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=Summer Internship Program=
  
 
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| style="width: 67%;" | <font size="3" face="Georgia">This program is intended for high school, college students undergraduate and graduate students interested in Hands-on training in science through summer internship. A one-page resume can be sent to Dr. Isabelle Muller (isabellem@vsl.cua.edu) or Dr. Tanja Horn (HORNT@cua.edu) through April 6, 2015. Internship subject will be offered with an effort to match the students’ interests with the various subjects that are offered in our department, in the fields of particle physics (with collaboration at the Jefferson Lab), physics, chemistry and material science, working on radioactive waste glass formulation and testing, coal fly ash characterization and use in cementatious and geopolymer material, nano-spintronic, semiconductors, and biophysics, just to name a few!
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| style="width: 67%;" | <font size="3" face="Georgia">This program is primarily intended for high school and undergraduate students interested in hands-on training in science through a summer internship. A one-page resume can be sent to Dr. Isabelle Muller (isabellem@vsl.cua.edu) or Dr. Tanja Horn (HORNT@cua.edu) through April 6, 2015. Internship subjects will be offered with an effort to match the students’ interests with the various subjects that are offered in our department, in the fields of nuclear/particle physics (with collaboration at the Jefferson Lab), physics, chemistry and material science, working on radioactive waste glass formulation and testing, coal fly ash characterization and use in cementatious and geopolymer material, nano-spintronics, semiconductors, and biophysics, just to name a few!
  
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High school students should be at least 16 years old, rising junior or senior. A minimum of 5 weeks must be dedicated to this internship to be able to complete training, conduct research and present the fruit of their work in a final presentation.
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High school students should be at least 16 years old, rising junior or senior. A minimum of 5 weeks must be dedicated to this internship to be able to complete training, conduct research and present the fruit of their work in a final presentation. The final presentations will take place in the auditorium and are attended by most of our Physics and VSL faculty, plus a few biology and chemistry professors. Some students will have the option to continue their research after the summer through collaboration with their high school (students at the Thomas Jefferson for Science and technology in Virginia may use this as an elective).</font>
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These take place in the auditorium and are attended by most of our Physics and VSL faculty, plus a few biology and chemistry professors.
 
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== Some of our students ==
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== Our students (2010-2015)==
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! Project
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! Present Status
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| Alex Dittman
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| 2014/15
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| Studies of the EM structure of kaons; measurements of aerogel optical properties
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| UIUC sophomore
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| Christian Runyon
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| 2015
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| Characterization of PbWO4 for EM calorimeters
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| Trinity School
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| Nathaniel Hlavin
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| 2010-14
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| Studies of kaon electroproduction at 12 GeV JLab and equipment construction for these studies
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| CUA graduate
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| Sergio Ribeiro
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| 2013/14
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| Design of a novel amplifier for small-diameter PMTs
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| George Mason
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| William Lash
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| 2014/15
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| Design of an LED-based light monitoring system for EM calorimeters
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| CUA
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| Derek Boylan
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| 2013/14
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| Effect of radiation on plant growth; uniformity of response of large-diameter PMTs
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| UVa
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| Stephanie Durham
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| 2013/14
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| Effect of radiation on plant growth; optimization of light collection in EM calorimeters and Cherenkov detectors
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| UVa
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| Ruhi Pavartam
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| 2014
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| Optimization of light collection in EM calorimeters and Cherenkov detectors
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| Marshall High School
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| Abigail Justen
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| 2013
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| Trinity School
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| Alex Maleski
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| 2013
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| Univ. of Alabama
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| Jonathan Young
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| 2013
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| Northwestern Univ.
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| Michael Metz
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| 2011/12
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| Univ. of Delaware, graduate school
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| Laura Rothgeb
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| 2011/12
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| CUA graduate
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| Eadom Dessalene
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| 2012
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| Westfield High School
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| Daniel Rice
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| 2012
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| Trinity School
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| Adam Battle
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| 2012
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| Ohio State Univ.
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| Gina Repole
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| 2012
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| George Mason Univ.
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| Mike Wang
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| 2012
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| UVa
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| Katya Gilbo
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| 2011
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| UVa
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| Lilian Anderson
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| 2011/12
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| Univ. of Southern California
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| Robert Macedo
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| 2011
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| Northwestern
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| Joshua Kelly
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| 2011
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| College of William&Mary
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| Stephen Rowe
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| 2010
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| Trinity School
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== Some previous subjects of research ==
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== Examples of previous internship research topics ==
  
 
* Study of the Laurent Glass Flutes (collaboration with the Musical Instrument Collections and research laboratory of the Library of Congress)
 
* Study of the Laurent Glass Flutes (collaboration with the Musical Instrument Collections and research laboratory of the Library of Congress)

Revision as of 13:12, 14 July 2015


Summer Internship Program



This program is primarily intended for high school and undergraduate students interested in hands-on training in science through a summer internship. A one-page resume can be sent to Dr. Isabelle Muller (isabellem@vsl.cua.edu) or Dr. Tanja Horn (HORNT@cua.edu) through April 6, 2015. Internship subjects will be offered with an effort to match the students’ interests with the various subjects that are offered in our department, in the fields of nuclear/particle physics (with collaboration at the Jefferson Lab), physics, chemistry and material science, working on radioactive waste glass formulation and testing, coal fly ash characterization and use in cementatious and geopolymer material, nano-spintronics, semiconductors, and biophysics, just to name a few!

