Open positions from the University of Chicago PIs
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Cheng Chin Professor Physics |
Atomic Physics and Quantum Information |
Project 1: Quantum entanglement of photons and atoms Project 2: Exploration of thermal levitation phenomena |
Project 1: undergrad or graduate with experience in optics and electronics Project 2: undergrad with some programming experience |
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Chihway Chang Assistant Professor Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Astrophysics |
Project 1: Construct a large scale structure galaxy sample from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey data Project 2: Cross-correlation of stellar mass-selected galaxies in the Dark Energy Survey with the thermal Sunyaev-Sel'dovich (tSZ) effect |
Position description |
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Hsiao-Wen Chen Professor Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Astrophysics |
Project 1: Characterizing the multiphase CGM using quasar absorption spectroscopy Project 2: Mapping the baryon cycle in emission across cosmic time |
Project 1: undergrad with programming experience Project 2: undergrad/graduate students with experience in spectroscopy |
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Po-Chun Hsu Assistant Professor Molecular Engineering |
Material Science |
Electrochemical epitaxy growth of aluminum | Undergrad or graduate with experience in plasmonics and material science |
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David DeMille Professor Physics |
Atomic and molecular physics |
Project description | Position description |
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Steven Sibener Professor Chemistry |
Surface chemistry |
Project description | Position description |
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Zoe Yan Assistant Professor Physics |
Atomic Physics |
Project: Quantum simulation with ultracold molecules and atoms
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Looking for: undergrad or graduate with experience in optics and electronics |
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Hannes Bernien Assistant professor Molecular Engineering |
Atomic physics, quantum information |
Quantum control and networking with atoms and photons |
Undergrad or graduate who are excited about quantum science and engineering. Experience in AMO is a plus but not a must. |
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Andrei Tokmakoff Professor Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Project description | Position description |
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Young-Kee Kim Professor Physics |
High energy physics |
Project description | Position description |
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Austin Joyce Professor Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Dark energy, dark matter, and the evolution of the early universe |
Project description | Position description |
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Henry Frisch Professor Physics |
Experimental High energy physics |
Instrumentation, with the goal of large-area (many square meters) high-spatial resolution measurements of particles, photons and charged particles, in 3 spatial dimensions. | Precision neutrino physics, the rest of the Higgs sector (we have one, but only one, Higgs so far), and medical imaging. Also, and this would make a nice project, a search for magnetic monopoles at 10X the Parker Bound. |
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Greg Engel Professor Chemistry |
Experimental chemistry |
Project description | Position description |
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Kathryn Levin Professor Physics |
Theoretical condensed matter physics and atomic quantum gas |
Quantum many-body physics | Students with research experience |
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LianTao Wang Professor Physics |
Theoretical high energy physics |
Dark matter, Higgs physics, gravitational waves, inflation |
I am interested in both graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with some knowledge in particle physics.
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Margaret Gadel Professor Physics |
Biological Physics |
Project 1: Mechanobiology of Multicellular Tissues
Project 2: Machine Learning Adherent Cell Mechanobiology |
Project 1: graduate with experience in light microscopy and cell biology
Project 2: undergrad or graduate with some programming experience
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Andrew Higginbotham Assistant Professor Physics |
Condensed Matter Physics |
Probing materials with with quantum circuits |
Students who are interested in the boundary of condensed matter physics and quantum-information processing. Experience with electrical measurements or cryogenics is a plus
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Abigail Vieregg Professor Physics |
Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology |
Development of radio frequency electronics for and analysis of data from ultra-high energy neutrino detectors. |
Undergraduate or graduate student interested in particle astrophysics and cosmology instrumentation development or data analysis.
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Elizabeth Jerison Assistant Professor Physics
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Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology |
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