NASA SHIELD DRIVE Science Center Sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates:
recruiting students to gain research experience within a multi-institution NASA-funded DRIVE Science Center
SHIELD Distributed REU Program
SHIELD is led by Prof. Merav Opher at Boston University but has collaborators throughout the US. Students working with SHIELD mentors will be funded by SHIELD but will be part of the REU cohort at the mentors home institution (see institutions below). SHIELD REU students will also be supported by and participate with SHIELD related events remotely.
Applicants: SHIELD and its partner REU programs encourage all applications, including those from students who have few or no research opportunities at their home institution.
Questions: Please contact Dr. Nicholas Gross, gross@bu.edu, with questions about the program, requirements, or for support in applying.
To work with a SHIELD Mentor, apply to any of these REU Programs:
Boston University Physics Research Opportunities
Website: https://sites.bu.edu/physics-resources/physics-reu/
Dates: June to Early Aug 2025 (specific dates TBD)
Applications Early Feb. 2025 (Rolling Admissions)
SHIELD Mentors: Merav Opher, Jesse Miller
University of Alabama, Huntsville & NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Website: https://www.uah.edu/cspar/reu
Dates: Late May to Early August 2025 (specific dates TBD)
Applications Due mid March 2025
SHIELD Mentors:
Lingling Zhao: https://www.uah.edu/cspar/people/faculty-and-staff/lingling-zhao
Laxman Adhikari: https://www.uah.edu/cspar/people/faculty-and-staff/laxman-adhikari
Masaru Nakanotani: https://www.uah.edu/cspar/people/faculty-and-staff/masaru-nakanotani
Keyvan Ghanbari: https://www.uah.edu/cspar/people/faculty-and-staff/keyvan-ghanbari
University of Maryland TREND REU Program
Website: https://trend.umd.edu
Dates: June 2 to August 8, 2025
Applications Due Feb. 14th, 2025
SHIELD Mentors:
Jim Drake: https://umdphysics.umd.edu/people/faculty/current/item/126-drake.html
Marc Swisdak: https://ireap.umd.edu/clark/faculty/1284/Marc-Swisdak