journal
of science education
Summer Students Programme in
Physics – 2003
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
CIT Campus, Chennai 600 113.
Phone:2254-1856, 2254-2588 Fax: 2254-1586
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences invites applications from highly motivated bachelor’s and master’s students for the Institute’s Summer Student Programme in Physics.
Students currently studying in their pre-final or final year of BSc or first year MSc or equivalent with excellent grades are encouraged to apply, along with at least one letter of recommendation.
The project duration is for 6 weeks in the period from May 15th to July 15th 2003.
Selected students will be paid 2nd class round trip train fare plus Rs. 100 per diem and be provided free hostel accomodation on campus.
Selected students will have an opportunity to pursue research-level studies in areas of interest at the Institute including condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics; complex systems; high energy physics including lattice gauge theory, phenomenology, quantum field theory, string theory; foundations of quantum theory; non-commutative geometry and quantum gravity; mathematical physics including group theory, quantum computation; non-linear dynamics; computational physics; laser optics experiments and quantum information; theoretical biology, including membranes, microtubules, neuron dynamics, non-linear dynamics of the heart, protein folding.
How to apply: Send in a CV plus short paragraph (50-100 words) of your research interests in PLAIN TEXT by e-mail to the Physics Academic Coordinator, D Indumathi, at indu@imsc.res.in with Subject: Summer Student Programme, or write to the Physics Academic Coordinator at the address above. The letter of recommendation may be separately mailed, with the name of the concerned student, on whose behalf the letter is being written, correctly and clearly stated at the top.
The last date for applications is February 24, 2003.
Indian Academy of Sciences
C.V.Raman Avenue, Post Box No. 8005,
Sadashivanagar Post, Bangalore 560 080
Tel: 91-80-3612546, 3614592, 3612943
Fax: 91-80-361 6094
email: resonanc@ias.ernet.in
URL: http://www.ias.ac.in