Schedule
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Below is the 2025 schedule of REU Program activities that are open to ALL undergraduate research assistants with Physics & Astronomy. This is to give you an idea of the programming.
The 2026 schedule for the Physics REU program will be posted sometime in May with updates as available.
The Kearns center has a separate schedule of their involvlement in the summer programs.
Reminders concerning get-togethers will be emailed in advance. Note that the group meetings as well as the mini-symposium of student presentations are part of the REU Program, and those students officially in the REU Program are required to participate every week.
The APS REU summer webinars are accessible to all.
2024
Wed. May 28 9:30 am B&L 267 Orientation and welcome for all students doing research in Physics & Astronomy
(breakfast provided)
Wed. May 28 10:30 am meet research group --- if group is in B&L Bldg;
otherwise mentor or designee will meet student at B&L 267
Wed. May 28 11:30 am Dewey 2-163 Kearns Orientation for REU students
Wed. May 28 1 pm – 3 pm BBQ lunch at Genesee Valley Park for REU students with Kearns and mentors only
Thurs. May 29 4:00 pm B&L 267 Prof. Kelly DouglassThe Art of Presenting I
How do you talk to someone about your work?
Wed. June 4 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. John Nichol
Quantum Computing with Electrons in Semiconductors
Wed. June 11 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Machiel Blok
Quantum Information Processing with Superconducting
Circuits
Thurs. June 12 4:00 pm B&L 267 Prof. Kelly Douglass The Art of Presenting II
Taking your audience into account
Wed. June 18 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Chris Marshall
Neutrinos
(Thurs. June 19 – University holiday – Juneteenth)
Mon. June 23 10:00 am Tour of the LLE ‘ talk and brief tour’ limited to 25
Those that do not attend U of R have preference;
Sign up at the previous week’s lunch talk
Wed. June 25 12:00 pm B&L 208
Informal project description/update from everyone (2-3 minute
each); sentence describing research emailed in advance to
Jada (jmiddl10@pas.rochester.edu)
Thurs. June 26 4:00 pm B&L 267 Prof. Kelly Douglass The Art of Presenting III
How do you make a presentation?
Wed. July 2 12:00 pm B&L 208 B&L 208 Prof. Segev BenZvi
The Graduate School Application Process
(Friday, July 4th – University Holiday)
Wed. July 9 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Dominique Segura-Cox
Observational Astronomy and Star Formation
Thurs. July 10 4:00 pm B&L 267 Prof. Kelly Douglass The Art of Presenting IV
Presenting your work
Wed. July 16 12:00 pm B&L 208 Graduate students with Bigelow group
Laser Cooling and Vortices in Bose Einstein Condensates
Wed. July 23 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Kelly Douglass
Astrophysics & Cosmology with DESI
Thurs. July 24 4:00 pm B&L 267 Prof. Kelly Douglass The Art of Presenting V
Presentation aesthetics
Wed. July 30 Kearns Summer Research Symposium all day required for
those officially in the REU program
Thurs. July 31 9 am – 3 pm B&L 106 Physics and Astronomy Summer Symposium
Lunch in B&L 267
Pre-recorded APS webinars
Career exploration strategies and tools - https://youtu.be/NLXcHBEKzyo
Imposter syndrome - https://youtu.be/t43gWgGqICU
Considering a career at a national laboratory - https://youtu.be/RyUbU-r_Wt8
Why you should consider an industry career - https://youtu.be/YIEYPlm9y94
Skills for Physics bachelors in the private sector - https://youtu.be/w2odNRZjjfE
2023 National Lab panel - Panelists will discuss their experience working in a National Lab https://youtu.be/DkR9IloNG0k