From: Patricia Eugenia Fernandez de Castro Martinez <pf46@cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 7:32 PM
Subject: Cornell 2023 Astrophysics and Planetary Science REU
To: lisa.young@nmt.edu <lisa.young@nmt.edu>

Dear Colleagues,

 

The Department of Astronomy of Cornell University is pleased to announce its 2023 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program.

 

Students will work on individual research projects with Cornell faculty and research staff on a wide range of topics in planetary science, exoplanets, design, building and testing novel cameras and superconducting detectors, spacecraft propulsion, cosmic explosions, fast radio bursts as probes of the intergalactic medium and pulsars to search for gravitational waves.

 

Students will participate in a series of group activities including lectures, roundtables and workshops and one or two field trips.

 

Tentative program dates, to be confirmed by February 28, 2021, are June 8 to August 13, 2021. Dates may be adjusted for conflict with students’ academic schedules.

 

Completed applications AND supporting materials must be received by February 3, 2022 at 5 pm EST.

 

 

For each participant, a stipend of $6,000.00 will be provided for the ten week session, plus $1,250.00 for housing and meals as well as up to $800.00 towards the cost of travel to and from Ithaca and $1,000.00 towards the cost of travel for observation or other research-related activities, or a professional meeting. Eligible expenses include travel, meals, lodging, meeting registration and preparation of presentation materials.

 

To be eligible, undergraduate students must be US citizens or permanent residents. Eligible candidates must have completed at least one year of undergraduate academic training by June 2022 and will graduate at or after the end of the 2022 fall semester or quarter at their school. Up to ten Research Assistantships will be available.

 

Astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, physics, geophysics, computer science and engineering students are encouraged to apply.

 

REU projects offer an opportunity to tap the nation's diverse student talent pool and broaden

participation in science and engineering. Women, underrepresented minorities (defined as African Americans, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders), persons with disabilities, veterans and other non-traditional students are encouraged to apply.

 

Currently we anticipate and look forward to normal in-person participation, with appropriate Covid precautions as required by the University and the State of New York. Applicants must be aware, however, that the possibility of remote participation cannot be fully ruled out.

 

Learn about the program.

Fill out an application.

 

Cornell University is an equal opportunity employer.

 

We would appreciate it very much if you could post the attached poster in an area of high undergraduate traffic and forward it or otherwise distribute it as appropriate.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Patricia Fernandez de Castro

 

 

REU Coordinator

Department of Astronomy

Cornell University

astroreu@cornell.edu