2022 REU Program in Solar and Space Physics - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics|LASP|CU-Boulder

Research Experience for Undergraduates:
Solar and Space Physics with the Boulder Solar Alliance

Application deadline: To be announced

Summer 2022 Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

We do not have the application ready at this time. Please check back in January/February 2022.

For more information, email: bouldersolarreu@lasp.colorado.edu

About

The University of Colorado invites undergraduates to apply for a paid summer research experience for highly motivated students interested in solar and space physics. Students will come to Boulder, Colorado for 10 weeks to work on a research project with a mentor. The topic areas span the field of solar and space physics, from instrument hardware to data analysis to modeling of the Sun, the Sun-Earth system, the near-Earth environment, or the heliosphere.

Research experience

Successful applicants will work with scientist mentors at one of these Boulder institutes:

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
National Solar Observatory (NSO)
High Altitude Observatory (HAO)
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Northwest Research Associates (NWRA)
Space Science Institute (SSI)
Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates (ASTRA)

The program begins with a week-long summer school in solar and space physics and continues with seminars and discussions while you work at one of the participating laboratories, providing peer collaboration opportunities. At the end of the summer, you will present your research findings.

*REU students enjoying the Colorado environment.*

Who should apply

US citizens who are current undergraduate students at 2- or 4-year institutions. Foreign students may also apply, but admission will be dependent upon funding. No previous research or programming experience is necessary, and there is no minimum GPA requirement.