Worster Summer Research Fellowship

Made possible by a generous gift from the Worster family, the Symposium showcases the achievements of six Undergraduate-Graduate student teams who conducted research in Physics during Summer 2023.

The Application deadline is April 12, 2024. All applications will be considered, while preference will be given to Junior applicants.

Worster Application Instructions 

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The Worster Summer Research Fellowship application deadline is approaching.

A complete application consists of the following items, all included in one PDF file (with the exception of #5 if the letter is to be kept confidential) and in the following order:

1. Brief (≤ 2 pages) description of the research project and how the undergraduate student will participate. This is to be prepared by the graduate student.

2. CV of the graduate student, specifying their progress toward their degree and any prior mentoring experience.

3. Brief (≤ 2 pages) statement from the undergraduate regarding his/her/their professional goals and any prior research experience. It is anticipated that fellowship awardees will pursue senior honors thesis during the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 academic year and express their intent to do so. In addition, undergraduate promise, experience, and GPA in their major will factor into the decision for funding. Please put your name in the top corner of your document. All applications will be considered, while preference will be given to Junior applicants.

4. Transcript (from Gold) of the undergraduate student.

5. Letter of support from the graduate student's thesis advisor. The letter should demonstrate a commitment to supervise the project and be actively involved. If this letter of support is to be kept confidential, it should be sent by the thesis advisor to physics-advisers@ucsb.edu.

- Send the complete PDF file to physics-advisers@ucsb.edu. Be sure to name the file as follows: Undergraduate Student's Last Name_Graduate Student's Last Name_Faculty Advisor's Last Name.

Worster Summer Research Projects 2023

An Optoelectronic Imaging System for Organoids
Samantha Herman, Advised by Eve Bodnia (PI: Dirk Bouwmeester)

A Geant 4 Source of Thermal Neutrons
Logan Joesph. Advised by Ryan Zhang (PI: Hugh Lippincott)

Constraining the high-z Intergalactic Medium Thermal State with Neural Network Emulator for the Lyman-a Forest Flux Autocorrelation Function
Linda Jin. Advised by Molly Wolfson (PI: Joseph Hennawi)

Acousto-Optic Modulator Driver for Quantum Degenerate Gas Experiment
Xuanwei Liang. Advised by Quinn Simmons (PI: David Weld)

Realizing Many-body Localizations with 2D Semiconductors
Zihan Zhang. Advised by Richen Xiong (PI: Chenhao Jin)

High Granularity Silicon Planes in LDMX and CMS Experiment
Yuxuan Wang. Advised by Liam Brennan (PI: Joe Incandela)

Worster Summer Research Projects 2022

Sam Alcott,
Advised by Ryan Schmitz (PI: David Stuart)

Changyuan Wang,
Advised by Raymond Adkins (PI: Zvonimir Dogic)

Jacob Nie,
Advised by Richen Xiong (PI: Chenhao Jin)

Yuan Li,
Advised by Zixuan Peng (PI: Crystal Martin)

Xin Sheng,
Advised by Lizhong Zhang (PI: Omer Blaes)

Chaoshen Zhang,
Advised by Sean Buechele (PI: Andrew Jayich)

 

Worster Summer Research Projects 2021

Junyi Cheng,
Advised by Tianji Cai  (PI: Nathaniel Craig, Katy Craig)

Chang Jin,
Advised by Zhiran Zhang, Taylor Morrison (PI: Ania Bleszynski Jayich)

Ziyi (Frazier) Li,
Advised by David Grabovsky (PI: David Berenstein)

Ganden Schaffner,
Advised by Mingyu Fan (PI: Andrew Jayich)

Richard Yang,
Advised by Dillon Cislo  (PI: Sebastian Streichan,)

Ruining Zhang,
Advised by Ludwig Holleis (PI: Andrea Young)

 

Worster Summer Research Projects 2020

Alec Cao,
Advised by Roshan Sajjad  (PI: David Weld)

Natalie LeBaron,
Advised by Joe Swearngin (PI: Dirk Bouwmeester)

Sarah Polizzotto,
Advised by Megan Newsome (PI: Crystal Martin)

Menghang (David) Wang,
Advised by Amara McCune (PI: Nathaniel Craig)

Cole Williams,
Advised by Zhiran Zhang  (PI: Ania Jayich)

Sven Witthaus,
Advised by Raymond Adkins  (PI: Zvonimir Dogic)

 

Worster Summer Research Projects 2019