Summer REU in Physics at
Indiana University

Personal Information:

Name:
E-mail:

Campus Mailing Address:


Telephone:

Home or Permanent Address:


Telephone:

Academic Rank: Sophomore Junior

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy):

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident?

If non-U.S. citizen:
Citizenship: Type of Visa:

Current College Information:

College:
Major Department:
Dates attended (mm/yyyy):
from: to: expected graduation date:

Department Address:

Faculty Advisor or Department Chairman:

Indicate your numerical grade point average (on a scale of 4.0):

• All courses:
• Science, math and computer courses:
• Indicate type of academic year: Semester or Quarter

What physics or math courses have you taken or will you take before Summer 2009?

Please have your school send a transcript to: REU Program, Department of Physics, Indiana University, Swain West 117, Bloomington, IN 47405.

Other colleges attended (other than your current one, if any):

Other academic Information:

Please tell us about any relevant independent study, research, educational, professional or work experience and any specific skills (please include name of school or company, address, supervisor and dates).

Skills:

(a) Indicate any computer experience, skills or knowledge (operations, programming, etc.); experience with test equipment, electronic instrumentation, or machine tools; or any other pertinent skills:

References: you should give these people a copy of the Reference Form. We would like three references if you are now a junior and two if you are now a sophomore.

Project Preferences

Most of the summer projects are experimental or computational in nature. A limited number of projects are theoretical (and typically involve a study of quantum mechanics, theoretical nuclear physics, and the use of advanced mathematics). Please indicate below your preference for the type of project (experimental, theoretical, or computational):

Project type (please choose at least one)

Project-type first preference:

Project-type second preference:

Subfield Preferences (please choose at least two)

Subfield first preference:

Subfield second preference:

Subfield third preference:

Check one of the following:

I prefer working by myself with a minimum of supervision

I prefer being part of a closely working group (4-8 people)

Please describe your educational and career plans, and any specific areas of research in which you are interested. Why do you wish to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Indiana University? This personal statement is an opportunity for you to give the reviewers an idea of yourself as an individual and will help to guide us in selecting an advisor. This statement is therefore very important and should be done carefully and throughtfully.

If you prefer, you can email us a statement (text, pdf, msword formats) at: physreu@indiana.edu
Check here if you will send us a statement separately:

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In addition to the confirmation message, you will receive a followup email within several business days.