Women In Physics Research Database
Looking for Undergraduate Research? Check out the following professors for help!
The following professors are willing to work with Undergraduate students in research and have given thier information to Women in Physics as a way for Undergraduates to find research positions more easily. Professors who are interested in posting to this site should email Marianna Ruggerio at mrugger2@illinois.edu.
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Steve Granick Founder Professor MatSE, Chemistry, Physics sgranick  uiuc.eduMy grad students and I are always glad to have interested undergrads work with us during the school year. Two undergrads work with us at the time these words are written (Fall 2007); one, now a senior, joined during the first semester of his freshman year. We are an integrated group and in fact, nearly half of the grad students are women. Some undergrads help with biophysics problems, others with computer analysis, still others with imaging. We have no bottle-washing work and expect a genuine commitment, from those who work with us, to try to make it meaningful. - Steve Granick http://groups.mrl.uiuc.edu/granick |
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Lance Cooper Professor Physics slcooper uiuc.eduOur group's research interests include using various optical methods to study novel phases of matter - such as those exhibiting unconventional magnetism, superconductivity, and self-organization of electronic and orbital states - which often appear under extreme conditions of low temperatures, high pressures, and high magnetic fields. We are also in the process of developing the capability to grow single-crystal materials of "functional" materials, i.e., materials whose physical properties are highly tunable by external perturbations such as temperature, magnetic and electric fields, and pressure. |
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Ben Wandelt Associate Professor Physics, Astronomy bwandelt uiuc.eduResearch Area: cosmology and astrophysics Information: navigate to http://cosmos.astro.uiuc.edu to explore an accessible overview of my research intended for non-specialists. You can also meet me and my group there. For more detail you can click on "Research" on that page to go to the research part of my site. If you couldn't put down 'The Fabric of Space-Time,' or 'Ripples in the Cosmos,' or 'The First Three Minutes' or if you love solving hard math problems, or are into creative uses of computers we should talk! |
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Joe Mohr Associate Professor Physics, Astronomy and NCSA jmohr uiuc.eduResearch Area: Cosmology, Studies of Dark Energy, Cosmic Acceleration and the formation of large scale structures in the universe Group size: 1 research scientist, 2 postdocs, 3 grad students and 1-2 undergrads Research mechanics/possibilities: reduction and analysis of existing optical, X-ray and/or cosmic microwave background data, acquisition of data at observatory in Chile, software tool development, processing and analysis on supercomputing platforms |
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Benjamin McCall Physics Affiliate bjmccall uiuc.eduOur group works on the borderline between chemistry and astronomy, often referred to as "astrochemistry." Our research involves ultra-sensitive laser spectroscopy of molecules and molecular ions in the gas phase, as well as astronomical observations of molecules in the interstellar medium, using large ground-based telescopes. In a highly interdisciplinary field such as astrochemistry, your course background is far less important than your curiosity, ambition, and drive to succeed. We are looking for highly motivated undergraduates to join our research efforts as full partners. Undergraduate students may choose to work alongside a more experienced graduate student or postdoctoral researcher, or to take on their own independent projects. In either case, we strongly believe that undergraduate research experience is the best preparation for graduate studies or careers in research outside academia. Current projects include cavity ringdown spectroscopy of C60 (buckminsterfullerene), the development of a fast ion beam for molecular ion spectroscopy, the use of solid hydrogen as a Raman shifting medium, and astronomical observations of the enigmatic diffuse interstellar bands. Please contact us or visit our website for additional information. |
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Charles F. Gammie Professor Physics gammie  uiuc.eduI study black holes, star formation, and planet formation. I have support for summer students, and one position available for the summer of 2008. I'm looking for students who have a basic preparation in undergraduate physics, plus skills in computation, mathematics, relativity, astrophysics, or are just plain smart! I've worked with students as early as freshman year, and most of my undergraduate research students go on to graduate school in astronomy, physics, astrophysics, or computational science. Please drop by my office (235 Loomis), phone (3-8646), or email if you are interested. |
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Laura Greene Professor Physics lhgreene uiuc.edu
We use various electronic transport and microanalysis techniques to study novel materials, particularly superconductors, magnetic materials and graphite / graphene systems. Our primary focus is in obtaining electronic structure with point contact Andreev reflection tunneling spectroscopy (PCARTS) and planar tunneling. These measurements taken down to milikelvin temperatures and to over 10 Tesla in magnetic field reveal phenomena relevant to understanding the mechanism of novel superconductivity and other strongly-correlated electron and emergent phenomena. We are always interested in having undergraduates in the group and typically have several. Projects include electrochemically etching and anodizing nanoscale tips for PCARTS, developing improved methods for making the tips, sample preparation including film growth, and microanalysis of materials including electron microscopies. Undergraduates also help in the cool-downs, data acquisition, and data analysis. There is no need to know quantum mechanics to join our group, because we all enjoy communicating these concepts to general audiences. |
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Brian Demarco Assistant Professor Physics bdemarco uiuc.edu
The DeMarco group is currently setting up an experiment to realize quantum simulation (QS) of quantum mangetism using trapped, ultra-cold atoms. Interested students should contact Brian Demarco and check out his website at http://www.uiuc.edu/~bdemarco |