Research Opportunities
The variety of research programs at Brown is large. Students are welcome to become involved in these programs and are encouraged to do so; participation is voluntary and can begin as early as the freshman year. Early affiliation as a volunteer can lead to summer or academic-year employment and provide the foundation for serious research and a senior thesis. It is not uncommon for this research to result in student presentations at meetings of the American Physical Society or co-authorship of published papers.
Away from Brown
There are many great opportunities for summer research at other schools and national labs. Here is a list of programs that have sent literature to the Department:
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RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering
Paid Internships in Germany for students in Science and Engineering - No knowledge of German necessary
RISE gives students in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, earth sciences, and physics the chance to spend a summer working with German PhD students on serious research projects. The PhD students help integrate the undergraduate directly into the lab work and serve as personal and professional mentors. All participants receive a scholarship to help cover living expenses, and the partner universities and research institutions provide housing assistance. Contact Information: rise@daad.de
Application timeframe: December 6 2007 to January 31, 2008
- NanoJapan 2008: Now Accepting Applications
- Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
- Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)
- SUNY Stony Brook (Laser Science)
- CERN
- University of Rhode Island (Oceanography)
- University of Washington
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- University of Michigan
- University of California, San Diego
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Florida)
- University of Notre Dame
- National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
- Lincoln Labs (graduating seniors)
For a very complete list, see the National Science Foundation's page
