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Institution/Program Name as Link

(Information updated: )
Advisors/Projects: number and types of projects available
Acccess to Telescopes: any opportunities to work on telescopes
Location: comments about city, campus,
Accomodations: comments about housing, food, etc.
Distinctive Features: anything super special or unique.

 

SAO Astro REU

(Information updated: 2013 Aug 9)
Advisors/Projects: We have about 10 students per year working on
a variety of projects, mostly data analysis - subjects include Chandra, Spitzer, SMA, exoplanets..
but we also have theory and instrumentation projects. This REU is now completing its 20th year - you can see a summary of past students and projects at  http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/intern/intern.html

Acccess to Telescopes:  We don't have opportunities to work on professional level telescopes; observing for fun on the 100-year-old 9-inch refractor is available
Location: We're walking distance from Harvard Square, in Cambridge MA
Accomodations:  Students are housed in grad student dorms, walking distance from the Observatory
Distinctive Features:  As well as the research project, this REU emphasizes
all-round training with lessons on things like ADS and latex, colloquia, and career development opportunities

 

 

SAO Solar REU

(Information updated: 2013 Aug 13)
Advisors/Projects: We have 6 students per year working on
a variety of projects, mostly data analysis - subjects include solar flares, coronal heating, coronal mass ejections, and the solar wind.  We use data from a wide variety of orbiting solar observatories including the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), the X-ray Telescope (XRT) on Hinode, and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS).   A summary of past projects can be found at  http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/solar_reu/reu_projects.html

Acccess to Telescopes:  We don't have opportunities to work on professional level telescopes; observing for fun on the 100-year-old 9-inch refractor is available

 

Location: We're walking distance from Harvard Square, in Cambridge MA

Accomodations:  Students are housed in grad student dorms, walking distance from the Observatory

Distinctive Features:  As well as the research project, this REU emphasizes
all-round training with lessons on things like ADS and IDL, colloquia, instructional lectures on different aspects of solar physics, and career development opportunities