Department of Physics and Materials Science REU Internships: Summer 2023 Application

DATES: June 5 to Aug 11

DEADLINE: March 15

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Date of Birth *

Gender *

Citizenship *

Schoolyear Address *

Permanent Address *

Current college/university *

Major *

Expected Graduation (month/year) *

Current Status *

GPA (4.0 scale) *

GPA in physics & math *

Previous college/universities attended, with dates *

Upload Official Transcript *

About Your Interests/Research/Goals

Write a brief essay on your goals and what you hope to gain from our REU program. There are no length requirements, but typical essays are 300-500 words. *

Or upload file with essay (PDF, PS, DOC, or plain text) (max size 10 MB)

How much you would enjoy spending your summer in each of the following ways?

EXPERIMENTAL

COMPUTATIONAL

Rank the following themes 1 through 4 by your interest (1 is highest / 4 is lowest):

	Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
	Biophysics
	Photonics/Plasmonics
	Computational Physics
	Astronomy

Describe briefly your knowledge of computer languages and operating systems. *

Describe any previous research experience (summer or academic year). If you haven't yet participated in research, describe how you persevered through some difficulty. This could be an academic problem but could also be social, financial, physical, emotional, etc. *

Recommendation Letters

Please list names and e-mail addresses of two people who have agreed to send letters of recommendation. At least one should be a physics professor. You may provide an optional third name if you wish.

It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to provide instructions to the faculty named below to upload their letters at the following link.

- Physics REU Website: memphis.edu/physics-reu

- On Left Menu go to Recommendation Letter Upload link.

First and Last Name *

E-mail *

First and Last Name *

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First and Last Name *

E-mail *

Housing and Other Information

While most REU students live together in housing provided by the program, a few stay with friends or relatives in or near the University of Memphis. Choose from the following selections:

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Ethnicity (optional)

Other

How did you first learn of the UofM Physics REU program? *

Other/Explain

Will you be in the first generation of your family to finish college? *

Please use this comments field to elaborate on any of your answers or add additional information *