NSF-REU in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Application
Details
Posted: 06-Jan-23
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Salary: $6000 for 10 weeks
Categories:
Physics: Astrophysics
Physics: Condensed Matter
Physics: Nuclear
Benefits:
Housing
Meal Plan
Travel Reimbursement
Sector:
Academic
Work Function:
Research
Preferred Education:
Current Undergraduate
Additional Information:
8 openings available.
This REU program focuses around individual mentored research projects in nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, and astronomy, related through the central theme of symmetry, tailored for accessibility to 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates. You will join the research program of a faculty mentor funded by NSF, DOE, or NASA, working along-side graduate students and postdocs in the lab, interacting regularly with your mentor to produce publishable results in these areas at the frontiers of physics and astronomy. The program includes professional development through a series of seminars and workshops, and specific technical training in computation and data analysis. Students will present results at a local poster session and be encouraged to present at national conferences. The program features social activities including optional weekend excursions and a day-trip to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
All U.S. citizens or permanent residents continuing as undergraduates in Fall 2023 are eligible to apply. See https://pa.as.uky.edu/reu for more information.
About University of Kentucky, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The UK Department of Physics and Astronomy currently has 30 regular and 7 active adjunct and/or emeritus faculty members, 11 post-doctoral researchers, 11 office, technical, and instructional staff members, 91 graduate students and 83 undergraduate physics majors. The Department offers courses and research opportunities leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics (theoretical and observational), atomic and molecular physics (experimental), nuclear/particle physics (theoretical and experimental), high energy physics (theoretical), and condensed matter physics (theoretical and experimental). More detailed descriptions of each of these options is available at https://pa.as.uky.edu/pa-faculty-research . The Department hosts an NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program with 8 participants per year.
The APS Physics Job Center has listings for the latest assistant, associate, and full professor roles, plus scientist jobs in specialized disciplines like theoretical physics, astronomy, condensed matter, materials, applied physics, astrophysics, optics and lasers, computational physics, plasma physics, and others! Find a job here as an engineer, experimental physicist, physics faculty, postdoctoral appointee, fellow, or researcher.
