Summer Research Program 2018

Apply online at https://sharp.hope.edu. Choose from a range of externally funded research projects: AC Spectroscopy Material Characterization Advanced Functional Materials Astrophysics Interdisciplinary Nuclear Science Nanoscale Materials for Energy Storage Nuclear Physics Plasma Spectroscopy in Microgaps Superconductivity The dates for the 2018 Research Program are May 21 to July 27, unless otherwise indicated. Students selected for …

Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Opportunities for qualified students, alumni, and faculty to participate in hands-on research in a real-world setting Experience the thrill of research or technical projects at a cutting edge national laboratory and camaraderie with prestigious scientists, researchers and engineers Meet and collaborate with the people who are world and international experts in fields that interest you …

“Talking” Electrons: Does It Happen In Collisions Of Ions With Atoms?

John Tanis PhD, Physics Department, Western Michigan University Friday, Nov 3 at 3 pm Can electrons “talk” with one another when an ion collides with a target atom? In general, the answer is yes, but it has been difficult to do experiments that isolate the interaction, or “talking”, between electrons. We are conducting an experiment …

Interfaces for battery and solar cell applications – atomic level understanding using X-ray based Spectroscopy

Professor Håkan Rensmo Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden Tuesday, September 19 at 3:00pm in VW104 New materials and material combinations for the use in solar cells and Li-ion batteries has been subject of substantial academic and commercial research over the last decades. The efficiency of the conversion process in these systems is largely dependent on the …