Past REU Participants
2023 REU Participants
The 2023 REU Program ran from June 5 - August 11, 2023.
This years participants were:
2022 REU Participants
2021 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Caballero | Boston University | Claudia Scarlata & Vihang Mehta | |
| Anjali Dziarski | Indiana University | Ken Heller | Mu2e Tracker Construction: Developing Ideas and Prototypes for Mu2e-II |
| Bella Finkel | Skidmore College | Vuk Mandic | |
| Johanna Harding | Colby College | Michael Coughlin | |
| Gabe Holum | Concordia College, Moorhead | Prisca Cushman | |
| Tyler Hull | University of South Florida | Elias Puchner | Optimization of DCAB (Diffusion Contrast After Bleaching) Fluorescence Microscopy in Living Cells |
| Giovani Leone | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Greg Pawloski | Simulating Events in a Proposed Neutrino Detector for Space Flight |
| Adrian Macias | College of the Sequoias | Patrick Kelly | |
| Brandon Reed | University of Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Coughlin | Light Curve Fitting for Fast-Transient Searches |
| Margaret Shepherd | Macalester College | Evan Skillman | SHIELD Galaxies with Offset Neutral Gas Distributions |
| Sophia Stevens | St. Olaf College | Nadja Strobbe | |
| Carter Swift | Macalester College | Jorge Vinals | |
| Abigail Tadlock | Mount Holyoke College | Andrew Furmanski |
2020 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Barrera | Monterrey Institute of Technology | Liliya Williams | Two-component Mass Models of the Lensing Galaxy in Quadruply Imaged Quasar WFI2033-4723 |
| Grace Bratrud | Loyola University, Chicago | Greg Pawloski | Solar Neutrino Prototype Detector Simulation |
| Olivia Chabowski | Earlham College | LHC Group | A Search for Stealth Supersymmetry |
| Keegan Finger | Drake University | J. Woods Halley | Dilute t-J Superconductivity using Chebyshev Polynomials |
| Jack Heinzel | Carleton College | Michael Coughlin | Neutron Star Merger Inclination Angles from Kilonovae |
| Braden Kronheim | Davidson College | LHC Group | Lepton Classification in Right-Handed W Decays |
| Katelyn Lydeen | Illinois Institute of Technology | Lindsay Glesener | Solar Flare Forensics: Aggregation and Results |
| John McCauley | Bethel University | Ognjen Ilic | Tailoring Optical Forces with Nano-structured Surfaces |
| Gavin Menning | Drake University | Andrew Furmanski | SBND Wire Calibration |
| Chika Onubogu | Florida State University | Tom Jones | Assessing Dynamics of Simulated Radio Galaxy Jets |
| Polina Petrov | Carnegie Mellon University | Michael Coughlin | Optimizing the Search for Electromagnetic Counterparts to Gravitational Wave Sources |
| Evan Strong | St. Olaf College | Jorge Vinals | 2D Topological Defects in Liquid Crystals |
| Elatia Zaffke | St. Cloud State University | Lindsay Glesener | Solar Flare Forensics: Mapping High Energy X-ray Sources |
*LHC Group is comprised of Jeremy Mans, Roger Rusack, & Nadja Strobbe
2019 REU Participants
2018 REU Participants
2015 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Dang | University of Maryland | Paul Crowell | Co2MnSi and Co2FeSi Heusler alloy thin films |
| Shannon Dulz | Missouri State University | Prisca Cushman | The Dark Matter Search (Super CDMS) Experiment |
| Aditya Dhumuntarao | Arizona State University | Joe Kapusta | Applicatios of String-theoric Concepts to Pure Gauge Theories |
| Kylie Hess | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Roger Rusack | Building a Cosmic Ray Detector for CERN CMS Detector Development |
| Katelyn Koiner | University of North Dakota | Lucy Fortson | The Presence of Bar Galaxies Using Optical and Infrared Wavelengths |
| Matthew Libersky | Valparaiso University | Allen Goldman | The Propertis of Strontium Iridate |
| Bryan Linehan | St. John's University | Marvin Marshak | Determining the NOvA Detector Resolution from the Cosmic Ray Moon and Sun Shadow |
| Wilson Lough | Northern Arizona University | Vuk Mandic | Improving Signal Processing Techniques Involved in Detecting Stochastic Gravitational-wave Background |
| Joseph Mullin | University of California, Santa Barbara | Greg Pawloski | Determining the Sensitivity of the MINOS Detector to Neutrino Flavor Oscillations |
| Austin Riedl | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | Michael Zudov | The Effect of Low-temperature Illumination on Magnetotransport in the 2D Electron Gas |
| Timothy Schuler | State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo | John Broadhurst | Sensitivity of the Human Brain to Frequency Perturbations in Sound |
| Sadie Tetrick | Augsburg College | Cynthia Cattell | The Earth's Radiation Belts during Geomagnetic Storms |
| Miranda Thompson | Harvey Mudd College | Jim Kakalios | Nanocrystalline Thin Films |
2014 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Boldin | Macalester College | Paul Crowell |
