NPRLG goals and activities
NPRLG brings together site directors for research experiences for undergraduates (REUs). In collaboration with APS, NPRLG furthers the collective interests of REU programs funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). APS provides our resources to the group, and group members bring their expertise in physics research and working with undergraduates.
NPRLG members share resources and discussion through webinars as well as a Google group.
Assessment tools
Many NPRLG members have used the assessment tool from Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), which includes the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA).
If you are submitting an REU grant and would like to join our CIMER common assessment program, please contact the NPRLG Google group and plan to add $350 per year for CIMER in your budget.
Leadership and governance
NPRLG accepts members and selects officers without discrimination on the basis of individual characteristics or identities.
Executive committee
The NPRLG Executive Committee consists of the chair line chosen by group members:
- Ralf Kotulla, chair, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Mike Youngs, chair-elect, Texas A&M University
- Daniel Serrano, past chair, University of Maryland, College Park
- Aaron Geller, Astronomy Committee chair, Northwestern University
Past Executive Committee members
We are grateful for the service and leadership of the past NPRLG Executive Committee:
- Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo (2022-2024)
- Geraldine Cochran (2024)
- Camillo Mariani (2023-2024)
- Sathya Guruswamy (2021-2023)
- Brianna Mount (2020-2022)
- Daniel Serrano (2019-2021)
- Aaron Geller (2018-2020)
- Garfield Warren (2017-2019)
- Catherine Mader (2016-2018)
About REUs
The research experiences for undergraduate sites across the United States offer opportunities for undergraduate students to participate directly in physics research projects
