The College Office of Undergraduate Research

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The College Office of Undergraduate Research
Mentoring Priscilla Auchincloss, Director
BauschLomb 202
http//www.pas.rochester.edu/psa/CollegeREU.htm
Summer Research Programs in Physics Astronomy,
Optical Science Engineering, and Chemistry
Research Experience for
Undergraduates In Chemistry Director Thomas R.
Krugh Contact Marguerite Weston
AttnREU Department of Chemistry University of
Rochester Rochester, NY  14627-0216 weston_at_chem.ro
chester.edu Summer program of full-time
scientific research, supporting discussion
groups, research meetings, a short course on
Photoinduced Charge Transfer, as well as social
activities.  Research problems are available
across the broad landscape of contemporary
chemical research structure, mechanism,
dynamics, synthesis, spectroscopy and theory
inorganic, organic, organometallic, physical,
biological, polymer, nuclear and environmental
chemistry. 10 Weeks  5/26 - 8/3 Summer
2005  Stipend  3,400 (for the ten week program)
plus 600 towards University housing expenses.
Limited travel funds are available. Applications
due  Feb.14, 2005. Funded by the National
Science Foundation http//www.chem.rochester.edu/R
EU.html Research Experience for
Undergraduates at the Laboratory for Laser
Energetics Program Director David Meyerhofer
Contact Kathleen Nagle knag_at_lle.rochester.edu F
unded by the U.S. Department of Energy
http//www.pas.rochester.edu/psa/LLE-Undergrad-R
esearch2004.html http//www.lle.rochester.edu/ 02
_visitors/02_grad_faculty.html
Research Experience for Undergraduates
in Physics Astronomy
Directors Priscilla Auchincloss Arie
Bodek Research Experience for Undergraduates
in Optical Science and Engineering
Directors Nicholas Bigelow Priscilla
Auchincloss Programs are run jointly
Contact Connie Jones, REU Program Dept of Physics
Astronomy Wilson Blvd. B L Bldg. University
of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627-0170 connie_at_pas.r
ochester.edu Funded by the National Science
Foundation Programs The Colleges Program for
Women in Science and Engineering and the
Departments of Physics and Astronomy and the
Institute of Optics are jointly running two
summer programs to support highly-qualified
undergraduates to undertake supervised research
projects in the Department of Physics and
Astronomy and at the Institute of Optics, for a
period of 10 weeks each summer. Eligibility Most
participants will be majoring in physics or
engineering and will have completed at least 4
semesters of college physics or math with an
overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be
given to students with strong interest in gaining
research experience in preparation for graduate
study. Members of underrepresented minority
groups, students with disabilities, and women are
encouraged to apply. Participants in the REU
program must be U.S. citizens or permanent
residents. Students who will have completed the
bachelor's degree by May of this academic year
are not eligible for REU programs, but are
invited to apply to our graduate programs in
physics or optics. Compensation 10-week stipend
is approximately 3100. A single room in an
on-campus residence hall with other REU students
is provided, plus 300 towards meals/incidentals
for those living on campus. Travel expenses to
Rochester are provided for non-Rochester
students. Funding may also be provided in the
following academic year to allow students to
complete scientific articles on their research
work and/or support their attendance and
presentations at conferences. http//spider.pas.r
ochester.edu/mainFrame/education/special/
specialREU.html http//www.pas.rochester.edu/opti
cs/OpticsMain.html
To apply to these programs ( Physics/Astronomy or
Optics) 1. Complete the online application form,
including your personal statement. Format your
information to fit within the space provided. 2.
Request two letters of recommendation from
faculty members or employers familiar with your
abilities, interests, and motivation towards
research. In particular, letters from previous
REU supervisors are appreciated. Please include
with your application the complete e-mail
addresses and regular mail addresses of each
individual providing a letter. Letters may be
sent via regular mail, fax, or e-mail to
connie_at_pas.rochester.edu. 3. Please include a
copy of your transcript. For UR students, a
printed copy of your ACCESS transcript is
acceptable. 4. Application deadline is March 1,
with rolling admission until spaces are filled.
Faculty conduct research in diverse
experimental and theoretical areas, including
Astronomy Astrophysics, Biological and Medical
Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Plasma and Laser
Physics, Quantum Optics, and Physics Education.
Institute of Optics faculty conduct research in
areas of experimental and theoretical of optical
science and engineering. Each summer, the two
departments combined research effort involves
approximately 45 undergraduate students, in
addition to approximately 220 graduate students,
35 postdoctoral research associates, and 50
regular faculty members. Much of the research
performed by past undergraduate research
assistants has been published in scientific
journals. Many students have presented their work
at national conferences and undergraduate
research symposia. Over the 10-week summer
research period, participants attend weekly
informal seminars covering research topics and
others, such as preparing for graduate school.
These seminars are intended to foster discussion
among REU students and faculty, and to serve as a
basis for further social and scientific
interaction. Students whose projects are
primarily experimental are encouraged to attend
mini-courses in electronics and in machine shop
techniques. The core research experience takes
place in the context of research groups working
at the University's research facilities. Some
program activities may be held jointly with other
programs at Rochester, including the McNair
Program and programs in Chemistry, Cellular and
Molecular Biology, and in Bio Mechanical
Engineering. Students present their work at an
informal symposium at the end of the summer. They
are encouraged to work with their research
advisers toward completion of publications,
submission of abstracts, and presentations of
their work at professional and student
conferences. Descriptions of previous year's REU
projects can be found on the Web.
For information on other internships contact The
College Office of Undergraduate Research
Mentoring Bausch Lomb Hall  202 P.O. Box
270171 600 Wilson Boulevard, Rochester, NY
14627-0171 psa_at_pas.rochester.edu
http//www.pas.rochester.edu/psa/CollegeREU.htm
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