Program Type
Internships
Research employment
Students Eligible
Princeton undergrads
Class Years Eligible
First-year students
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Description
Princeton Astrophysics runs the Undergraduate Summer Research Program in which students carryout research projects under the supervision of faculty and postdoc advisors. Students selected for this program (similar to a REU program) can participate in projects with a range of levels of difficulty and sophistication, spanning all of experimental, observational, theoretical, and computational astronomy. In addition to gaining valuable experience in research, a great way to explore pursuing a career in the field, the program also organizes weekly colloquia and seminars to teach the students about many aspects of astronomical research.
Division
Natural Sciences
Number of Projects / Participants in Previous Year
10-15
Number of Weeks
9 weeks
Application Deadline
February
Program Contact
Neta Bahcall
Contact Email
Research Type
Applied
Basic
Computational
Data Analysis
Lab
Theoretical
Type of Support
Paid
Support Provided
Student participants are paid on a biweekly basis of 40 hours/week and receive funding to cover half of the costs associated with campus housing.
Additional Information
The program capstone is a day of (mandatory) presentations from each student, enthusiastically attended by many members of the department. Each student must also submit a short research report.