“Special Project” / potential summer opportunity
A research group at the University of Minnesota is designing a telescope to do rapid optical flow up on binary mergers observed by LIGO/Virgo. They are inviting undergrads from the region to participate. The work could include a mix of software development, data analysis, and hardware. They are interested in “special project style” involvement from students during the term (e.g. weekly zoom meeting, then work on your own for a few hours/week). They then expect to hire a few students for paid work over the summer, likely from among those working on the project during the term. Note that since the work is not with a Carleton faculty member, you can’t get Carleton credit, but it would provide the other (probably more significant) benefits of a special project: opportunity to get involved in research that interests you, resume building, networking, etc. Ann Isaacs ’20 is a grad student on the team. Discover more information or contact Jay (jtasson@carleton.edu).