Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking undergraduate students to engage in practical research experience to further their educational goals in fields such as nuclear physics, radiation transport, hydrodynamics, astrophysics, plasma dynamics, numerical methods and computer science.
Requirements
- Ability to apply basic principles of physics, engineering and/or computer science to solve technical problems.
- Coding experience (e.g., Python, C++).
Responsibilities
- Develop and/or employ high performance scientific software to complete novel research tasks.
- Work with mentors under close supervision on assigned projects.
- Present a required oral presentation of each project at the end of the summer.
- Present your work at a poster session.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Other
- Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- GPA of 3.5 or above.
- work must be performed by a U.S. person (e.g., U.S. citizen or permanent resident and certain others).
