Announcements of Opportunity
Special Note for SURF@JPL 2024
JPL is operating under a continuing resolution (meaning they are waiting for approval from Congress of NASA's 2024 budget). Additionally, due to other factors, JPL is concerned about a potential budget decrease. This will impact the number of summer internships available. We are working closely with JPL leadership to minimize the impact, but you can expect that AOs will likely not get posted until later this term. To accommodate this later timeline we will offer a second SURF@JPL application deadline. (This extension is for SURF@JPL only.)
- Students who find a JPL mentor early are encouraged to apply by the regular February 22 deadline. For applicants who meet this deadline, awards will be announced on April 1.
- Students who find a JPL mentor later will need to apply by April 19. Awards for this round of applications will be announced on May 6.
Students are also encouraged to apply to the JPL SIP program, which has an application deadline of March 29. For more information about SIP, visit: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/summer-internship-program
SURF@JPL: Announcements of Opportunity
Announcements of Opportunity are posted by JPL technical staff for the SURF@JPL program. Each AO indicates whether or not it is open to non-Caltech students. If an AO is NOT open to non-Caltech students, please DO NOT contact the mentor.
Announcements of Opportunity are posted as they are received. Please check back regularly for new AO submissions!
**Students applying for JPL projects should complete a SURF@JPL application instead of a "regular" SURF application.
**Students pursuing opportunities at JPL must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
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Project: |
Dielectric problems with MgB2 superconducting microdevices
(JPL AO No. 15258)
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Disciplines: | Physics/Applied Physics, Materials Science | ||||||||
Mentor: |
Changsub Kim,
(JPL),
chang.sub.kim@jpl.nasa.gov, |
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Background: | Development of high-frequency superconducting devices with high critical temperature superconductors like MgB2 is of major interest for JPL and NASA. Two major bottlenecks in developing such microdevices come from (1) immature fabrication processes and (2) shorts and imperfections in dielectric layers. This project aims to develop fabrication processes and dielectric materials for MgB2 microdevices at JPL’s Microdevices Laboratory (MDL). | ||||||||
Description: | The student will deposit dielectric films, fabricate and characterize MgB2 microstrip devices, and analyze measurement data to develop MgB2 superconducting microdevices. | ||||||||
References: | [1] Kim, Changsub, et al. "Wafer-scale magnesium diboride thin films and devices with tunable high kinetic inductance." arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.15190 (2023). | ||||||||
Student Requirements: | Basic understanding of thin-film materials science, deposition, and microdevices fabrication process is required. Basic understanding of and/or prior experience with superconducting devices is preferred, but not required. | ||||||||
Location / Safety: | Project building and/or room locations: . Student will need special safety training: . | ||||||||
Programs: |
This AO can be done under the following programs:
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