[Scholarship_alert] Lehigh University - Summer Program for Undergraduate Physics Majors

[Science & Engineering Scholarships Alert]

Title:            Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) 
Summer Program for Undergraduate Physics 
Majors 


Sponsor:          Lehigh University

SYNOPSIS:  Undergraduate physics majors currently in their
sophomore or junior year are invited to apply to the Lehigh University
Summer Undergraduate Research Participation Program in Physics.  The
Lehigh REU program is intended for students who plan to pursue
graduate study in physics or related fields.

Deadline(s):      03/07/2011
Established Date: 09/12/2005
Follow-Up Date:   12/01/2011
Review Date:      11/15/2010

Contact:          Prof. John 
Huennekens 


Address:          Department of Physics
                   16 Memorial Drive East
                   Bethlehem, PA 18015
                   U.S.A.
E-mail:           jph7 at lehigh.edu

Program URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/~inreu/reu/index.html
Tel:              610-758-3930
Fax:              610-758-5730
Deadline Ind:     Receipt
Deadline Open:    No



Award Type(s):    In-Residence
                   Internships
                   Summer
                   Training/Professional Development


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                   Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)


Appl Type(s):     Undergraduate Student


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $510   WEEK
Duration:         10 WEEK(s)
Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     College/University


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS

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OBJECTIVES:  Current research activities available to
participants include:  Solid State Physics: Investigation of
optical and electronic properties of defects in semiconductors and
insulators using Raman and IR spectroscopy, luminescence spectroscopy,
quantum transport and a broad range of theoretical methods.
Spectroscopy of charge carrier photoexcitation and charge transport
dynamics in polar and molecular crystals.  Theory of quantum charge
transport in nanotubes and single molecule systems.  Raman and neutron
scattering studies of phase transitions and phonons in disordered
ferroelectrics and glasses.  Statistical Physics: Non-equilibrium
fluctuations in gases.  Chaotic transitions and 1/f dynamics.
Statistical basis of hydrodynamics and nonlinear processes.  Nonlinear
dynamics of granular avalanches and flows.  Hydrodynamic instabilities
at fluid-fluid interfaces.  Biophysics: Experimental and
theoretical studies of cellular biomechanics.  Optical tweezers, light
scattering, and optical microscopy of colloids, polymers and
biomaterials.  Kinetics of phase transitions, including the
crystallization of globular and membrane proteins.  Mathematical
modeling of the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton during cell
division and cell motion. Modeling of interactions of proteins, water,
and nanotubes.  Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: Study of
fundamental atom-atom interactions including velocity-changing
collisions and diffusion, energy pooling collisions and fine-structure
changing collisions.  High-resolution spectroscopy of bound-bound and
bound-free molecular transitions (including photodissociation).
Molecular hyperfine structure.  Collisional and collisionless
phenomena of supercritical laser-produced plasmas.  Study of energy,
particle and momentum transport in magnetically confined controlled
fusion plasma experiments using integrated predictive modeling
computer codes.  Photonics and Nonlinear Optics: Linear and
nonlinear optical properties of organic molecules, molecular
assemblies and crystals.  Optical nonlinearities and nonlinear effects
in fibers.  Characterization and development of integrated optical
devices: lasers, amplifiers and nonlinear optical
devices.  Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics: Quark models of
nucleons and light nuclei.  Quantitative spectroscopy and photometry
of binary stars, Be stars, and young open clusters.  Analysis of
optical, X-ray and gamma-ray emission from relativistic particle
acceleration in high mass X-ray binary systems.  Electrical
Engineering and Nano-Science: Silicon nanodevices, especially scaled
MOSFETS with electron and hole transport in semiconductor inversion
layers.  Bioelectronics, including ion channel studies and patch-clamp
experiments.  Physical electronics of image sensors and flat panel
displays.  Theory of one-dimensional transistors and optoelectronics
of nanotube materials.   Materials Science: Defect energetics and
dynamics in solids, kinetics of phase transitions, development of
computer simulation methodologies, and mechanical properties of metals
and ceramic oxides.  Opportunities also exist in a wide variety of
interdisciplinary research projects involving glass through Lehigh's
International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass.
Possible topics include biofunctional glasses, glassy nano composites
and meta materials, and ionic, optical and photonic glasses.

ELIGIBILITY
  Applicants must be undergraduate students with a major in physics
or engineering.  Applicants must be in their sophomore or junior
year.

FUNDING
  Participants will receive $510 per week for a ten-week program in
one of a variety of current research areas at Lehigh. Free housing is
also available to participants.  (cas)

KEYWORDS:         Biomechanics
                   Biomaterials
                   Cellular Biology
                   Cytoskeleton
                   Hydrodynamics
                   Energetics
                   Materials Sciences
                   Semiconductors
                   Interfaces
                   Scattering
                   Astrophysics
                   Optics
                   Physics
                   Atomic Physics
                   Plasma Physics
                   Solid State Physics
                   Spectroscopy
                   Microscopy
                   Nonlinear Dynamics
                   Neutron Scattering
                   Orbits
                   ENERGY
                   Glasses
                   Fluid Physics
                   Molecular Physics
                   Fusion Technology
                   Electrical Engineering/Electronics
                   Nanotechnology
                   X-Ray
                   Photonics
                   Optoelectronics
                   Nano-Materials




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