Research Opportunities at UCM
Undergraduate students are encouraged to conduct research in collaboration with physics faculty either during the academic year (Phys 095/195) or as paid summer research assistants. We encourage interested students to explore faculty websites and contact individual faculty members about potential research opportunities.
In addition, a current listing of available Phys 195 and summer research projects is included here:
[currentUndergraduateResearchProjects.pdf]
Additional resources on campus include the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC), which is a great source of information and runs the UCM Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI).
Research internships are also available through campus research centers, including the Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Machines (CCBM).
External Research Opportunities
There are many paid summer research and internship opportunities outside of UCM.
Undergraduate research, internship and job opportunities will be posted here regularly.
Fall 2021:
A new research opportunity in Nuclear Physics is now available to UC Merced undergraduate students! Several UC Merced students will work with top nuclear physics researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab via a hybrid remote/in-person training program. The program will begin Spring 2022, with students spending the summer of 2022 doing research at the lab in Berkeley. A stipend will be provided. Applications will be accepted toward the end of the Fall 2021 semester. Contact Prof. Kevin Mitchell if interested (kmitchell@ucmerced.edu). This program is funded by a grant from the DOE.
Spring/Summer 2021:
1. National Lab Internship Opportunity for Students. [flyer]
Deadline: January 29th (See here and flyer above for details)
2. Summer research opportunities( week of Jan. 18th)
See combined flyer
3. Summer research opportunities (week of Feb. 1st)
See combined flyer
4. APS paid internship opportunities and PhD program (week of Feb. 22nd)
See combined flyer
5. APS undergraduate events and Indiana University graduate opportunities (week of Mar 8th)
See combined flyer
Some other useful links to follow:
— Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) maintains a list of external research opportunities
— The National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs offers research experiences in a wide variety of fields across the country. Consult the REU directory and click on physics to see a directory of available programs
—Pathways to Science directory
— Department of Energy SULI program
Note that typical deadlines are in the first half of the spring semester, so exploring options early is advisable.
