Apply online at https://sharp.hope.edu.
Choose from a range of externally funded research projects:
- AC Spectroscopy Material Characterization
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Astrophysics
- Nanoscale Materials for Energy Storage
- Plasma Spectroscopy in Microgaps
- Reduced Models for Plasma Tearing Modes
- Understanding the Health Effects of Interstellar Radiation
- Understanding the Origins of Heavy Elements in the Universe
The dates for the 2020 Research Program are May 18 to July 24, unless otherwise indicated.
Students selected for the Summer Research Program will receive a stipend. Housing assistance is also provided if the student lives on campus.
Incoming Hope College students hired for the Bridge Research Program will be paid at a reduced rate for a duration to be arranged. Students interested in Bridge Research should contact the Department at hampton@hope.edu.
Applications will be reviewed starting February 12, 2020. We do not anticipate offering any positions to students from other institutions in 2020.
For more information contact us at physicsreu@hope.edu.
In recent years, funding for the Summer Research Program has been provided by:
National Science Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Department of Energy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Hope College Jacob E. Nyenhuis Faculty Development Fund
Hope College Dean for Natural and Applied Sciences
Hope College Bibart Research Fund
Hope College Department of Physics
Hope College Department of Physics Dr. Harry and Jeannette Frissel Research Fund
Hope College Department of Physics L.T. Guess Research Fund