| Joshua Hiltbrand | University of Minnesota, Duluth | Roger Rusack |
| Luke Horstman | Bethel University | Yuichi Kubota |
| Kathryn Jacobcon | College of St. Benedict | John Broadhurst |
| Brenda Knauber | St. Cloud State University | J. Woods Halley |
| Devin Mahon | Rice University | Marvin Marshak |
| Charlotte Martinkus | Macalester College | Evan Skillman |
| Erik Navarro | California State University, Chico | Vincent Voireaux |
| Mitchell Patzer | University of Minnesota, Morris | Terry Jones |
| Devin Roerich | University of North Dakota | Jorge Vinals |
| Samantha Thrush | Ohio University | Vuk Mandic |
| Joshua Wolanyk | Gustavus Adulphus College | William Zimmermann |
2013 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iakov Boyko | Hillsdale College | Paul Crowell | Anisotropies, Ferromagnetic Resonance, and Spin Damping in Co2MnSi/GaAs and Fe/GaAs Heterostructures |
| Elizabeth Butler | Northern Michigan University | Shaul Hanany | Analyzing Timestamps for the EBEX Experiment |
| Spencer Diamond | Dartmouth College | Greg Pawloski | Processing and Analyzing NOvA Far Detector Cosmic Data |
| Charles Godfrey | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Vincent Noireaux | E. Coli Cell Growth and Division: Self-replication of a Model Organism |
| Austin Howes | Drake University | Jim Kakalios | AC Conductivity of N-typed Doped Mixed-phase Amorphous Silicon Films |
| Eric Johnson | New York University, Abu Dhabi | Jorge Vinals | An Examination of the Weighted Ensemble Approach on Modeling Delayed Stochastic Genetic Regulatory Systems |
| Anthony Lefeld | University of Notre Dame | Vuk Mandic | Adjusting STAMP code for Long Gravitational-wave Transients |
| Nicholas Lewellyn | St. Cloud State University | Dan Dahlberg | Measuring Frequency Dependence of AC Magnetic Susceptibility |
| Kelsey Meinerz | Marquette University | Jochen Mueller | Probing the Point Spread Function |
| Evan Moen | University of North Dakota | J. Woods Halley | Dynamics of Water on a Magnetite Surface |
| Maggie Molter | Macalester College | Lucy Fortson | VHE Observation of Distant Soft Blazars |
| Michael Mullen | University of North Dakota | John Broadhurst | Spin Casting a Mirror for Astrophysical Observations: Design and Construction of an Air Bearing |
| Zachary Pace | State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo | Lucy Fortson | Galaxy Zoo 2: Characterizing the Bimodal Color-Magnitude Distribution |
2012 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Bowers | Linfield College | Greg Pawloski | Detector Module Testing for the NOvA Neutrino Detector Group |
| Matthew Caplan | University of West Virginia | Evan Skillman | Photometry of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies |
| James Delles | California State University, Chico | Paul Crowell | Kerr Microscopy of Perpendicular Spin Currents in Metallic Nanowires |
| Rachael Jensema | Valparaiso University | Tom Jones | Developing New Visualization Techniques fr Computational Astrophysics |
| Lucas Johns | Reed College | Vuk Mandic | The Detection of Gravitational-wave Emission from an Accretion-disk Instability |
| Kevin Kelly | University of Notre Dame | Ken Heller | Data Analysis Software for the NOvA Neutrino Detector |
| Darren Mareskas-Palcek | Eckerd College | Dan Cronin-Hennessy | Data Analysis of the MINOS Neutrino Detector |
| Rebecca McAuliffe | Marquette University | J. Woods Halley | Superfluid Properties of Liquid Helium |
| Timothy O'Brien | University of Notre Dame | Larry Rudnick | Fitting of the Faraday Rotation Data of Polarized Astrophysical Signals |
| Ross Siegel | Northern Arizona University | Allen Goldman | Electrostatic Doping of Irregular Mott Insulators |
2011 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Absher | Washington and Lee University | Vincent Noireaux | Modeling of Protein Synthesis in a Cell-free Escherichia Coli System |
| Emily Dvorak | University of Wisconsin, River Falls | Jeremy Mans | Developing Protocols to Isolate Electron Signals in the Compact Muon Solenoid at the Large Hadron Collider |
| Christopher Frye | University of Central Florida | Jeremy Mans | Developing Procedures for Identifying Electromagnetic Showers in the Forward Hardon Calorimeter at the Large Hadron Collider |
| Peter Hansen | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Jochen Mueller | Quantifying Protein Expression Distributions in Cell Populations |
| Rachel Mensch | Washington and Lee University | Jim Kakalios | Investigating the Variations in the Optical Absorption Spectra of Thin Film Mixed Phase Semiconductors as a Function of the Nanocrystalline Concentration |
| Noah Mitchell | St. Olaf University | Evan Skillman | Determining Star Formation Rates in a Survey of Nearby Starburst Dwarf Galaxies |
| Darrell Montonera | Gordon College | William Zimmermann | The Influence of an Externally Applied Electric Field on the Condensate Fraction in Superfluid He II |
