Undergraduate Research
There are many opportunities for students to be involved in physics and astrophysics research! Physics faculty welcome the opportunity to work one-on-one with students in independent study and research projects. Here at UW-Whitewater:
- You can work with Steve Sahyun in the area of optics or physics education research.
- You can work with Paul Rybski in the area of astrophysics and astronomical instrumentation.
- You can work with Bob Benjamin in the area of computational and observational astrophysics.
- You can work with Jalal Nawash in the area of crystal growth and materials synthesis.
See Also:
- UW-Whitewater Undergrad Research Travel (Rolling deadline)
- SPS Undergraduate Research Awards (DUE NOV 15)
Up to $2000 for a research project to be carried out by SPS Chapter. - Summer Research Opportunities
There are also several off-campus research opportunities available to the interested student, such as:
- Any National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates site.
- Argonne National Laboratory Student Research Participation Program.
- Fermilab Summer Student Participation Program.
- Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships A Department of Energy program
- The National Optical Astronomy Observatories Summer Research Assistantships
Galactic Structure Redefined at UW-Whitewater
The outlines of Milky Way was redefined, thanks to a discovery made in the UW-Whitewater Physics Department. Using data from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope, Prof. Bob Benjamin together with a team of astronomers around the world, conducted a 400 hour survey of the Galactic Plane of the Milky Way. An analysis of this data was published in the Sept 20 Astrophysical Journal Letters, and indicates a much larger Galactic bar than had been previously suspected.