The 10-week summer program introduces students to the nature of research-oriented careers in physics & astronomy, and fosters development of research-related skills and knowledge. Students are matched with faculty mentors based on interests. Students will engage in weekly seminars, field trips and workshops that will provide additional skills development, professional development topics such as ethics and patents/intellectual property, and an introduction to common research resources. 

View sample projects here.

ELIGIBILITY

• You must be an undergraduate student in any academic year (freshman through senior) at the time of the summer program.
• You don't need to have a declared major, but you must have already completed the introductory physics sequence at your school.
• Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

TO APPLY . . .

• Your application comprises:
• The Application Form (click link to download the application file)
• A Self-statement, up to 1 page in length:
  The 1-page Self-statement should describe your academic background, your interests, and your tentative career plans. The Statement should indicate why you feel REU participation would benefit you and your future plans; also, describe how you believe you can contribute to your mentor’s research topic. If applicable, you are welcome to describe prior undergraduate research experience, as well as any other information that you feel may be useful to our assessment. Finally, please indicate if you have a preferred mentor or topic area. (Note, however, that final mentor assignment occurs after selection of participants.)
• Your current college transcript(s):
  A scanned copy of an official transcript is acceptable; please scan with at least 200 dpi resolution and format as a PDF file. If your school provides you with online access to your transcript or degree audit, a PDF printout of this may also be acceptable. In either case, the electronic copy of your transcript must be directly traceable to your school registrar. A handwritten list of courses, or a copied transcript modified by hand/typewriter/computer, will not be accepted.
• Letters of reference from 2-3 professors(click link to download an information file to give to your professors)
• All application materials must be sent to the REU program director. Please send all materials by e-mail to (reu@phys.lsu.edu). I will try to acknowledge receipt of all materials received by email. If an item cannot be sent electronically, please mail it to
  

  REU Program Director 
  Louisiana State University
  Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001

PROGRAM CALENDAR - SUMMER 2016

• February 15  →  complete applications are due by this date (late applications will be accepted as space permits).
• March 1  →  acceptance notifications will be sent around this date.
• May 1  →  matching of participants to mentors will be finalized; travel arrangements should be completed.
• May 23  →  first day of Summer 2016 Program.
• July 29 →  Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF), poster presentations from all students in the LSU's STEM summer research programs.
• July 30 →  last day of Summer 2016 Program.

View Summer 2014 Photo Gallery here.

International Students who are interested in a summer research program may refer to this document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14-Gu0u8aTdq3AplVtVuaeur0OYjRdTVdrjXWGjzP1fI/edit?rm=full#gid=0

Students who are interested in applying, see resources here http://ur.umbc.edu/home/getting-started-in-research/ 

and contact Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu. 

Nine to twelve positions are available for this 8-week summer program for students who are interested in conducting research under the guidance of faculty from Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering department at Auburn University. Research assistants will collaborate with advisers to contribute to unmanned flight! Students will also help to autonomously fly six to twelve UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in a limited air space to fulfill different kinds of missions.

Benefits:

1. Up to $7,200 in compensation
2. Opportunity to interact with an experienced research faculty
3. Gain real-world experience in a high-tech field
4. Be able to work with high-caliber information technology, science and engineering professionals
5. Housing and food arrangements are covered by the program

Eligibility:

1. U.S Citizens or permanent residents
2. Undergraduate student with a good academic standing
3. Applicant must plan to complete a degree program
4. Minimum of 36 hours per week of commitment 

More information on eligibility and requirements here.

If you have more questions about the program, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page here.

PROGRAM DATE- MAY 23 2016 (tentative)

APPLICATION DEADLINE- LAST FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY OR UNTIL ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED

International Students who are interested in a summer research program may refer to this document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14-Gu0u8aTdq3AplVtVuaeur0OYjRdTVdrjXWGjzP1fI/edit?rm=full#gid=0

Big Data/Data Science Programs at NSF

Chaitan Baru
Senior Advisor for Data Science, NSF CISE Directorate
10-11:00am Thursday 28 January 2016, ITE 459, UMBC
postponed

This talk will provide an overview of current programs and activities related to Big Data and Data Science at NSF, and also highlight NSF’s inter-agency engagements in this topic area. The talk will also discuss future directions for Data Science research, education, and infrastructure. Considering that Data Science is a rapidly emerging, evolving field and discipline, ample time will be provided for Q&A and discussions about where the field ought to be going, given what we know today.
Dr. Chaitan Baru is currently a senior advisor for data science in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation. He is a Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director of Data Initiatives at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), UC San Diego where he works on applied and applications-oriented research problems related to data management and data analytics.

Dr. Baru has participated in a number of “data cyberinfrastructure” initiatives, including as Principal Investigator of the OpenTopography project; Cyberinfrastructure Lead, Tropical Ecology, Assessment and Monitoring network; Co-Investigator of the Cyberinfrastructure for Comparative Effectiveness Research project; Member of the founding Senior Management Team of the National Ecologial Observatory Network and Co-PI of the NEON Cyberinfrastructure Testbed; Co-PI of the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information Systems; Director, NEES Cyberinfrastructure Center; PI/Project Director, Geosciences Network; and member of the How Much Information? project.

Baru leads the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Development Group at SDSC and is also Director of the Center for Large-scale Data Systems research. Prior to joining SDSC in 1996, Baru was at IBM, where he led one of the development teams for DB2 Parallel Edition Version 1 and at the University of Michigan, where he served on the faculty of the EECS Department. He received his B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and M.E. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville.