2009 Summer Undergraduate REU Program in Astronomy at IU

T  May  26  Prof. Constantine Deliyannis: Welcome; General; tours
R  May  28  Prof. Constantine Deliyannis: Kitt Peak Trip; Observing Exercise
Sa May  30  Departmental picnic at Goethe Link Observatory

T  June  2  Prof. Kent Honeycutt: The Magic of CCDs
R  June  4  Prof. Caty Pilachowski: About Kitt Peak

T  June  9  Prof. Kent Honeycutt: Tiny Stars, Big Explosions
R  June 11  Group 1 departs for Kitt Peak

M  June 15  Group 2 departs for Kitt Peak
T  June 16  Group 1 returns from Kitt Peak
Sa June 20  Group 2 returns from Kitt Peak

T  June 23  Informal Project Roundtable #1, part 1
W  June 24  The Physics GRE (Graduate Record Exam)
R  June 25  Informal Project Roundtable #1, part 2

T  June 30  Prof. Kathy Rhode: Globulars, Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Black Holes
W  July  1  Prof. Liese van Zee: Planning for Graduate School
R  July  2  Prof. John Salzer: Fun With Galaxies

T  July  7  Prof. Stuart Mufson: The NOvA experiment and IU's Role in Electronics
W  July  8  Profs. Andrew Bacher & Liese van Zee: Discussion of Scientific Ethics
R  July  9  Informal Project Roundtable #2

T  July 14  Prof. Richard Durisen: Gas Giant Planet Formation
R  July 16  Prof. Caty Pilachowski: Citizenship in Astronomy

T  July 21 
R  July 23 
F  July 24  Final Presentations, Session I, SW 238 10am-12noon

T  July 28 
R  July 30  Tala Monroe: Grad Student Perspective; From Spitzer ST to WIYN
F  July 31  Final Presentations, Session II, SW 113 10am-12noon

Tuesday/Thursday meetings are in Swain West 238 at 12noon, except May 28 through June 4, which start at 11am.
Wednesday meetings (with Physics REU) are in Swain West 238 at 12noon.