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MIRTHE Summer REU Program
| Primary Institution: | Princeton University |
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| Affiliation: | UMBC; Texas A & M: John Hopkins; Rice: City College of NY |
| States: | MD, NJ, NY, TX |
| Job Duration: | 9 weeks (mid-June to mid-August) |
| Class Requirement: | Completed Freshman Year |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Legal Resident |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |
| Position Type: | Research |
| Discipline(s): | Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics Biophysics Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure and Electromagnetic/Optical Properties Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Other Engineering Interdisciplinary Physics: Biological Physics; Quantum Information; Etc. |
| Description: | MIRTHE develops knowledge, technologies and engineering systems for mid-infrared (3 – 30 ?m) spectroscopy and provides unprecedented optical and chemical trace gas sensing capabilities. MIRTHE advances mid-IR tunable Quantum Cascade lasers, detectors, and ultra-sensitive sensor systems and demonstrates specific applications through testbeds in environmental sensing, homeland security and medical diagnostics. |
| Stipend: | $500/week |
| Benefits: | Travel Reimbursement |
| Application Deadline: | 03/01/2010 |
| Job Website: | www.mirthecenter.org |
| Additional Information: | Full time hands-on cutting edge research; weekly teleconference calls and web-based training sessions with students from the six MIRTHE partner universities; short courses that expose the summer interns to a cross-disciplinary range of research fields. Participation in annual MIRTHE summer workshop at Rice University in Houston, TX. |
Primary Contact Information
Roxanne Zellin |
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Secondary Contact Information
Claire Gmachl |
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