Undergraduate Research

The Summer 2023 Undergraduate Students

Applying for a Summer Internship

The Physics & Astronomy Program at Georgia State University often hires undergraduate research assistants during the summers. If you are an undergraduate student who is interested in carrying out physics or astronomy research, consider applying for a paid research position to work with a faculty member and their team. The start and end dates for the Summer Student Program are flexible, but will nominally cover the 12-week period from mid-May to mid-August. Pay will start at $15.00 per hour, for up to 40 hours per week. Applicants indicating an interest in astronomy will automatically be considered for the Raghavan Astronomy Student Fellowship.

If you are interested in applying for a position, please fill out the following pdf form and email along with your CV to [email protected]. The deadline for sending the application is March 14, 2025. If necessary, interviews will take place after the deadline. If you have questions, please email Dr. Mike Crenshaw ([email protected]).

Jessica Eskew

Jessica Eskew won 2nd Place in the Natural Sciences category at the 2018 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference for her oral presentation describing her work building muon detectors.

Louis Gonzalez

As part of a Fall 2017 showcase on course-based undergraduate research, physics major Louis Gonzalez presented his research project from his senior-level astronomy observing course. Using GSU’s Hard Labor Creek Observatory, Louis and other students monitored the brightness changes of asteroids to determine their rotation periods.