Important information
When: Thursday, May 31 -
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Stipend: $4,000 for 10-week program
Where: At Physics Department,
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Relocation and housing expenses provided
Applications
will begin to be reviewed on April 2, 2012;
these positions will remain open until filled.
The
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Applied Physics
at the University of South Florida aims to provide high quality
motivational research experiences in four
thrust areas including materials physics, atomic, molecular &
optical physics/sensors, biomedical/biophysics, and computational
physics. Ten undergraduate students will work closely with faculty
mentors on the individual research projects that are specifically
designed taking into account the limited research experience of REU
students. The research experiences are enriched by a special
professional development program to facilitate learning of research
methods, laboratory skills, critical thinking, organizational, oral and
written communication skills including: (i) extensive research training
in experimental and computational techniques during the first week of
the program; (ii) weekly REU-wide seminar programs; (iii) a weekly
lecture series “Advances in Applied Physics” and lab tours given by
participating REU faculty; (iv) workshops on the development of oral
and communication skills; (v) workshops on preparing for graduate
school; (vi) the REU symposium at the end of the program.
The participants will be exposed to the interdisciplinary
interactions between different research groups and will be involved in
teamwork within individual research groups. In addition, an enjoyable
and meaningful social and cultural program for REU students is
organized with participation of USF students and faculty. The program
aims at attracting the undergraduates that have limited possibility to
participate in full-scale research activities in their home
institutions, including students from predominantly undergraduate
institutions, and groups underrepresented in science and engineering.
For more information, please contact Prof.
Ivan Oleynik or Dr.
Michelle Chabot
