Schedule
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Below is the 2024 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 2025 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
Thursday, May 30 noon – 2 pm Kearns Center lunch in Genesee Valley Park
only for Kearns REU students and mentors
Thursday, May 30 2:00 pm B&L 208 gather then meet research
group at offices/lab
Friday, May 31 9 am B&L 208 Orientation for ALL undergraduates
doing research in Physics and Astronomy
Bagels and juice provided
Wed. June 5 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof.John Nichol
Quantum Computing with Electrons in
Semiconductors
Thurs. June 6 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting I
How do you talk to someone about your wo
Wed. June 12 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Chris Marshall
Neutrinos
Mon. June 17 10:15 am Tour of LLE ‘talk and tour’ limited to 24; those
(to be confirmed) that do not attend U of R have preference;
signup at the previous week’s lunch talk
(Wednesday, June 19 – University holiday – Juneteenth)
Thurs. June 20 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting II
Taking your audience into account
Thurs. June 20 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Segev BenZvi
The Graduate School Application Process
Wed. June 26 12:00 pm B&L 208
Informal project description/update from everyone
(2-3 minute each)
sentence about research emailed in advance
Thurs. June 27 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting III
How do you make a presentation?
Wed. July 3 12:00 pm B&L 208 Graduate students with Bigelow
Laser Cooling and Vortices in
Bose Einstein Condensates
(Thursday, July 4 is a University Holiday)
Wed. July 10 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Machiel Blok
Quantum Information Processing
with Superconducting Circuits
Thurs. July 11 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting IV
Presenting your work
Wed. July 17 12:00 pm B&L 208 Prof. Kelly Douglass
Astrophysics & Cosmology with DESI
Thurs. July 18 10:00 am B&L 267 Kelly Douglass Art of Presenting. V
Presentation aesthetics
Wed. July 24 12:00 pm B&L 208 Pierre Gourdain
High Energy Density Plasma
Thurs. August 1 9 am - 3 pm B&L 106 Student Presentations
(~10 minutes each)
Poster session, B&L lobby – lunch in B&L 267 for all
including research groups
Group photo of students before lunch (mandatory)
Fri. August 2 Summer Research Program posters in Douglass Hall -
Feldman Ballroom - all day -- Required of those
in all REU programs coordinated by the Kearns Center
Pre-recorded APS webinars
Career exploration strategies and tools -
Imposter syndrome - https://youtu.be/t43gWgGqICU
Considering a career at a national laboratory -
Why you should consider an industry career -
Skills for Physics bachelors in the private sector -