Physics & Astronomy Internships
- Department Internship Coordinator: Dr. David Tees
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 opportunities (See Undergraduate Research) 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.
Physics & Astronomy 2018 Summer Interns
- Ian Billig | Explores Bayesian Methods for Analyzing Error Plots
- Jack Bruno | Bruno Receives Blue Ribbon and Harvard Acceptance
- Kevin Boyd ǀ Selecting DIS events for experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson National Laboratory
- Ana Bucki-Lopez ǀ A deep learning for galaxy surveys
- Miranda Carver ǀ Investigating the Decay of the f1(1285) Meson using the CLAS Detector
- Matthew Connell ǀ Detector simulations for nuclear astrophysics studies
- Rush Deeter ǀ Exfoliated 2D Materials for Quantum Optics
- William Eshbaugh ǀ ‘Testing HV dividers for experiment E12-13-010 at Jefferson National Lab
- Anika Friedman | Sheds Light on Neurofilament Activity
- Esther Grossman | Engineering Physics Student Models Ammonia Synthesis
- Daniel Ivory ǀ A Python Pipeline for MDM Images
- Brittney Kenady ǀ Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector
- Grant Merz ǀ Simulating nuclear explosions on neutron stars
- Kate Nichols ǀ Researching High Temperature Raman Spectroscopy of Thermionic Cathode Materials
- Alexandra Semposki ǀ Probing Epitaxial Growth and Analysis of Magnetic Bi-layers for Spintronics
- Ryan Tumbleson | Studies the Tiniest of Machines at National Lab
- Graham Tupper ǀ Exploring Electrical Measurement of Conductive Bridging Random Access Memory (CBRAM) Device
- Kelsey Turner ǀ Investigating Atomic Force and Magnetic Force Microscopy of Magnetic Materials
- Michael Vallee ǀ Developing Analysis Software for Jefferson National Laboratory MOLLER Experiment
- Kevin Ward ǀ Analyzing Nano-Crystalline Material for Use in Beam Current Transformer Cores at Accelerator in France
Physics & Astronomy 2017 Summer Interns
- Learn By Doing
- Ari Blumer | Testing Nanoscale Materials to Improve Energy-Storing Devices
- Zak Blumer | "Why I Study Solar Thermal Technologies"
- Matt Brooks | Developing a Graphical Interface Code for Nuclear Astrophysicists
- Jack Bruno | Contributing to Lake Michigan Ozone Study
- Anika Friedman | Exploring Computational Tools to Better Understand the Nervous System
- Taylor Gardner | Studying Oil Pipeline Fluid Dynamics in the Lab
- Brandon Niese | Gaining Experience in Oncology Research
- Ryan Tumbleson | Learning to Use Advanced Research Tools at Argonne National Lab
Physics & Astronomy 2016 Summer Interns
- Zachary Bernens | Studying Fast Scaler BCM Calibration for DVCS Experiment
- Ari Blumer | Probing Methods for Growth and In-Situ Observation of Monolayer TMD Growth
- Zak Blumer | Exploring the Electrospinning and Investigation of Titanium Nitride Particles in High-Temperature Polymer Fibers
- Jack Bruno | Studying Pulsed Laser Deposition
- Taylor Gardner | Exploring Spatial Distributions of Type 1a Supernovae in Early-Type Galaxies
- Esther Grossman | Studying Simulation of Glass Formation near Covalently Grafted Nanoparticles
- Jamison Lahman | Explores the Structure of White Dwarfs
- Miles Lindquist | Optimizing a growth process for as-grown 2D materials-based devices
- Brandon Niese | Exploring Fabrication and Testing of Microconstriction Array Microfluidic Devices for Characterizing Cancer Cell Mechanical Properties
- Joseph Pincura | Searches for Echoes of Old Tidal Disruption Events
- Jacob Williamson | Probes SN 2005da: A Spectroscopic and Photometric Analysis of a Peculiar type Ic Supernova
Physics & Astronomy 2015 Summer Interns
- Ari Blumer | Exploring Growth of 2-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
- Zak Blumer | Building a Solar Water Heater
- Max Camp | Assembling CLAS12 Forward Tagger Calorimeter in Genoa, Italy
- Justin Courtright | Building an Arduino-Based Tuning Fork With an Atomic Force Microscope
- Andrew Dewald | Studying Sensitivity Analysis of Wendelstein 7-X Plasma Confinement by Ion Temperature Gradient Turbulence Modeling
- Miguel Gomez | Proving Spectroscopy of a Young Type II Supernova
- Erin Grimes | Trying to Steer the Accelerator Beam Into the Air by Focusing It Through a Millimeter Hole
- Cates Harman | Studying Jet Particle Correlations in He+Au Collisions at RHIC
- Benjamin Hirt | Studying Design and Application of Magnetic Halbach Arrays
- Michael Jaramillo | Exploring Positional Covariance in Multi-Wavelenth Astronomy
- Miles Lindquist Probes Photolithography for Micron-Scale Device Fabrication
- David Overton | Exploring An Indirect Way to Study 18F(p,alpha)15) in Novae
- Gabriel Reineck | Exploring How Cosmological Parameters Affect the Observations
- Sara Sand | Studying Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide
- Heath Scherich | Studying Computer Simulation and Analysis of Silicon Clusters
- John Theibert | Exploring Simulation of a Pion Trigger for the DVCS Experiment at JLab
- Jacob Williamson | Probing Burning Out Swiftly: SN 2005da and Its Curious Nature
- Yonry Zhu | Studying Design and Setup of a Pulsed Laser Deposition System
Physics & Astronomy 2014 Summer Interns
- Peter Andrews Explores The Relationship Between Annealing Temperature and Size of Nuclei in Phase Change Memory Materials
- Max Camp Studies Data Analysis in the Search for the Pentaquark
- Alex Carroll Probes Re-evaluating the Thermonuclear Reaction Rate for the 18F(p,alpha)15O Reaction
- Helen Cothrel Analyzes Summertime Ozone Measurements in the Colorado Front Range
- Justin Courtright Explores Making with Microcontrollers
- Ryan Goetz Studies Improving cluster mass measurement techniques with cosmological simulations"
- Miguel Gomez Explores the pion cloud and motion of sub-atomic particles
- Erin Grimes Builds an optics model to examine works of art and nature
- Taylor Grueser Does a Calorimetric Study of the Metal Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon
- Jacob Hartman Probes Video Microscopic Analysis for Determination of Cancer Cell Mechanical Properties
- Kylie Holmes Studies Detecting More Pion
- Natalie Klco Does Two Studies in Europe: Testing LED Calibration of the Forward Tagger for CLAS12, Genoa, Italy? and Helping to Test and Document a New Style of Detector at CEA/Saclay, France
- Hunter Lawson Studies Sputter Epitaxy of LaMnO3 on SrTiO3
- Miles Lindquist Probes Simulating a Realistic GRETINA
- David Overton Explores Determining the Feasibility of Measurements of the 19F(p,n)19Ne* Reaction
- Robert Radloff Studies Detecting Photons Another Way
- Thomas "Tad" Riley Gets to Know the Atomic Force Microscope and Its Uses
- Sara Sand Probes Building Stirling Engines
- Samantha Thrush Studies at LIGO, a World-Class Observatory
- Chris Wolfe Probes Developing a Photolithography Procedure to Produce Micron Scale Metallic Devices
- Yonry Zhu Explores Assembling a Pulsed Laser Deposition System to Allow for Tandem MBE/PLD Sample Synthesis