NSF Org:	PHY Division Of Physics
Recipient:	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Initial Amendment Date:	April 27, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	March 7, 2008
Award Number:	0552870
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Kathleen McCloud kmccloud@nsf.gov  (703)292-8236 PHY  Division Of Physics MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	May 1, 2006
End Date:	April 30, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$359,290.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2006 = $169,290.00 FY 2007 = $95,000.00 FY 2008 = $95,000.00
History of Investigator:	James Kakalios (Principal Investigator) kakalios@umn.edu Kenneth Heller (Co-Principal Investigator) Serge Rudaz (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 2221 UNIVERSITY AVE SE STE 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN  US  55414-3074 (612)624-5599
Sponsor Congressional District:	05
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 2221 UNIVERSITY AVE SE STE 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN  US  55414-3074
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	05
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	KABJZBBJ4B54
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, Integrative Activities in Phys
Primary Program Source:	app-0106  app-0107  01000809DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	1359, 9178, 9250, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	125300, 913400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049

ABSTRACT

The University of Minnesota REU / RET physics site introduces undergraduates to forefront research in physics by having them work with research groups for 10 weeks in the summer. During this time, the program also provides a unifying support structure that encourages the students to share their experiences and results. Additional seminars provide an overview of other exciting frontiers of physics. The program also addresses issues such as scientific communication, applying to and surviving graduate school, taking the GRE, scientific ethics, and safety in the laboratory. Experimental and theoretical research topics are available in the fields of astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter, cosmology, high energy particle physics, physics education, and space physics. To facilitate communication with talented research students from other fields, the REU students are housed a dormitory reserved exclusively for those students. They also participate in some activities of all of the summer research programs. The participants in the REU and RET program become an integral part of a research team investigating the frontiers of physics and thus directly contribute to its progress. The RET program has an indirect but perhaps larger impact on scientific manpower by reinforcing the knowledge and enthusiasm of science teachers to produce the next generation of researchers. This award is co-funded by the Division of Physics and the Office of Multidisciplinary
Activities in the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

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