Departments ofPhysics and Astronomy
Summer Research Opportunities
Haverford Summer Research Opportunities
The faculty who have summer research positions available are listed here. These positions are primarily intended for Haverford College and Bryn Mawr College students. There will be an informal presentation of summer research projects by faculty in the first 3 weeks of spring semester.
Applying for Summer Research Jobs in Haverford Physics/Astro
Deadline: 5 p.m., Monday, March 8, 2021
- Look at the comments below that each faculty member has made about the types of students we're looking for, and follow the links to learn more about our research.
- Contact the faculty members you're interested in doing research with according to their preference (below).
- Complete this very Summer Research Application.
Note Even if you've already told a professor that you would like to apply for their lab, you must also fill out this form to be considered for on-campus research. Haverford and Bryn Mawr students receive priority for on-campus jobs.
| Faculty | Available Positions | Research Topic | How to Express Interest |
|---|---|---|---|
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Suzanne Amador Kane |
I am interested in sponsoring students at all levels (first years to juniors) for the KINSC summer funding; I also expect to have my own funding for 1 to 2 students. For the latter, while I typically give preference to current juniors and then sophomores and then first-years, every year we hire first-years for research. | Biomechanics & Physics of Animal Behavior Research group homepage |
Please email a brief explanation of your interests for the summer. I will follow up with you whether or not we need to meet before you fill out the application form. |
|
Ted Brzinski |
2-5 students (I anticipate having funding for 2-3 students and may take on others who apply for KINSC or other funding) preference to current juniors and then sophomores. | Research projects this summer will focus on the physics of particle-laden fluid flows, geometrically
cohesive granular materials, planetesimal formation and asteroid rheology, and the non-linear acoustics
of failure in disordered solids. squishlab.org |
Please email a brief explanation of your interests for the summer. I will follow up with you whether or not we need to meet before you fill out the application form. |
|
Daniel Grin |
up to 2 students, pending final sabbatical leave schedule. | Cosmological probes of particle dark matter candidates (e.g. axions), novel interactions of standard model neutrinos, and inflationary physics. Please also feel free to contact Dan to learn more about research in his group. Work is theoretical/computational with an eye towards upcoming experiments. | Please email me to arrange a time. |
|
Saki Khan |
I expect to have room for 1 to 2 students. Students will need to secure your own funding (e.g. KINSC or other sources). I should also mention that as a visiting faculty I will be in transition during the summer. But as all my work is theoretical study, this should not cause any issue. For details, contact me by sending an email. | Particle nature of Dark Matter, phenomenological aspects of dark matter models which includes relic density calculation using micrOMEGA. Interested students can also work on Grand Unified Theory (GUT) models like trinification. You can also visit my faculty website to learn more about my research area in general. | Please email a brief explanation of your interests for the summer. I will follow up with you whether or not we need to meet before you fill out the application form. |
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Natalia Lewandowska |
I expect to take 1-2 students to work with me either on radio, or on X-ray and gamma-ray data of fast rotating and highly magnetized neutron stars known as pulsars. | Galactic astrophysics. My projects are mostly of observational nature focused on high time resolution
studies of radio pulsars and multiwavelength studies of gamma-ray and X-ray pulsars (I am a member of
the NICER Collaboration). Working on a research project with me means getting to know how to reduce and
analyze observational data and how to interpret it. Involvement in potential publications is possible.
Research profile NICER |
Please email a brief explanation of your interests for the summer. I will follow up with you whether or not we need to meet before you fill out the application form. |
|
Andrea Lommen |
I expect to have positions for 6 students to analyze and/or simulate NICER data and NANOGrav data. I am willing to consider any student with programming experience. |
Astrophysics |
Please email a brief explanation of your interests for the summer. I will follow up with you whether or not we need to meet before you fill out the application form. |
|
Karen Masters |
I will be happy to sponsor any interested student (from first years to rising seniors) for KINSC or other funding. I expect to have my own funding for 1-2 students (priority will go to rising seniors or juniors working in my group, following which there will be some preference for students with prior python experience (e.g. ASTR104 or ASTR204) or who are self motivated to learn data science/coding). | My group studies extragalactic astrophysics. Projects are primarily observational and will involve data analysis of large extragalactic survey data and/or data reduction of radio astronomy observations of galaxies, with an eye to involvement in imminent publications. I am also excited to supervise science communication related student projects (if funding is available). Please see my Research Website for information on recent student projects. Students should expect to work with postdoctoral researcher Dave Stark in addition to me. | Please email a brief explanation of your interests for the summer. I will follow up with you whether or not we need to meet before you fill out the application form. You are invited to join our group meeting at any time to learn more about ongoing projects and begin to develop your KINSC application. |
|
Walter Smith |
I expect to take on 3 students this summer. Students can learn about my research by first visiting my faculty web page, and then talking with me in person. | Experimental research in nanoelectronics Research group homepage |
Please email me to arrange a time. |
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David Stark |
Up to two students. Students will need to secure your own funding (e.g. KINSC or other sources). Any students who do research with me will be a part of Prof. Karen Master's research group. | Galaxy evolution. Projects will mostly focus on using optical and radio data from large surveys of galaxies. There may also be opportunities to build projects around large galaxy simulations. | Please email me and we can set up a time to talk. |
Off-campus Research Opportunities
International Students
During the school year, International students can work full time on campus up to 20 hours per week after they have been on campus 30 days without violating the terms of their visas. They may also work on-campus or off-campus on research during the summer, but they must first get authorization to avoid conflicts with their visas. Therefore,if you are an international student who will be doing research or working in the US in other capacities over the summer, you need to get in touch as early as possible with the Director of International Student Services (dallison@haverford.edu) to learn how to comply with U.S. Homeland Security regulations. We recommend starting thje authorization application process early in the spring semester (before Spring Break).
Haverford-funded research opportunities are all open to international students, as are most of our other on-campus summer positions. However, international students are not eligible for many programs funded by the federal government, including most REU (National Science Foundation undergraduate research) programs. We've indicated and linked on our research site postings that emphasize international programs. If you learn of others, please send to the physicsastrochair@haverford.edu.