SUMMER 2009
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES
(REU)
at the
MIT HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY
Westford, MA
The MIT Haystack Observatory invites undergraduate science, engineering and computer science students to apply for summer research positions. The program extends from June 1 to August 7, 2009. Support is provided by the National Science Foundation's REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program. Women, minorities, and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Haystack Observatory, located 40 miles northwest of Boston, is a research center engaged in radio astronomy, geodesy, atmospheric science, and instrumentation development for radiometry, interferometry, and radar systems. The Observatory instrumentation consists of several large radio and optical telescopes and radar systems, all equipped with sophisticated digital control and data processing systems.
Projects in astronomy, atmospheric sciences and engineering proposed for summer 2009 are listed below:
- The Super Massive Black Hole at the Galactic Center
- HI as a Tracer of Circumstellar Envelopes
- Pioneering Observations with the Murchison Widefield Array: Searching for Radio Transients *
- Pioneering Observations with the Murchison Widefield Array: Exploring the Sun *
- Development of an Optimized Antenna and Other Enhancements of a Spectrometer for the Study of Ozone in the Mesosphere
- Observing the Earth's Topside Ionosphere with Multiple Atmospheric Instruments
- Analysis of Ionospheric Storm Response Using Multi-Instrument Techniques
- Relationship Between Stratospheric and Ionospheric Disturbances
- Investigation of a Thermo-electrically Cooled UHF Radar Amplifier Module
Students majoring in Astronomy, Space Physics, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and several other fields have enjoyed working in this REU program over the past two decades. In recent years, their summer projects have been archived on the web.
See Information on the 2009 REU Program or our REU application packet for specific details about this year's program. For further information please contact reuhaystack@haystack.mit.edu or call 781-981-5407. Also check out the MIT Haystack Observatory's web pages for particulars on the various projects underway at Haystack.
Support for the Haystack REU program is provided by the National Science Foundation through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. The National Science Foundation, which sponsors this program, requires U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency to qualify for positions supported under the REU Program. Undergraduate students eligible for this program must not have graduated prior to the start of the summer internship in June 2009.
M.I.T. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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