The 10-week summer program will be centered on engaging students in exciting and authentic research projects. Interns will be assigned specific research projects based on interest, level of prior preparation and challenge, and fit with faculty and graduate mentor research. The projects will allow interns to engage in advanced research that build on concepts they may be familiar with, such as microscopes, interferometers, or Fourier Transformations, and will be designed to familiarize the interns with new concepts in optics, lasers, advanced light sources, and EUV technology. The projects reflect the varied and complementary expertise of the EUV ERC faculty and examples are listed below by core capabilities of partnering research institution. The REU intern’s research activities will be aligned with the primary research thrusts of the Center. https://lasers.colostate.edu/research-experience-for-undergraduate-students/