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
- Brittney Kenady - Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector
- David Overton - An Indirect Way to Study 18F(p,alpha)15) in Novae
- David Overton - Determining the Feasibility of Measurements of the 19F(p,n)19Ne* Reaction
- Peter Andrews - The Relationship Between Annealing Temperature and Size of Nuclei in Phase Change Memory Materials
- Graham Tupper - Exploring Electrical Measurement of Conductive Bridging Random Access Memory (CBRAM) Device
- Ryan Goetz - Improving Cluster Mass Measurement Techniques with Cosmological Simulations
- Michael Jaramillo - Positional Covariance in Multi-Wavelength Astronomy
- Jack Bruno - Happy Beginnings | Bruno Receives Blue Ribbon and Harvard Acceptance
- Heath Scherich - Designing a Simulation to Study Silicon Clusters
- Ryan Tumbleson - Engineering Physics Major Studies the Tiniest of Machines at National Lab
- Ryan Tumbleson - Learning to Use Advanced Research Tools at Argonne National Lab
- Miguel Gomez - The Pion Cloud and Motion of Sub-Atomic Particles
- Michael Vallee - Developing Analysis Software for Jefferson National Laboratory MOLLER Experiment
- Ari Blumer - Methods for Growth and In-Situ Observation of Monolayer TMD Growth
- Zak Blumer - The Electrospinning and Investigation of Titanium Nitride Particles in High-Temperature Polymer Fibers
- Ari Blumer - Growth of 2-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
- Zak Blumer - Building an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector
- Hunter Lawson - Sputter Epitaxy of Lanthanum Manganate and Strontium Titanate
- Kate Nichols - Researching High Temperature Raman Spectroscopy of Thermionic Cathode Materials
- Ari Blumer - Testing Nanoscale Materials to Improve Energy-Storing Devices
- Zak Blumer - 'Why I Study Solar Thermal Technologies'
- Taylor Grueser - A Calorimetric Study of the Metal Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon
- Sara Sand - Building Stirling Engines
- Zachary Bernens - Fast Scaler BCM Calibration for DVCS Experiment
- 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
- Kylie Holmes - Detecting More Pion
- Robert Radloff - Detecting Photons Another Way
- John Theibert - Simulation of a Pion Trigger for the DVCS Experiment at Jefferson Laboratory
- Ana Bucki-Lopez - A deep learning for galaxy surveys
- Gabriel Reineck - Understanding How Cosmological Parameters Affect the Observations
- Jack Bruno - Pulsed Laser Deposition
- Benjamin Hirt - Design and Application of Magnetic Halbach Arrays
- Thomas “Tad” Riley - Getting to Know the Atomic Force Microscope and Its Uses
- Alexandra Semposki - Probing Epitaxial Growth and Analysis of Magnetic Bi-layers for Spintronics
- Kelsey Turner - Investigating Atomic Force and Magnetic Force Microscopy of Magnetic Materials
- 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
- Justin Courtright - Making with Microcontrollers
- Justin Courtright - Building an Arduino Based Tuning Fork With an Atomic Force Microscope
- Rush Deeter - Exfoliated 2D Materials for Quantum Optics
- Miles Lindquist - Optimization of Growth Process for As-grown 2D Materials-based Devices
- Miles Lindquist - Photolithography for Micron-Scale Device Fabrication
- Chris Wolfe - Developing a Photolithography Procedure to Produce Micron Scale Metallic Devices
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
- Esther Grossman ( Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research.) – Engineering Physics Student Models Ammonia Synthesis
Internships Outside of OHIO
- Jack Bruno (OU Student Enhancement award, University of Wisconsin-Madison) - Physics Intern Contributes to Lake Michigan Ozone Study
- Helen Cothrel (NOAA, Colorado) - Analyzing Summertime Ozone Measurements in the Colorado Front Range
- Andrew Dewald (DAAD program, University of Leipzig, Germany) - Studied Plasma Physics in Northeastern Germany
- Esther Grossman (REU- University of Akron) - Simulation of Glass Formation Near Covalently Grafted Nanoparticles
- Brandon Niese (REU- University of Pennsylvania) - Internship | Engineering Physics Major Gains Experience in Oncology Research
- Sara Sand (DAAD program, University of Konstanz, Germany) - Understanding Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide
- Samantha Thrush (REU, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) - Thrush Spends Summer at LIGO, a World-Class Observatory