Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona, has been a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site sponsored by the National Science Foundation since 1991. We will again be offering this program in the summer of 2008. Eight undergraduate students will work in Flagstaff with researchers from the NAU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , the Lowell Observatory, the U. S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, the U. S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, and the National Undergraduate Research Observatory Consortium. The research projects available vary from year to year, and have included planetary science, astrogeology, stellar astrophysics, instrumentation work, and extragalactic research.

In 2008 the program is expected to run from June 2 through August 5. Accommodations can be made for students on the quarter system who cannot start that early. Students will be enrolled at NAU and receive three hours of credit; tuition and fees will be covered by the program. The total stipend is expected to be $4,350, and each student will receive up to $400 toward travel expenses. Single room housing is included with the program.

Although most of the students' time will be spent on research, participants are required to attend a seminar series that will meet twice weekly. Some of the seminars will be on observational techniques, but the majority will be talks by Flagstaff astronomers and visitors on their research. We will also visit some of the local scientific facilities. Each student will have an opportunity to observe on local telescopes. Funds are also available for each student to present the results at a scientific meeting during the following year.

Please use our online application process.