Research with Undergraduates
All of Wooster's physics faculty are actively engaged in research involving undergraduates. During the academic year, our focus is on the College's nationally-recognized Independent Study program. Every summer since 1994, we have also run a 8 to 10 week summer research program, currently funded by the National Science Foundation.
Summer Research
- The College of Wooster's 10 week REU program is housed in the Physics Department and includes a range of projects from astrophysics to quantum optics, from granular materials to chemistry.
- Students in the program have come from Wooster and from 54 other colleges or universities in 19 states.
- Our National Science Foundation funding is restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, but Wooster students who are not U.S. citizens may also apply for Wooster-specific funding.
- The College of Wooster is a liberal arts college long recognized for its mentored undergraduate research. The research topics we offer in the sciences mix experiment, computation, and theory and are designed to fully incorporate even novice undergraduate students as full collaborators. Our faculty have designed on-going research programs that are both innovative and accessible to undergraduates. We treat our students as co-discoverers and teach them to become independent scientific thinkers and practitioners.
- Participants also take part in a variety of workshops for career-building activities, and we have multiple social events throughout the program. All students write a paper to summarize their work, and present their work to the broader community at our end-of-the-summer poster session. See our past schedules for more details!
- In 2021, our program begins Monday May 17 and ends Friday July 23. Students are paid a $6500 stipend. Campus housing is available to rent, and funds for students to relocate to Wooster are also available. Wooster is located in a lush part of Northeast Ohio, about an hour from Cleveland or ninety minutes from Columbus.
- Many of our participants have completed only a single year of college. Our program is especially adaptable to students of a wide range of backgrounds because our faculty are dedicated to mentoring undergraduate research programs. Students should have completed one year of introductory physics at the college level in most cases.
- Peruse our results at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications or browse our history.
Supported by the National Science Foundation and The College of Wooster
Contract
$6500 stipend
Campus housing available for rent
Relocation funds available
POSTPONED TO SUMMER 2022 DUE TO PANDEMIC
Contact
Dr. John F. Lindner
Department of Physics
The College of Wooster
Wooster OH 44691-2363 USA
JLindner@Wooster.edu