Research Opportunities

Students are encouraged to get involved with research early on in their college careers, both at Bryn Mawr during the semester and during the summer, either on campus or through the myriad REU programs.
 

During the semester, students can participate in supervised research by taking 0.5 credit or 1 credit Phys 403 Supervised Research with physics faculty or volunteer in a research group directed by physics faculty . See the slideshow carousel above for some resent research projects conducted with Bryn Mawr physics faculty.

Tips for Getting into Research Programs

Writing a Cover Letter Tips and Sample

General advice for writing a successful application (this one is focused on the National Institute of Health, but is still generally applicable).

Funding Opportunities from Bryn Mawr (International Students Eligible)

• Summer Science Research
• Conference Travel Award
• Possible support from faculty external grants (check with individual physics faculty members)

A Collection of Off-Campus Programs (International Students Eligible--Yes/No/Maybe)

Search for off-campus REU programs: https://www.science.gov/

American Physical Society Undergraduate Research Resources (Intl-Maybe)

APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women (Intl-Yes)

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates, NSF REU (Intl-No)

NSF Center for Engineering Mechanobiology (CEMB) REU

Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium-Thorough List of NASA related Internship Opportunities (Intl-Maybe)​

Argonne National Lab

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Fermi National Lab Internships for Physics Majors (Intl-Yes)

Sandia National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 

Los Alamos National Laboratory Student Programs

Ames Laboratory SULI Program

NIST SURF Program (Intl-No)

Caltech SURF Program (Intl-Yes)

MIT Lincoln Lab Summer Research Program (Intl-No)

STScI Space Astronomy Summer Program (Intl-Yes)

MSU Solar Physics/Astronomy & Space Physics REU (Intl-Yes)

Laser Interferometric Gravitational Observatory (LIGO) (Intl-Yes)

Biomedical Sciences at Medical College of Wisconsin (Intl-Yes)