Details of Program
 

Research Groups at OU 
 

Application Materials
 
 

Details

All applications received by February 16, 2008, will be considered in full, with later applications considered as space permits. A complete application will consist of an application form, two or three letters of recommendations, a transcript or class list, and a personal statement. At least two of your references should come from teachers or professionals in science. Letters of reference should be mailed separately with the forms we will supply. Application and recommendation forms may be obtained  below.

For the summer REU program, a site grant from the NSF plus funds from the state of Oklahoma as well as internal funding from OU will support about 15 students in a program of research, educational and social activities during the summer of 2008. Students accepted into the program will be directly involved in the on-going research of our own Physics and Astronomy faculty. In addition, we are arranging a twice weekly series of lunchtime seminars with faculty, OU students and post-docs. These seminars will first cover some topics in modern quantum physics, particularly particularly focusing on how these relate to current research, both basic and applied. As the summer progresses the students themselves will be actively involved in presentations and discussion of their own research. Faculty will also give presentations on future careers in Physics and Astronomy and preparation for graduate school. Students will receive undergraduate credit from OU for REU participation.

In addition, social activities and many opportunities to sample cultural and recreational events and facilities around Norman will be arranged. 

Participants will be housed near campus, two per two-bedroom apartment, in a complex with an on-site pool and tennis courts. Housing expenses will be subsidized; student costs are estimated at $150/month. In the event students do not have their own cars, bus service to campus and nearby commercial centers is readily available. In addition to subsidized housing, participants will receive a stipend of $3500 and up to $300 in transportation expenses. We typically have about 20 undergraduates in the program.

Research at OU:

The University of Oklahoma is a comprehensive research University with over 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students. We are located in Norman: a town of about 80,000 people which is 25 miles from Oklahoma City. The Department of Physics and Astronomy has a full-time faculty of 28, approximately 50 graduate students, and a long history of educating scientists and engineers (the latter through our Engineering Physics program) at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels. Current research in our department is focused in four areas: 

Astronomy/Astrophysics

Atomic, Molecular, and Chemical Physics

Solid State/Condensed Matter Physics

High Energy Particle Physics

Obtaining an application 

You can obtain an application for the 2008OU-REU program in one of three ways: 

• Use our electronic request form to ask for an application to be sent to your address.
• Download a PDF version of the application packet.
• Contact us directly: 
The University of Oklahoma
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Norman, OK 73019
(800) 522-0772; (405) 325-3961
FAX (405) 325-7557;
email: reuphy@physics.ou.edu