Undergraduate Physics Funding Available

LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

California Institute of Technology

Official Website ligo.caltech.edu

About This Program

A ten-week summer research program inviting undergraduates in physics, astronomy, and engineering from any institution to advance gravitational-wave science under experienced mentors. Projects span detection technologies, strong-field gravity, astrophysical sources, LIGO data science, optics, lasers, mechanical systems, controls, and electronics. Students may work at Caltech in Pasadena or at the LIGO interferometer sites in Hanford, WA or Livingston, LA, and receive a stipend for the full-time fellowship.

Program Details

Field
Physics
Level
Undergraduate
Country
United States
Institution
California Institute of Technology
Online Available
In person
Funding / Award
Yes
Women-Only Program
Open to all; women encouraged

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