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REU SITES: Astronomical Sciences

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American Museum of Natural History
REU Program in Earth Sciences and Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History
Division of Physical Sciences
New York, NY 10024

Primary: Dr. Charles Liu
212-496-3579
cliu@amnh.org
Secondary: James D. Webster
212-769-5401
jdw@amnh.org

Research Topics/Keywords: earth science, planetary science, astrophysics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Earth Sciences

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California State University Los Angeles
Consortium for Undergraduate Experience
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Primary: Dr. Stephen Gillam
760-249-6610
gillam@tmo48inch.jpl.nasa.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, planetary science
Comments: Local recruitment through California State University Los Angeles, Pasadena City College, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Los Angeles Southwest College.
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Cornell University
Undergraduate Research Program in Observational Astronomy
Astronomy and Space Sciences
Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary: Patricia Fernández de Castro
607-255-0288
reu2007@astro.cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Sciences, Instrumentation
Abstract of Award

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CUNY Queensboro Community College
A Community College REU Site for Physics Applications in Astronony and Biology
Physics
Bayside, NY 11364-1497

Primary: Dr. David Lieberman
718-631-6366
dlieberman@qcc.cuny.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Physics, Astronomy and Biology
Comments: RET component
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences

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Florida Institute of Technology
Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA)
Department of Physics and Space Sciences
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975

Primary: Dr. Matt Wood
321-674-7207
wood@astro.fit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation, space physics, space science
Comments: SARA is a consortium of Florida Tech, East Tennesee State Univ., Florida International Univ., Univ. Georgia at Athens, Valdosta State Univ., and Clemson.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

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Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington REU Program in Astronomy
Department of Astronomy
Bloomington, IN 47405

Primary: Ms. Christina Lirot
812-855-6912
astroreu@indiana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation
Comments: Part of WIYN consortium.
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Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium
The Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium

Primary: Dr. Kim McLeod
(781)283-2709
kmcleod@wellesley.edu
Secondary: Dr. William Herbst
(860)685-3672
wherbst@wesleyan.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy
Comments: Members of the Consortium are: Colgate, Haverford, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Vassar, Wellesley, Wesleyan and Williams.
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the MIT Haystack Observatory
Haystack Observatory
Westford, MA 01886

Primary: Coordinator, REU Program
781-981-5410
reuhaystack@haystack.mit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric sciences, instrumentation
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Atmospheric Sciences

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Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
The Maria Mitchell Observatory
Nantucket, MA 02554-2608

Primary: Dr. Vladimir Strelnitski
508-228-9273
vladimir@mmo.org

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics
Abstract of Award

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National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Arecibo Observatory
PR 00612

Primary: Ms. Jill Tarbell
607-255-3735
jtm14@cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, instrumentation, atmospheric physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Atmospheric Sciences

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
La Serena, Chile

Primary: Dr. Alan Whiting
+56-51-205200
awhiting@noao.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation
Comments: Program conducted in La Serena, Chile during southern summer (January-March.)

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson, AZ 85726-6732

Primary: Ms. Kathie Coil
520-318-8230
kpnoreu@noao.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Office of Science and Academic Affairs
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475

Primary: Ms. Billie Orahood
434-296-0237
sstudents@nrao.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics, planetary science, instrumentation, computer science, engineering
Comments: REU Sites are operated in Green Bank, WV, Charlottesville, VA, and Socorro, NM. NRAO also supports Research Experiences for Teachers.
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National Solar Observatory
National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak NM and Tucson AZ
Sunspot, NM 88349

Primary: Ms. Jackie Diehl
505-434-7003
nso-reu-ret@nso.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: solar physics, instrumentation, atmospheric physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

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Northern Arizona University
NSF Research Experience For Undergraduates at Northern Arizona University
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6010

Primary: Dr. Kathy Eastwood
928-523-7159
Kathy.Eastwood@nau.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, astrogeology, planetary science, instrumentation
Comments: Collaborating institutions: Northern Arizona University, the Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station, and the U.S.G.S. astrogeology branch in Flagstaff.
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SETI Institute
REU Site: Astrobiology at the SETI Institute
Mountain View, CA 94043

Primary: Cynthia Phillips
650-810-0230
phillips@seti.org

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, biology, asteobiology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

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SETI Institute
REU Site: Astrobiology at the SETI Institute
Mountain View, CA 94043

Primary: Dr. Cynthia B. Phillips
650-810-0230
phillips@seti.org

Research Topics/Keywords: Astrobiology, microbiology, planetary geology, observational astronomy
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Biological Sciences

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
SAO Summer Intern Program
Cambridge, MA 02138

Primary: Ms. Sherry Winkelman
617-496-7543
swinkelman@cfa.harvard.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics, planetary science, instrumentation
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
REU Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Institute for Astronomy
Honolulu, HI 96822

Primary: Dr. Jonathan Williams
808-956-8355
jpw@ifa.hawaii.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science
Abstract of Award

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University of Texas
REU Program at McDonald Observatory
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis, TX 79734

Primary: Dr. Matthew Shetrone
432-426-4168
reu@astro.as.utexas.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation, engineering
Abstract of Award

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University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dept of Astronomy/Dept of Physics
Madison, WI 53706-1390

Primary: Ms. Donna Garcia
608-263-4691
reu@wisp.physics.wisc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, space physics, space science, instrumentation, atmospheric physics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

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University of Wyoming
Wyoming Infrared Observatory's Summer Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Laramie, WY 82071

Primary: Dr. Ron Canterna
307-766-2005
Canterna@uwyo.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Instrumentation
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