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Physics UROP Opportunities
The Department of Physics supports the Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP) by providing numerous positions for undergraduates
with our faculty and in our research labs. Specific opportunities
and general information about the UROP program including funding
opportunities, guidelines, and resources can be found at http://web.mit.edu/urop/.
Physics majors who would like to participate in a UROP should complete
the following:
1) Visit the UROP website for
opportunities, guidelines and resources.
2) Once a UROP is chosen, complete a UROP proposal as directed below
3) Submit the UROP proposal by the deadline as printed by the UROP
Office.
Physics UROP Proposals
One of the first steps in attaining a UROP is writing and submitting
a proposal. When submitting a proposal within Physics, you are encouraged
to explain how your UROP experience fits into the overall research
picture in the sub field of physics in which you are interested.
Your UROP write-up should detail this to an audience with some knowledge
of science but not a detailed knowledge of your sub field. This
means that terms like Ising model, SO galaxy, optical molasses,
etc. should be explained the first time you use them, along with
their significance.
Three major concerns should be addressed in the proposal:
1. the general field of your research and where your group's research
fits in
2. how your particular project fits into the group's research
3. how you plan to attack your project, including an assessment
of what you might be able to accomplish if all goes well
You can probably do this in a single page with one paragraph devoted
to each of the above issues. If this is a first time project for
you, you can be pretty sketchy on the details. Conversely, if this
is a continuation of a previous UROP, the UROP Coordinator, Professor
David E. Pritchard, would like to know how this project builds on
what you've accomplished in the past.
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