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2026 Summer REU Program / Resources for REU participants

Resources for REU participants

All sessions will held in person in CP 287 or through Zoom.
Viewable calender of all activities (use this link to add to your own calendar).

Code of Conduct
Structure of the REU

Reports, Talks and Posters from 2021
Reports, Talks and Posters from 2022
Reports, Talks and Posters from 2023
Reports, Talks and Posters from 2024
Reports, Talks and Posters from 2025
Reports, Talks and Posters from 2026

American Physics Society REU resources (beginning Python)

Orientation Files:

Harassment and Discrimination
Laboratory Safety

Mental Wellness
What is Science?

Optional prerecorded professional development webinars (1 hr):

Workshops on effect research presentations, papers, and posters by Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University.
He has been teaching the content, exercises and Kahoots in these tutorials for the past two decades in his communication workshops to graduate students and REU students in science and engineering.

APS Summer Series Webinar: Career exploration strategies and tools
APS Summer Series Webinar: Imposter Syndrome
APS Webinar: Considering a Career at a National Laboratory
APS Success in Industry Careers Series: Why You Should Consider an Industry Career
APS Success in Industry Careers Series: Skills for Physics Bachelors in the Private Sector

Optional bootcamps:

Installing Linux/Root
Mathematica (sorry the file is a txt, you will need to copy paste the lines into mathmatica)