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UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BASED
COMPANIES
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Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory
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Overview:
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The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is a 9 or 10 week
summer intern program (depending on the availability of
Harvard housing) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
in Cambridge, MA. The program is funded by the National
Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution.
Undergraduate students interested in a career in the Physical
Science are encourage to apply for the Program. In the past,
we have offered a "non-scientific research internship" such
as one in the history of science.
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Eligibility:
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- Applicants
must be U.S citizen or permanent resident and enrolled in
a degree program leading to a bachelors degree.
- Students who are U. S. citizens but who are attending colleges
or universities not in the United States are eligible.
- Graduating college seniors and students on a leave of absence
are not eligible.
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Potential
areas of research include:
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- Observational and Theoretical Cosmology
- Extragalactic and Galactic Astronomy
- Interstellar Medium and Star formation
- Laboratory Astrophysics
- Supernovae and Supernova Remnants
- Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
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Source:
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