REU in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL and Duke University

Overview

Students applying to this program have a choice of selecting to participate in one of two research components: (1) nuclear and particle physics at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) on the Duke University campus in Durham, NC, or (2) high-energy particle physics with the Duke High-Energy Physics (HEP) group. Students who are selected to work with the Duke High-Energy Physics program will spend about 6 weeks of the 10-week summer program at CERN. The REU students will conduct research under the supervision of professors from the TUNL consortium universities: Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Each student is fully integrated into a research group and works closely with graduate students, postdocs and other undergraduate students in the group and has opportunities to interact with other groups at TUNL and the High-Energy Physics group at Duke. The students are assigned well-defined projects that are often part of a larger research project or program. REU students will receive a stipend of $7000 for the summer. On-campus housing is provided to promote interaction among the program participants. A supplement for meals and other incidental expenses is also provided. Airfare and housing is provided for students who travel to CERN for research with the Duke HEP group. Up to $600/student is available for travel reimbursement for students conducting nuclear physics research at TUNL. For more information, see our web site (https://tunl.duke.edu/education/reu) or email the TUNL REU Program Director at reu@tunl.duke.edu