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Title:
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program for
Undergraduate Physics
Majors
<br><br>
Sponsor: Lehigh
University<br><br>
SYNOPSIS: Undergraduate physics majors currently in their<br>
sophomore or junior year are invited to apply to the Lehigh
University<br>
Summer Undergraduate Research Participation Program in Physics.
The<br>
Lehigh REU program is intended for students who plan to pursue<br>
graduate study in physics or related fields. <br><br>
Deadline(s): 03/07/2011 <br>
Established Date: 09/12/2005<br>
Follow-Up Date: 12/01/2011<br>
Review Date: 11/15/2010<br><br>
Contact: Prof. John
Huennekens
<br><br>
Address: Department
of Physics<br>
16 Memorial Drive East <br>
Bethlehem, PA 18015 <br>
U.S.A.
<br>
E-mail:
jph7@lehigh.edu<br>
<br>
Program URL:
<a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/~inreu/reu/index.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inreu/reu/index.html<br>
</a>
Tel:
610-758-3930
<br>
Fax:
610-758-5730 <br>
Deadline Ind:
Receipt
<br>
Deadline Open: No<br>
<br><br>
<br>
Award Type(s): In-Residence<br>
Internships<br>
Summer<br>
Training/Professional Development<br><br>
<br>
Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: <br>
Any/No Restrictions<br><br>
Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S.
Territories)<br><br>
<br>
Appl Type(s): Undergraduate Student<br><br>
<br>
Target Group(s): NONE<br>
Funding Limit: $510 WEEK<br>
Duration: 10 WEEK(s)<br>
Indirect Costs: Unspecified<br>
Cost Sharing: No<br>
Sponsor Type: College/University<br><br>
<br>
Geo. Restricted: NO
RESTRICTIONS
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CFDA#:
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OBJECTIVES: Current research activities available to<br>
participants include: Solid State Physics: Investigation of<br>
optical and electronic properties of defects in semiconductors and<br>
insulators using Raman and IR spectroscopy, luminescence
spectroscopy,<br>
quantum transport and a broad range of theoretical methods.<br>
Spectroscopy of charge carrier photoexcitation and charge transport<br>
dynamics in polar and molecular crystals. Theory of quantum
charge<br>
transport in nanotubes and single molecule systems. Raman and
neutron<br>
scattering studies of phase transitions and phonons in disordered<br>
ferroelectrics and glasses. Statistical Physics:
Non-equilibrium<br>
fluctuations in gases. Chaotic transitions and 1/f dynamics.<br>
Statistical basis of hydrodynamics and nonlinear processes.
Nonlinear<br>
dynamics of granular avalanches and flows. Hydrodynamic
instabilities<br>
at fluid-fluid interfaces. Biophysics: Experimental and<br>
theoretical studies of cellular biomechanics. Optical tweezers,
light<br>
scattering, and optical microscopy of colloids, polymers and<br>
biomaterials. Kinetics of phase transitions, including the<br>
crystallization of globular and membrane proteins.
Mathematical<br>
modeling of the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton during cell<br>
division and cell motion. Modeling of interactions of proteins,
water,<br>
and nanotubes. Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: Study of<br>
fundamental atom-atom interactions including velocity-changing<br>
collisions and diffusion, energy pooling collisions and
fine-structure<br>
changing collisions. High-resolution spectroscopy of bound-bound
and<br>
bound-free molecular transitions (including photodissociation).<br>
Molecular hyperfine structure. Collisional and collisionless<br>
phenomena of supercritical laser-produced plasmas. Study of
energy,<br>
particle and momentum transport in magnetically confined controlled<br>
fusion plasma experiments using integrated predictive modeling<br>
computer codes. Photonics and Nonlinear Optics: Linear and<br>
nonlinear optical properties of organic molecules, molecular<br>
assemblies and crystals. Optical nonlinearities and nonlinear
effects<br>
in fibers. Characterization and development of integrated
optical<br>
devices: lasers, amplifiers and nonlinear optical<br>
devices. Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics: Quark models of<br>
nucleons and light nuclei. Quantitative spectroscopy and
photometry<br>
of binary stars, Be stars, and young open clusters. Analysis
of<br>
optical, X-ray and gamma-ray emission from relativistic particle<br>
acceleration in high mass X-ray binary systems. Electrical<br>
Engineering and Nano-Science: Silicon nanodevices, especially scaled<br>
MOSFETS with electron and hole transport in semiconductor inversion<br>
layers. Bioelectronics, including ion channel studies and
patch-clamp<br>
experiments. Physical electronics of image sensors and flat
panel<br>
displays. Theory of one-dimensional transistors and
optoelectronics<br>
of nanotube materials. Materials Science: Defect energetics
and<br>
dynamics in solids, kinetics of phase transitions, development of<br>
computer simulation methodologies, and mechanical properties of
metals<br>
and ceramic oxides. Opportunities also exist in a wide variety
of<br>
interdisciplinary research projects involving glass through Lehigh's<br>
International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass.<br>
Possible topics include biofunctional glasses, glassy nano
composites<br>
and meta materials, and ionic, optical and photonic glasses. <br><br>
ELIGIBILITY<br>
Applicants must be undergraduate students with a major in
physics<br>
or engineering. Applicants must be in their sophomore or
junior<br>
year. <br><br>
FUNDING<br>
Participants will receive $510 per week for a ten-week program
in<br>
one of a variety of current research areas at Lehigh. Free housing
is<br>
also available to participants. (cas) <br><br>
KEYWORDS:
Biomechanics<br>
Biomaterials<br>
Cellular Biology<br>
Cytoskeleton<br>
Hydrodynamics<br>
Energetics<br>
Materials Sciences<br>
Semiconductors<br>
Interfaces<br>
Scattering<br>
Astrophysics<br>
Optics<br>
Physics<br>
Atomic Physics<br>
Plasma Physics<br>
Solid State Physics<br>
Spectroscopy<br>
Microscopy<br>
Nonlinear Dynamics<br>
Neutron Scattering<br>
Orbits<br>
ENERGY<br>
Glasses<br>
Fluid Physics<br>
Molecular Physics<br>
Fusion Technology<br>
Electrical Engineering/Electronics<br>
Nanotechnology<br>
X-Ray<br>
Photonics<br>
Optoelectronics<br>
Nano-Materials <br><br>
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