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There are several opportunities for high school and undergraduate students to get involved with plasma physics and fusion energy!

Undergraduates researching fusion at Columbia University

List of Opportunities

Fusion/Plasma Specific:

  • Columbia Science Honors Program (SHP)
    • Intro to Fusion course offered!

General:

  • Columbia Engineering the Next Generation (ENG)
  • Columbia Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers (SHAPE)
  • Brookhaven National Lab High School Research Program
  • Brookhaven National Lab General Programs

Fusion/Plasma Specific:

  • Department of Energy SULI
    • Fusion/plasma opportunities available at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, DIII-D National Fusion Facility, and Oakridge National Laboratory
  • Plasma and Fusion Undergraduate Research Opportunities (PFURO)
  • Columbia Fusion and Plasma Physics REU
  • IFE Star Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

General:

  • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Columbia SURE Summer Program
  • Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Summer Intern Program
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory Undergraduate Student Programs
  • Columbia Introduction to Fusion Virtual Lecture Series
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Intro to Plasma and Fusion Course

Prospective Students

Interested in joining us? Opportunities are available.

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Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Department200 S. W. Mudd Building, MC 4701, 500 W. 120th Street · New York, NY 10027, CA 10027

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