Darren Woodson Accepted to Astronomical REU at Texas A&M University

2015 Jun 15

Darren Woodson , '16, a Kansas Wesleyan University Mathematics and Engineering Physics dual major, with a Computer Science minor, from Bentley , KS, was accepted to a summer REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He will be a paid intern, through a stipend, performing astronomical research and working with high level telescopes. REUs in the sciences are funded nationwide by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

This REU in astronomical research and instrumentation is offered by the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy and its Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. During the 10-week summer period, students will conduct astronomical research with Texas A&M faculty and research staff, participate in weekly seminars and group discussions, and attend an observing trip to McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, TX. Possible fields of study in astronomical research include supernova, cosmology, the high-redshift Universe, Dark Energy, the cosmic distance scale, the Milky Way galaxy, and extrasolar planets that orbit a star other than the sun.