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MAX Undergraduate Student System Engineer

The Multi-Asteroid Explorer (MAX) Mission Systems Engineering Team is looking for a student majoring in engineering, mathematics or hard science to support the development of a novel mission to tour the inner solar system and then explore the asteroid belt. The position will work under the mentorship of the mission systems team and perform a variety of tasks related to mission definition and implementation. The goals of the mission include both pure science and an emphasis on the utilization of space resources. The successful candidate will be given a unique opportunity to experience the development of a deep space mission as a member of the core mission team.

The minimum commitment is for one (1) year (two semesters and a summer), working part-time (up to 20 hours/week) while classes are in session and full-time (40 hours/week) during the summer and other breaks in classes. It is hoped that the successful applicant continues to work with the project beyond the first year. Many student research assistants at LASP have been hired as full-time professional engineers after graduation.

Please submit resume via e-mail (preferred) to: HRADS@lasp.colorado.edu.

Hourly Range: $15.00-17.50 p/h


Physicist

Description: Students would aid in the development of key components of an ultra-low noise cryogenic detector testbed within the NIST Quantum Sensors Group. Work would involve cryogenic mechanical design (Solidworks), circuit design and PCB layout (LayoutArtist, Altium), writing control software (Python), integrating components in a dilution refrigerator, and de-bugging operation.

Supervisor: Johannes Hubmayr

Qualifications: All a plus, not required: Python, Solidworks, PCB design, Mechanical design, previous experience with cryogenic systems

Start Date: 5/15/2023

End Date: 8/11/2023

Approximent Hours/Week: Flexible, up to 40hrs/wk

Type: Paid Work, Paid, but would require student to apply through NIST job ads

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: jake.connors@nist.gov

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/27/2023

You'd be helping to build the next great Far-Infrared space observatory!


Eclipse Preparation Research Assistant

Description: The student will help in preparing for the annular eclipse in October 2022 and the total solar eclipse in April 2024. This will involve work on preparing software, testing instrumentation and analyzing data from previous eclipses. Work will involve working with grad students and coordinating with other research groups.

Supervisor: Kevin Reardon

Qualifications: Proficiency in programming in Python; experience with digital detectors or astronomical observations; Familiarity with spectroscopy

Start Date: 5/15/2023

End Date: 12/15/2023

Approximent Hours/Week: 10 hours

Type: Paid Work, Independent Study Credit

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: kreardon@nso.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/7/2023

Since this project may continue into the spring of 2024, it would be suitable for a junior interested in continuing the work in their senior year for an Honors thesis.


DKIST Data Processing 

Description: The student will examine data from the Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) to identify features in images and spectra. For the images, the initial processing will be the manual identification of features, which will form training datasets for more automated feature identification techniques. For the spectra, we will construct model or reference spectra to compare to the observed DKIST spectra.

Supervisor: Kevin Reardon

Qualifications: Proficiency in Python (particularly astroPy) or IDL; experience handling spectral or imaging data, data visualization

Start Date: 2/21/2023

End Date: TBD

Approximent Hours/Week: 10 hours

Type: Paid Work, Independent Study Credit

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: kreardon@nso.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/6/2023

Exact scope of work on DKIST data will depend on student interests and work with other researchers. Students will be encouraged to participate in group meetings and make informal presentation of work.


Undergraduate Research Assistant

Description: Cataloguing IUVS FUV dayside disk images to identify anomalous signatures

Supervisor: Sonal Jain

Qualifications: Python (matplotlib, numpy), data visualization. Student with planetary/astronomy background would preferred.

Start Date: 2/15/2023

End Date: TBD

Approximent Hours/Week: 15 hours

Type: Paid Work

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: sonal.jain@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/10/2023


Undergraduate Research Assistant

Description: Project 1: Analyse the data of 5 fully kinetic simulations of the solar wind interaction with as asymmetrically outgassing comet. Project 2-3: Further develop a state-of-the-art parallel (C/MPI) particle-in-cell code to investigate dust mitigation techniques.

