Undergraduate Research with an Electron Ion Collider

Application deadline: March 17, 2008

An Electron Ion Collider with polarized beams has been embraced by the U.S. nuclear science community as embodying the vision for reaching the next frontier in understanding the fundamental quark-gluon structure of matter. It will allow us to look in detail into the sea of quarks and gluons deep inside atomic nuclei, to create and study dense systems of gluons, creating fields whose intensity may be the strongest allowed in nature, and to discover how energy transforms into matter.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Hampton University (HU) Physics groups are key players in the development of this Electron Ion Collider, and in particular co-lead the physics simulation and the detector research and design efforts. We offer a Summer research opportunity to undergraduate students to participate in these studies, from June 2nd to August 1st. Accepted students will work with HU faculty, with a visit to MIT in the last week. Students of last year’s program will work with MIT faculty, and permanently reside at MIT. For the nine weeks of participation, students will receive a stipend of $4,400, housing on HU (or MIT) campus, and support for meals. Students will be reimbursed for the cost of travel to HU for up to $300. Travel to MIT is also paid for. First-year participants will be encouraged to continue this program for a second Summer period at MIT in 2009.

To be considered for this program:

• Complete and submit the application
• Have two faculty members or research mentors send letters of recommendation
• Send a transcript of all college courses (it can be unofficial)
• Write a succinct paragraph stating your interest and academic background

For information and applications contact:

Dr. Claudia Rankins, Dean
School of Science
Hampton University
Hampton, VA 23668
(757) 727-5795 or (757) 727-5579
claudia.rankins@hamptonu.edu