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As a Department of Energy National Lab, Jefferson Lab has a responsibility to help train the next generation of scientists. See the research projects students participating in the Department of Energy's Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) and Community College Internships (CCI) programs, and the Jefferson Lab/Old Dominion University's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program have been involved in!

Research Projects from the Summer of 2021

Analysis of the ATHENA Detector

Sine Wave Generator of Digital Q-meter

Simulation of Dielectric Particle Dynamics

Polarized Protons in Matter

CLAS12 Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector

Hybrid Calorimeter Reconstruction Tools

Developing and Implementing a Web Scraper

Wire Stretching Automation

Analysis of the ep → e'p'K + X Channel

Hyperthermia Therapy

Gas Electron Multiplier Detectors

EIC's Parity Violating Deep Inelastic Scattering

Deconvolution of SoLID Calorimeter Data

Trigger Monitor Software

FCAL2 Lead Tungstate Crystal Cooling

FLUKA-Based Simulation of Radiation Shielding

Single Spin Asymmetries

Visualization of Lorentz Invariant Quantities

Parton Distribution Functions

Crab Cavity Electric Center Survey

Studying 3-Body Reactions

Inverse Compton Scattering

Luminosity in Inverse Compton Scattering

Modeling Magnetic Flux Expulsion

Uncertainty using Bayesian Methods

Transfer Line for a 24 GeV CEBAF

Relativistic Three-Body Integral Equations

Search for New Isotope Production Pathways

Assessing Constraining Power

Magnetron Injection Lock

Cybersecurity Framework Profile

Research Projects from the Summer of 2020

Relativistic Loop Corrections

Thermal Load Predictions

Commissioning the Coordinate Detector

Large Scale Data Acquisition

Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes

Heavy Photon Search Experiment

Electron Beam Polarization

AI in QCD Global Analysis

Parton Distribution Functions

Modern Deuteron Form Factor Parameterization

Boundary Conditions in Quantum Computations

Positrons with a Multiple Target System

Pion and Kaon Distributions

Delta Form Factors Phenomenologically

Simulating Inverse Compton Scattering

Modeling a Magnetron

Producing Radioisotopes with Gamma Rays

Microphonics Compensation Using ANC

Boundary Conditions in Quantum Computations

Nitrogen Doping Samples

Circuit Simulation of Wire Stretching Technique

Electron Gun High Voltage Conditioning

Functions of Samtraxs in Pansophy

Pansophy Sample Tracking System

EDAX Genesis Particulate Study

Genesis Particulate Software

Pions at High Momentum

Research Projects from the Summer of 2019

High-Speed Wire Scanning System

The Upgraded Hall A BigBite Spectrometer

Intrabeam Stripping of H^- Ions
Intrabeam Stripping of H<sup>-</sup> Ions

Slow Control of the CLAS12 Detector

HF-Free Bipolar Pulsed Electropolishing

Simulation of Synchrotron Radiation

Where to Plot Your Ratios

Meson Loop Contributions to Baryon Masses

Studies of Fragmentations from e-N Scattering

High Energy Compton Scattering

Cavity Data Extraction and Analysis

Scattering on a Finite, Minkowski 1+1D Lattice

Constraining the Glue in the Pion

Computation of Bremsstrahlung Radiation

Analysis of a Scientific Computing System

High Power Picosecond Fiber Laser

Liquid Helium Recoolers in JLEIC

Measurement of Jefferson Lab Beam Energy

Modulation and Stability Control

Improving the Particle Multiplicity Generator

Robust Reservoir Photocathode

Thermal Conductivity of Niobium

Hodoscope Arrays

Research Projects from the Summer of 2018

Multi-Anode Photomultiplier Tubes

Bipolar Electropolishing

Monte Carlo Analysis of TMD Factorization

Hodoscope Testing

Optimizing JLEIC Booster Injection

Beam Emittance Characterization

Calibration and Conditions Database

Electron Beam Weld Defect Formation

Quadrupole Magnet Optimization

Laser-Based Survey System

Bipolar Pulsed Electropolishing

Hodoscope Assembly

Charge Equalization for the Coordinate Detector

JLEIC Accelerator Tunnel

Simulating Bipolar Pulsed Electropolishing

Study of Beam Losses and Collimation in JLEIC

Compton Scattering Simulations

Hall A Data Acquisition

Evaluation of a Tunnel Diode Oscillator

MadGraph5 for Global QCD Analysis

Propagation of Vortex Beams

