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REU Information
Over the break the REU page on the Physics & Astronomy website was updated with the current information on REUs available this summer. The application deadlines are coming up quickly so you should be applying soon. Don’t wait until the last minute! For many of these applications you will need letters of reference from faculty members. Information on how to ask for a letter of reference can be found here. Please gather the information requested before you ask department members for a letter of reference.
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Faculty Research Presentation
January 6 (Wednesday) 3:10-4:20pm, Olin 04
At the request of the Department Curriculum Committee, Physics & Astronomy faculty will be giving a series of talks on there current research interests and projects. The first talks in the series will be given by Dwight, Melissa and Nelson. All physics interested students are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served!
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Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars Program
The Department of Physics & Astronomy is proud to offer the Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholars Program, which supports female science majors who are pursuing summer research projects in physics, astronomy, and computer science as well as cross-disciplinary research projects in computational physics, geophysics, biophysics, computational chemistry, and physical chemistry. The awards will be given annually to eight women in Physics & Astronomy and Computer Science or related fields. Each recipient will be paid a stipend of $4200 for 10 weeks of summer research, with additional funds allotted for research expenses and travel to meetings to present results. The CBL Research Scholars will take part in cohort activities such as summer lunch meetings, presentation of a poster on their research at Carleton’s annual poster session and participation in related CBL activities throughout the academic year following their summer research.
To be eligible, the applicant must be:
- Female interested in physics, astronomy, computer science or related fields.
- U.S. Citizen
- Preference is for 1st or 2nd year students
The application deadline is January 15, 2010. The application and more information can be found here.