Supervisor: Jan Deca

Qualifications: Project 1: A solid interest in comets and plasma physics, basic python skills. Project 2-3: A solid interest in dust charging and particle-in-cell methods, a strong background in C and MPI.

Start Date: 2/8/2023

End Date: TBD

Approximent Hours/Week:10-20 hours

Type: Paid Work, Independent Study Credit

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: jan.deca@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/1/2023

Video of talk as I won't be able to attend: https://tinyurl.com/Deca-UndergradSymposium2023
Video and slide files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16iDa4J1e0Sjk-Ym2KAC_KdBe9fTH0SGC...


GOLD Mission Data Assistant

Description: Assist in verification of GOLD data products, analysis of artifacts in data and some analysis of data.

Supervisor: Richard Eastes

Qualifications: Basic programming knowledge (IDL or, Python) is preferred

Start Date: 3/1/2023

End Date: 5/5/2023

Approximent Hours/Week: 10 hours

Type: Paid Work

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: Deepak.karan@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/14/2023


Undergraduate Research Assistant

Description: NASA-ICON satellite is observing the ionosphere and the thermosphere. Our goal for this project is to combine ICON-MIGTHI with another NASA-TIMED-SABER satellite data and improve our temporal resolutions.

Supervisor: Chihoko Cullens

Qualifications: Previous programming experience is preferred.

Start Date: 2/10/2023

End Date: 5/15/2023

Approximent Hours/Week: 10-15 hours

Type: Paid Work, Independent Study Credit

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: Chihoko.Cullens@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/3/2023


Undergraduate Research Assistant

Description: The student will be responsible for writing code in Python for the automatic detection of a kind of relativistic electron precipitation known as "Precipitation bands" using a machine learning technique called Self-Organizing-Maps. This is an excellent opportunity for an undergraduate student to gain hands-on experience in programming and space physics research.

Supervisor: Sergio Vidal-Luengo

Qualifications: Mandatory: Python. Desired: E&M, plasma physics, signal analysis.

Start Date: 3/1/2023

End Date: TBD

Approximent Hours/Week: 10-15 hours

Type: Paid Work

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: Sergio.Vidal-Luengo@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 1/30/2023


Undergraduate Research Assistant

Description: Analyze data from Venus Express and MAVEN spacecraft to compare the morphology of Venus and Mars induced magnetospheres

Supervisor: Yaxue Dong

Qualifications: Basic programming skills and introductory level electromagnetics

Start Date: 5/1/2023

End Date: TBD

Approximent Hours/Week: 10 hours

Type: Paid Work, Independent Study Credit, submit UROP proposal

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: yaxue.dong@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 2/24/2023


Instrumentation, Optics, and Calibrations Assistant

Description: The Solar eruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph (SNIFS) sounding rocket is looking for an undergraduate to assist with aligning and calibrating its optical system. This will include handling flight mirrors, reflectance testing, vacuum testing, alignments, calibrations, and documentation. Additional activities may include general lab work and interacting with various subsystems, depending on the student's strengths.

Supervisor: Vicki Herde

Qualifications: Required: You must be comfortable working with hardware. You must be able to spend at least an hour wearing a cleanroom outfit (coat, gloves, booties, hairnet, mask). You must be able to work unsupervised and take the initiative to complete tasks from a list.

Start Date: 2/1/2023

End Date: TBD

Approximent Hours/Week: 10-20 hours during the semester, 20-40 hours during the summer

Type: Paid Work, Independent Study Credit

Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and description of interests to: vicki.herde@lasp.colorado.edu

Evaluation of candidates will begin: 1/25/2023

We plan to launch this sounding rocket in March 2024 from Poker Flat, Alaska. There may be opportunities to travel during the summer or during the semester to assist with calibrations and integration at NASA facilities. Travel is not required and school should be prioritized.