The Program

The Astronomy Department at Indiana University Bloomington will host a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students interested in astronomy research. Students will work with faculty to carry out projects in observational stellar astronomy and other fields using ground-based photometric and spectroscopic data.  Projects may include:

• The determination of the properties of star clusters from cluster color-magnitude diagrams.

• High dispersion spectroscopic studies of globular cluster stars or young solar systems.

• WOCS(*) photometric monitoring of old open clusters. * WOCS = WIYN Open Cluster Study

• Experimental studies of stellar calibration sources for SNAP.

• Studies of gas and stars in star forming dwarf irregular galaxies
   

The program will include a trip to the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, AZ, where students will observe on the WIYN 0.9-m telescope and/or the WIYN 3.5-m telescopes as well as tour Kitt Peak and other Tucson astronomical facilities.  While in residence in Bloomington, students will also participate in seminars, field trips, and social events.

Print an REU poster to post at your department. Indiana University Astronomy Department Poster

Past REU Programs

• AAS Abstracts
• Summer 2007
• Summer 2006
• Summer 2005
• Summer 2004
• Summer 2003
• Summer 2002