Student Research Opportunities

Job Location: North Classroom 3815 Job Description: The Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Theory group seeks an undergraduate student to support a new project seeking to optimize parameter selection for Variational Quantum Eigensolver algorithms. The student will develop code which can be used to narrow down parameter selections for VQEs...

Job Location: North Classroom 3815 Job Description: The Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Theory group seeks an undergraduate student to support a project seeking to develop machine learning classification algorithms for electron-impact atomic cross-sections. The student will use the B-Spline atomic R-Matrix code and related software to perform quantum mechanics...

Undergraduate researcher in Professor Rogers’s 3D imaging and Geophysical Archaeology laboratory. Duties include one or more of the following: Managing large data sets, using existing software to process data, preparing data for archiving, using data collection equipment such as ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, and 3D laser scanners, computer coding integrated with...

Job Location: North Classroom 3815 Job Description: The Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Theory group seeks an undergraduate student to support a new project seeking to calculate angle-differential cross sections for electron-impact excitation of neutral mercury. The student will use the B-Spline atomic R-Matrix code and related software to perform...

Job Title: Precision measurement undergraduate research assistant Job Location: North Classroom 3009 Job Description: Conduct research on superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) to determine their effective area. Implement experimental apparatus to apply controlled 2-axis magnetic fields to bare SQUID die at cryogenic temperatures. Use said apparatus to measure characteristics of...

Job Title: Precision measurement undergraduate research assistant Job Location: North Classroom 3009 Job Description: Conduct research on superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) to determine their effective area. Implement experimental apparatus to apply controlled 2-axis magnetic fields to bare SQUID die at cryogenic temperatures. Use said apparatus to measure characteristics of...

Job Description: The student will assess the transport and scattering of neutrons due to magnetic interactions in solids. The goal of the project is to upgrade the Geant4 particle transport package. Programming experience desirable but not necessary. Job Class: Student Assistant Level (I- VI) I Pay Range: ($18.81-26.86): $19.00 Start...

Job Description: The student will do experiments and simulate neutron environments with NaI detectors measuring capture. The goal of the project is to measure how effective boron powder is at absorbing thermal neutrons in various geometries. Experience with Python needed. Job Class: Student Assistant Level (I- VI) II Pay Range:...

Job Description: The student will design experiments for the testing of electrical components at low temperatures. Experience with Python needed. Job Class: Student Assistant Level (I- VI) I Pay Range: ($18.81-26.86): $19.00 Start Date: As soon as paperwork is completed Application Deadline: (Minimum required; 5 days from posting) Feb. 17...

Department: Physics Supervisor: Michael Rogers Job Title: Lead Developer and Researcher Job Location: NC3122 Job Description: Serve as the lead developer of a hand-held Web-based LiDAR viewer and assist with other research activities in Professor Rogers’s research laboratory as needed. Job Class: Student Assistant Level VI Pay Range: $18.81-26.86 Start...