| Jonathan Morris | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Vincent Noireaux | Characterizing Diffusion Processes in Living Cells using Fluorescence Microscopy |
| Brent Perreault | Concordia College | Ken Heller | The Particle Tracking Algorithm for the NuMi Off-axis Electron-neutrino NOvA Experiment |
| Christopher White | Rice University | J. Woods Halley | Simulations of Condensate-mediated Transmission in Superfluid Helium |
| Andrew Zabel | Bethel University | Marvin Marshak | Discovering a "Moon Shadow" in the Histogram of Neutrino-induced Muon Events Recorded in the MINOS Far Detector at the Soudan Underground Physics Laboratory |
2010 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talia Clark | Barnard College | Ken Heller | Assessing the Effectiveness of Various Techniques Designed to Improve Students' Problem Solving Skills |
| Anne Gambrel | University of Tulsa | Shaul Hanany | Developing a Focal Plane Equalizer for EBEX, a Balloon-borne Polarimeter designed to study the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation |
| Chris Granstrom-Arndt | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | J. Woods Halley | The Creation and Detection of Low Temperature Helium Vapor Pulses Projected Through a Thin Film of Superfluid Helium |
| Brian Hake | Point Loma Nazarene University | Terry Jones | Developing an Optical Polarimeter Instrument Control System to be Used to Study Light Polarization of Celestial Objects |
| Trevor Hutchinson | Lewis and Clark College | Jim Kakalios | Thermal Equilibration Properties of Mixed-phase Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films as a Function of Nanocrystalline Concentration |
| Zofia Kaminski | University of Dallas | Jochen Mueller | Tracking Fluorescent Microspheres in Order to Study Single Protein Dynamics |
| May-Ling Li | Reed College | William Zimmermann | The Effects of Electric Fields on the Lambda Transition of Superfluid Helium |
| Paige Martin | Harvard University | Ken Heller | A Passive Cooling Method for Electronics Heat Dissipation for the NOvA Experiment Detector |
| Eric Petersen | Michigan Technological University | Evan Skillman | Analyzing the Spectral Signature of Cold Neutral Hydrogen in Low Metallicity Galaxies |
| Peter Rosenberg | State University of New York (SUNY), Geneseo | Joe Kapusta | The O(4) Linear Sigma Model with a Bosonic Chemical Potential |
| Rebecca Ruckdashel | Cornell University | Alex Kamenev | The Lotka-Volterra Model for Population Denisity Oscillations |
| Joseph Sobek | Winona State University | John Wygant | Studying Surface Waves in the Current Sheet of Earth's Geomagnetic Tail |
| Joshua Sobrin | Fordham University | Shaul Hanany | Designing a Payload Recovery System for the EBEX Balloon-borne Polarimeter Experiment |
| Natalie Weisse | University of Dallas | Vincent Noireaux | Studying the Expression and Manipulation of Trans-membrane Proteins for the Development of a Functioning Artificial Cell |
2009 REU Participants
| Participant | Home Institution | Research Advisor | Research Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Christensen | University of Rochester | Prisca Cushman | Cryogenic Dark Matter Search |
| Sean Dobberstein | Northern Michigan University | Evan Skillman | Developing a Catalog of HII Regions of Nearby Spiral Galaxies |
| Matthew Drake | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | William Zimmermann | The Properties of the Lambda-transition in Superfluid Helium-4 |
| Eric Dzienkowski | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Dan Cronin-Hennessy | Developing Detectors for the NOvA Project to Study Neutrino Oscillations |
| Grace Elwell | Carleton College | Vuk Mandic | Cryogenic Dark Matter Search |
| Vanessa Engquist | University of Nebraska, Kearney | John Wygant | Analyzing the Influence of Interplanetary Magnetic Fields on the Auroral Kilometric Radiation |
| Aaron Feickert | North Dakota State University | Jeremy Mans | Developing New Algorithms to Study Particle Decays in the Compact Muon Solenoid at the Large Hadron Collider |
| Kathleen Foote | Providence College | Ken Heller | Analyzing Gender Differences in Performance in Introductory Physics Courses |
| Jon Graves | University of Nebraska, Omaha | Yong-Zhong Qian | Simulating the Shock Front Dynamics during Supernova Explosions |
| Mark Pepin | Creighton University | Marvin Marshak | Analyzing Cosmic Ray Shower Data Recorded by the Soudan II Underground Detector |
| Christopher Pierse | St. Louis University | Vincent Noireaux | Studying Gene Expression Kinetics for the Development of a Functioning Artificial Cell |
| Katherine Reeves | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Dan Cronin-Hennessy | Studying Photon Energy Resolution in the BES-III Electromagnetic Calorimeter |