NSF REU at K-State: Interactions of Matter, Light and Learning

2026 REU Student Projects

Aliya Ather mentored by Jeremy Schmit (Condensed, Soft & Biological Matter Physics)

Sam Boysen mentored by Vinod Kumarappan (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)

Seren Fowler mentored by Jeremy Schmit (Condensed, Soft & Biological Matter Physics)

Drew Klassen mentored by Andrew Ivanov (High Energy Physics)

Efstratia Kolidas mentored by Yohanes Dua, Subah Quidwai, and J.T. Laverty (Physics Education Research)

Jack Massar mentored by Meng Han (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)

Ryan Renganeschi mentored by Bharat Ratra (Cosmology)

Andrew Rosentein mentored by Cosmin Blaga (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)

Sophia Wismar mentored by Vinod Kumarappan (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics)