Astrophysics & Plasma Physics REU at West Virginia University (WVU)
West Virginia University·Morgantown, WV
Closed for cyclePhysical SciencesEarth Environmental and Planetary Sciences✓ verified
Students will work for 10 weeks with our faculty on research projects in astrophysics or plasma physics. Topics include pulsars and fast radio bursts, the interstellar medium, Venus's atmosphere, radio astronomy instrumentation, and laboratory plasmas. We will organize a field trip to Green Bank Observatory and fund student presentations at a professional conference.
gravitational waves, pulsars, the interstellar medium, planetary atmospheres, star formation, supermassive black holes, instrumentation, Green Bank, fast radio bursts, REU, astronomy, plasma physics
Undergraduate students of all years are welcome to apply, but must have a grade point average 2.8 or above in their STEM undergraduate coursework and be majoring in physics or astronomy undergraduate degree programs (baccalaureate or associate and part-time or full-time). We are especially interested in attracting students from Appalachia, students from primarily teaching institutions, veterans, students with disabilities, women, and underrepresented minorities.
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Anonymized one-line notes — timing details, interview observations, spot counts.
“"we received over 400 applications for just 8 spots"”