High school students should be at least 16 years old, rising junior or senior. A minimum of 5 weeks must be dedicated to this internship to be able to complete training, conduct research and present the fruit of their work in a final presentation. The final presentations will take place in the auditorium and are attended by most of our Physics and VSL faculty, plus a few biology and chemistry professors. Some students will have the option to continue their research after the summer through collaboration with their high school (students at the Thomas Jefferson for Science and technology in Virginia may use this as an elective).

Our summer student researchers in front of the experimental halls at the Jefferson Laboratory

Our students (2010-2015)

Student Year Project Present Status
Alex Dittman 2014/15 Studies of the EM structure of kaons; measurements of aerogel optical properties UIUC sophomore
Christian Runyon 2015 Characterization of PbWO4 for EM calorimeters Trinity School
Nathaniel Hlavin 2010-14 Studies of kaon electroproduction at 12 GeV JLab and equipment construction for these studies CUA graduate
Sergio Ribeiro 2013/14 Design of a novel amplifier for small-diameter PMTs George Mason
William Lash 2014/15 Design of an LED-based light monitoring system for EM calorimeters CUA
Derek Boylan 2013/14 Effect of radiation on plant growth; uniformity of response of large-diameter PMTs UVa
Stephanie Durham 2013/14 Effect of radiation on plant growth; optimization of light collection in EM calorimeters and Cherenkov detectors UVa
Ruhi Pavartam 2014 Optimization of light collection in EM calorimeters and Cherenkov detectors Marshall High School
Abigail Justen 2013 Trinity School
Alex Maleski 2013 Univ. of Alabama
Jonathan Young 2013 Northwestern Univ.
Michael Metz 2011/12 Univ. of Delaware, graduate school
Laura Rothgeb 2011/12 CUA graduate
Eadom Dessalene 2012 Westfield High School
Daniel Rice 2012 Trinity School
Adam Battle 2012 Ohio State Univ.
Gina Repole 2012 George Mason Univ.
Mike Wang 2012 UVa
Katya Gilbo 2011 UVa
Lilian Anderson 2011/12 Univ. of Southern California
Robert Macedo 2011 Northwestern
Joshua Kelly 2011 College of William&Mary
Stephen Rowe 2010 Trinity School
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Summer students - 2013
Description.

Examples of previous internship research topics

  • Study of the Laurent Glass Flutes (collaboration with the Musical Instrument Collections and research laboratory of the Library of Congress)
  • Estimating the Dissolution Rate of LAW Glass Using Single-Pass Flow-Through Test (SPFT)
  • X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Bismuth-Containing High Level Waste Glass Formulations
  • Improving Technetium Retention in Hanford LAW Glass
  • New Radioactive Glass Leach Test Method 1314 and Comparison to PCT, VHT, and TCLP
  • The effect of Magnesium on the vitrified Low Activity Wastes
  • Conductivity of Glasses with two Transition Metals
  • Study of the influence of calcium on the strength of geopolymer cements
  • Characterization of Reactivity of Fractionated Fly Ash by Leaching Test
  • Synthesis of Coordination Complex Precursors Growth and Characterization of Ferromagnetic
  • Nanowires
  • Photovoltaic Research: semiconductor thin films, p-n diodes and solar cells
  • Thermoelectricity in ceramic oxides
  • Effect of Calcium in Fly Ash on Geopolymer Properties
  • Biochemical Preparation for DNA Pulling Experiments
  • Bone Tissue Engineering
  • Radio-sensitizing Human Colorectal Cancer Cell
  • Developing p-types material for radial p-n junction
  • Off-gas Recycling in Vitrification Tests of Technetium containing Hanford LAW Wastes
  • Tests with Low Activity Waste (LAW) and High-Level Waste (HLW) Glasses
  • Feed Definition of Technetium Retention tests of LAW Hanford Waste Vitrification
  • Growth of Germanium Nanowires using New Complex Coordination precursors
  • The coupling effects of melter feed constituents under microwave radiation.
  • Development of p-type Material at 725 K for Thermoelectric Applications
  • Single Molecule Biological Physics
  • Decomposition of Tetraphenylborate by means of Persulfate.
  • Developing a MySQL Database and C# Client to Manage Mössbauer Spectroscopy Data
  • Resistivity Measurements for Eutectic Composition of PbTe, CdTe
  • Development of Three Dimensional Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
  • Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Data Analysis
  • Data acquisition techniques and development of testing equipment for the JLab Hall C 12 GeV Kaon Aerogel Detector
  • Simulations of light collection efficiency for the JLab Hall C 12 GeV kaon aerogel detector
  • Conceptual design and component evaluation of particle detectors
  • Electrical Conductivity Measurements on Glasses and Semi-conductor Micro-wires
  • Characterization of Common Forms of Iron Contained in Hanford High Level Waste using Mossbauer Spectroscopy
  • Ferrimagnetic Intermetallic Alloy
  • Ternary Composite Polymers: Properties of Fresh and Cured Pastes
  • A Tracking Algorithm to Analyze the Single Molecule Interactions between DNA and Histones
  • Rheological properties of Hanford Low-Activity Waste Feeds at Different Solid Contents
  • A study of Exchange Bias in Core/Shell Magnetic Nanostructures
  • Thermoelectric Properties of Doped Barium Plumbate
  • Determination of Aerogel Absorption Length
  • Characterization of Large-Diameter Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Determination of the spectrum of LEDs
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