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The LIGO Project is an NSF-supported endeavor to design, build, and operate an astrophysical observatory for the detection and study of gravitational radiation. The observatory includes two sites (Hanford, Washington and Livingston Parish, Louisiana) with laser interferometric detector systems. More information on LIGO can be found on the LIGO home page. The aim of the LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Program is to organize the participation of undergraduate students in research associated with the LIGO Project.
Eligibility All continuing undergraduate students (i. e. who will be students next year) may apply to the LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Different projects require different skills and background, and we typically have some projects that are suitable for students who have just completed the freshman year.
Location Students in the LIGO Summer Program reside either at Caltech or one of the LIGO sites in Washington and Louisiana.
Range of Projects LIGO research --> projects may cover many areas of science and engineering related to the detection of gravitational radiation, including:
'Laboratory projects in mechanical, laser, optical, and electronic systems
'Modeling and analysis of optomechanical systems
'Software development projects
'Modeling of astrophysical sources of gravitational radiation