We will be operating a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Nevis Labs again next summer. The REU program is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with the goal of providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to participate in scientific research. Contingent upon NSF funding, we expect to be able to accommodate 10 students in the program.

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During the REU program, each undergraduate student participant will join one of our ongoing experimental efforts in high energy particle physics (HEP) and astroparticle physics research. These areas of research seek to identify the most fundamental constituents of the universe around us, and to probe how these constituents interact.

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During the first week of the REU program, a series of lectures and tutorials will be given by the Nevis faculty and scientific staff. The goal of these lectures will be to discuss with the students some of the concepts and topics of the Nevis research program, and to introduce some of the tools (detectors, software analysis techniques, etc.) used to perform physics experiments. Throughout the summer, a series of lectures and visits to experimental facilities will be provided, to introduce the students to on-going research topics in a wide variety of areas of physics.

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Already during this first week of the program, students will begin research with a particular experimental group, with whom they will work the rest of the summer. After the introductory week, the main focus will be having the students do research. The student's research will be performed under the supervision of a faculty member, as well as other members of the research group. The supervisor will discuss with the student to identify a well-defined research project for the student, one that can be successfully accomplished during the time of the REU program by a sufficiently well-motivated undergraduate.

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Time will be reserved during the final week for the students to write a scientific report summarizing their research project, and the progress they have made. In addition, each student will make a 30-minute oral presentation of their work to the other students and the Nevis scientific staff.

• Government regulations concerning the NSF funding of the REU program require that students be US citizens or permanent residents.
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• In addition, students must be either freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or non-graduating seniors during this current academic year; in other words, seniors who will have graduated before the beginning of the program are not eligible.
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• All participants must demonstrate that they have appropriate health insurance for the duration of the program.
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• Additionally, during the program, students will be required to abide by Columbia University's Covid-19 guidelines.