travel expense reimbursement.

The deadline for summer 2021 is Feb. 15th, 2021.

  • Possible research areas include:
  • Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
  • Experimental and Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics
  • Non-linear Dynamics and Chaos (see condensed matter physics)
  • Space and Cosmic Ray Physics (see astrophysics)
  • Theoretical and Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Experimental Atomic Physics & Ultracold Atoms
  • Experimental Biophysics