# REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL and Duke University

> **NSF 01002627DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Duke University (NC) · $574,468

## Abstract

It supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in physics at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) and Duke University. TUNL is a research consortium consisting of four major universities in the North Carolina Triangle Area: Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The award will support twelve undergraduates for ten weeks of summer research on topics in nuclear and particle physics. Eight students will conduct research at TUNL, and the other four will spend part of their summer at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland working with the Duke high-energy physics group. Each student is assigned a faculty mentor and is integrated into a research group consisting of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and other undergraduate students. In addition, the students have opportunities to visit the physics departments at the consortium universities to learn about the graduate programs at these institutions and to see the scope of research pursued in each department.

Through the implementation of active research, seminars, lab tours, and discussion groups, the students are exposed to various aspects of nuclear and particle physics research and their connections to broader science areas. Lecture and seminar topics are chosen to emphasize the nuclear and particle physics research activities at TUNL and CERN, respectively. The students will have opportunities to inter

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2547627
- **Awardee organization:** Duke University (NC)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** TP7EK8DZV6N5
- **PI:** Alexander Crowell
- **Primary program:** 01002627DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fusion Enabling Science & Technology, UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, REU SITE-Res Exp for Ugrd Site, SCIENCE, MATH, ENG & TECH EDUCATION
- **Estimated total:** $574,468
- **Funds obligated:** $574,468
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 06/01/2026 → 05/31/2029

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2547627

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2547627, REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics at TUNL and Duke University. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2547627. Licensed CC0.

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