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2012 Summer Research for Community College Students

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2011 SRCCS students with their mentors.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded us a grant for a summer research program for upstate New York community college students. Under this program, four to five students interested in a career in science, engineering, and technology will be invited to participate in cutting-edge research at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE).

The eight-week program will start Monday, June 4, 2012 and end Friday, July 27, 2012. In addition to participation in accelerator research, the program will include formal seminars, formal lectures, tours of research facilities, social and recreational events, and a forum at the program's end in which participants present results of their research. Participants will receive a stipend of $3920. Local group housing will be provided through Cornell University Campus life, if participants prefer not to commute daily.

The documentation for 2012 is not yet available, but will be very close in detail to the 2011 program. View/download the 2011 SRCCS Participant Guide, SRCCS Events Calendar, Cornell Summer Program Information Sheet.

MENTORING OF PARTICIPANTS

Participants in the program will be assigned a mentor (professor, research associate, or graduate student) to define the nature of the research project, to guide the participant's effort through frequent interaction, and to provide one-on-one training. Mentors will also advise on potential college and career options in the physical sciences, and will stay in contact with participants after the summer research program.

PAST PROJECTS

(Talks, final papers, student posters, and misc. images)

2011

2010

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • A completed application form (please use the online form below if your browser supports it. Otherwise, please send the information requested to Monica Wesley, at the email listed below).
  • A transcript (a photocopy is acceptable).
  • One letter of recommendation from a professor who is familiar with your potential for research. Letters submitted by fax or email should be followed by the signed originals in U.S. Mail.
  • A short (1 or 2 page) personal statement describing your experience, skills, interests, education / career goals, and how participating in this summer research program would help them.

First offers will be made by March 1, 2012. If accepted, you will need to show proof of health insurance coverage for the period of the SRCCS program. Applications completed after February 15, 2012 may not be considered.

Please send your application materials to:
 CLASSE SRCCR Program
134 Newman Laboratory
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

For further information, please contact:
 Matthias Liepe
(607) 254-8937 (ph)
MUL2@cornell.edu

Ms. Monica Wesley
(607) 255-4952 (ph)
man5@cornell.edu

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Cryogenic performance test of a super-
conducting RF cavity.

SUPERCONDUCTING RF RESEARCH

Participants will work in our SRF (Superconducting Radio Frequency) group. This group is a world-leader in the field of microwave superconductivity and its application in high energy accelerators and light sources. Each student will be assigned an individual research project that will be well integrated in our overall cutting-edge research on particle accelerators. Examples of potential projects are conducting surface analysis of niobium, developing electronics and software for instrument control, performing microwave measurements on absorbing materials, and optical inspection of the surface of superconducting microwave cavities. Even though each participant will work on individual projects, being a member of a larger research group, interacting with other undergraduate and graduate students, and contributing to the overall mission of our work will be strongly emphasized. The SRF Laboratory is located on the Cornell campus. It includes machine shops for cavity fabrication, clean rooms for cavity preparation, chemical rooms for surface treatments, high temperature furnaces for cavity purification, a test pit area for performance testing of the superconducting cavities at cryogenic temperatures, and advanced surface analysis tools.

SRF

SRF is a technology in which microwave superconducting cavities are used to efficiently deliver energy to particles in accelerators. These forefront accelerator devices are used in future colliders, advanced light sources, the LHC and the ILC, the world's largest particle physics experiments. Recent research involves the basic science of RF superconductivity, as well as device development.

ONGOING RESEARCH

APPLICATION

To initiate your application, please use the following online form if your browser supports it.
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LITERATURE

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Supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0841213. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this web site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.