Physics & Astronomy Internships
Physics & Astronomy Internships
Physics-related degrees prepare students for careers in scientific research, so the best internship opportunities for students involve research experiences.
The Department of Physics & Astronomy has Undergraduate Research opportunities for undergraduates to do research with Ohio University faculty. The Undergraduate Research page also describes external research experiences that students can apply for at other Universities or at National Laboratories.
How to Find Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Department Internship Coordinator: Dr. Julie Roche
From Their Point of View
Physics and Astronomy interns discuss their summer internships
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Miguel Gomez Probed the Pion Cloud and Motion of Sub-Atomic ParticlesMy research focused on spectral reduction on standard stars and supernovae in order to determine their evolutionary life cycle. One of my jobs was to understand the basics of IRAF (image reduction and analysis facility) and IDL (interactive data language), which I used to reduce and analyze my astronomical data.
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Brittney Kenady Studied the Efficiency of an NE213 Neutron DetectorMy summer research at the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory involved comparing methods of calibrating our NE213 neutron detectors. Other aspects included operator training that involved general lab safety, theory behind how the accelerator works and of course the actual operation for experiments.
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Ian Billig Explored Bayesian Methods for Analyzing Error PlotsTo any prospective physics students—if you enjoy mathematics and want a great educational experience that teaches you some very useful skills in math and programming, I would highly recommend interning in something theoretical. I came into the internship with not much experience, but along the way I’ve picked up many skills.
Internships with Physics & Astronomy Department Faculty
- Alex Carroll - Re-evaluating the Thermonuclear Reaction Rate for the 18F(p,alpha)15O Reaction (opens in a new window)
- Brittney Kenady - Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector (opens in a new window)
- David Overton - An Indirect Way to Study 18F(p,alpha)15) in Novae (opens in a new window)
- David Overton - Determining the Feasibility of Measurements of the 19F(p,n)19Ne* Reaction (opens in a new window)
- Peter Andrews - The Relationship Between Annealing Temperature and Size of Nuclei in Phase Change Memory Materials (opens in a new window)
- Graham Tupper - Exploring Electrical Measurement of Conductive Bridging Random Access Memory (CBRAM) Device (opens in a new window)
- Ryan Goetz - Improving Cluster Mass Measurement Techniques with Cosmological Simulations (opens in a new window)
- Michael Jaramillo - Positional Covariance in Multi-Wavelength Astronomy (opens in a new window)
- Jack Bruno - Happy Beginnings | Bruno Receives Blue Ribbon and Harvard Acceptance (opens in a new window)
- Heath Scherich - Designing a Simulation to Study Silicon Clusters (opens in a new window)
- Cates Harman - Study of Jet Particle Correlations in He+Au Collisions at RHIC (opens in a new window)
- Ryan Tumbleson - Engineering Physics Major Studies the Tiniest of Machines at National Lab (opens in a new window)
- Ryan Tumbleson - Learning to Use Advanced Research Tools at Argonne National Lab (opens in a new window)
- Miguel Gomez - The Pion Cloud and Motion of Sub-Atomic Particles (opens in a new window)
- Michael Vallee - Developing Analysis Software for Jefferson National Laboratory MOLLER Experiment (opens in a new window)
- Ari Blumer - Methods for Growth and In-Situ Observation of Monolayer TMD Growth (opens in a new window)
- Zak Blumer - The Electrospinning and Investigation of Titanium Nitride Particles in High-Temperature Polymer Fibers (opens in a new window)
- Ari Blumer - Growth of 2-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (opens in a new window)
- Zak Blumer - Building an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector (opens in a new window)
- Hunter Lawson - Sputter Epitaxy of Lanthanum Manganate and Strontium Titanate (opens in a new window)
- Kate Nichols - Researching High Temperature Raman Spectroscopy of Thermionic Cathode Materials (opens in a new window)
- Ari Blumer - Testing Nanoscale Materials to Improve Energy-Storing Devices (opens in a new window)
- Zak Blumer - 'Why I Study Solar Thermal Technologies' (opens in a new window)
- Taylor Grueser - A Calorimetric Study of the Metal Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon (opens in a new window)
- Sara Sand - Building Stirling Engines (opens in a new window)
- Zachary Bernens - Fast Scaler BCM Calibration for DVCS Experiment (opens in a new window)
- Kevin Boyd - Selecting DIS events for experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson National Laboratory
- William Eshbaugh - Testing HV dividers for experiment E12-13-010 at Jefferson National Lab (opens in a new window)
- Kylie Holmes - Detecting More Pion (opens in a new window)
- Robert Radloff - Detecting Photons Another Way (opens in a new window)
- John Theibert - Simulation of a Pion Trigger for the DVCS Experiment at Jefferson Laboratory (opens in a new window)
- Ana Bucki-Lopez - A deep learning for galaxy surveys (opens in a new window)
- Gabriel Reineck - Understanding How Cosmological Parameters Affect the Observations (opens in a new window)
- Jack Bruno - Pulsed Laser Deposition (opens in a new window)
- Benjamin Hirt - Design and Application of Magnetic Halbach Arrays (opens in a new window)
- Thomas “Tad” Riley - Getting to Know the Atomic Force Microscope and Its Uses (opens in a new window)
- Alexandra Semposki - Probing Epitaxial Growth and Analysis of Magnetic Bi-layers for Spintronics (opens in a new window)
- Kelsey Turner - Investigating Atomic Force and Magnetic Force Microscopy of Magnetic Materials (opens in a new window)
- Yonry Zhu - Assembling a Pulsed Laser Deposition System to Allow for Tandem MBE/PLD Sample Synthesis
- Yonry Zhu - Design and Setup of a Pulsed Laser Deposition System (opens in a new window)
- Justin Courtright - Making with Microcontrollers (opens in a new window)
- Justin Courtright - Building an Arduino Based Tuning Fork With an Atomic Force Microscope (opens in a new window)
- Rush Deeter - Exfoliated 2D Materials for Quantum Optics (opens in a new window)
- Miles Lindquist - Optimization of Growth Process for As-grown 2D Materials-based Devices (opens in a new window)
- Miles Lindquist - Photolithography for Micron-Scale Device Fabrication (opens in a new window)
- Chris Wolfe - Developing a Photolithography Procedure to Produce Micron Scale Metallic Devices (opens in a new window)
Internships at OHIO Outside the Physics & Astronomy Department
- Taylor Gardner ( Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology) - Physics Summer Intern Studies Oil Pipeline Fluid Dynamics in the Lab (opens in a new window)
- Esther Grossman ( Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research.) – Engineering Physics Student Models Ammonia Synthesis (opens in a new window)
Internships Outside of OHIO
- Jack Bruno (OU Student Enhancement award, University of Wisconsin-Madison) - Physics Intern Contributes to Lake Michigan Ozone Study (opens in a new window)
- Helen Cothrel (NOAA, Colorado) - Analyzing Summertime Ozone Measurements in the Colorado Front Range (opens in a new window)
- Andrew Dewald (DAAD program, University of Leipzig, Germany) - Studied Plasma Physics in Northeastern Germany (opens in a new window)
- Esther Grossman (REU- University of Akron) - Simulation of Glass Formation Near Covalently Grafted Nanoparticles (opens in a new window)
- Brandon Niese (REU- University of Pennsylvania) - Internship | Engineering Physics Major Gains Experience in Oncology Research (opens in a new window)
- Sara Sand (DAAD program, University of Konstanz, Germany) - Understanding Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide (opens in a new window)
- Samantha Thrush (REU, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) - Thrush Spends Summer at LIGO, a World-Class Observatory (opens in a new window)