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. More information about
potential projects is available at our webpage.
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.
Our program begins Monday May 18 and ends Friday July 24. 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.
Our application is available here or directly through Interfolio
Apply by February 28 for full consideration.
Questions may be directed to Dr. John Lindner (jlindner@wooster.edu) or Dr. Susan Lehman (slehman@wooster.edu).
Summer NSF-REU Program at The College of Wooster
20 January 2020