Analysis of Meson-Photon Interactions

Designing a Longitudinal Measurement System

Beam Dump Compton Transmission Polarimeter

Commissioning of a Coordinate Detector

Visualizing QCD Factorization Regions

Research Projects from the Summer of 2017

Resonance Control Upgrade

Analysis of the FADC 250

Multianode Photomultiplier Tubes

Hall D Compton Calorimeter

Analysis of Spark as a Data Engine

Minimizing Kick and Slope for Electron Cooling

Intrabeam Scattering and Beam Emittance

Single Arm Positron Trigger

A Comparison of the Legacy TDC

CLAS12 Ring Imaging Cherenkov Counter

NMR Water Calibration of ³He Cell
NMR Water Calibration of <sup>3</sup>He Cell

Jefferson Lab 200kV Electron Gun Upgrade

Modified M20 Beam Position Monitor Testing

Elastic ρ⁰ and φ Vector Meson Production
Elastic ρ<sup>0</sup> and φ Vector Meson Production

Stripline Beam Position Monitor Testing at 3 GHz

Neutron Magnetic Form Factors

Calculating Meson Loop Corrections

Timing and Pulse Shape Discrimination

Bakeable BNNT Cryopump System

Designing a Wien Filter Model

Harmonic Kicker RF Cavity

FPGA Firmware Design

Nucleon Tensor Charge

Bipolar Electropolishing

Geometry Tagging of Heavy Ions

Reflective Pattern of Microwaves

Research Projects from the Summer of 2016

Comparison of PDF-Fitting Methods

Single Photoelectron Emission Spectra

Electron-Nucleon Scattering

Electronic Logbook Interface

Proton Radius from Classic Electron Data

JLEIC Splice Joint Concept Design

Recommissioning of the Qweak Drift Chambers

Sticking Coefficient of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Thermocouple Circuit in the Hall C Gas Shed

Slow Control System

Optimization of Copper Electropolishing

Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect

Further Exploration of Multi-Pass Steering

Magnetron Replacement in CEBAF

Modeling Compton Scattering

Physics and Technology of EM Calorimeter

Optimization of Bipolar Electropolishing

Sidereal Time Variations of the Lorentz Force

Electron Beam Dynamics

Low Impedance Bellows

Ion Chamber Calibration Tool Suite

Error Analysis of Emittance Measurements

A Phosphorescent Detector System

Neutron Structure Function from A = 3 Nuclei

A Variable-Angle Slant-Hole Collimator

Research Projects from the Summer of 2015

Particle Beam Distributions

Wireless Handheld Gamma Camera

Analysis of the 80/20 Design

Niobium Thin Film Characterization

Circuit Board Probes in Hall C Quadrupoles

Recommissioning the Qweak Drift Chambers

Multi-Pass Steering

Bench Tuning of Separator Cavities

Electron Beam Focusing

On-Site Helium Compressors

Recommissioning the Qweak Drift Chambers

Microphonics in the C100-0 Cryomodule

Multi-Anode Photomultiplier Tubes

Scintillation Web Detector

Weld Test and Structural Analysis

Hot Wire Anemometer

FADC-250 Test Code Improvement

Multi-Anode Photomultiplier Tubes

One Pion Exchange Models

Unpolarized Transverse Momentum Distributions

Bialkali-Antimonide Photocathode

Spectrum Broadening

Beam Position Monitor Data

Bipolar Electropolishing for Niobium Cavities

Research Projects from the Summer of 2014

Extraction of F2N from E-D Scattering

12 GeV Hall A Cooling System Analysis

Recovery of Radiation Damage in Lead-Glass

Photocathode Preparation Chamber

Analytic Solutions for Compton Scattering

PMT Testing for the BigBite Detector Package

Automatic Surface Defect Detection

Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization

Evaluation of Multi-Anode Photomultipliers

Integration of the APV25 Readout Electronics

HF-free Electrolyte for Niobium Polishing

A Scintillating Fiber Detector

Nonlinear Beam Position Monitor

Driven Damped Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Emittance for Non-Gaussian Beam Distributions

Effectiveness of Varying pH Rinsing Solutions

Pulse Reverse Electropolishing

Comparing and Improving Quality Factor Data

Evaluation of the P-V Sum Rule

Heat Load and Run Time for CEBAF Linacs

Electromagnetic Calorimeter Test Stand

Single Spin Asymmetries

Simulation of the Hall C HMS Drift Chambers

High-Speed Serial Communication

Automation of a Higher Order Modes Survey

Response Maps of Position Sensitive PMTs

Automating Harp Wire Scanner Fit Algorithms

Analyzing Hammamatsu Multianode PMTs

Research Projects from the Summer of 2013

Simulating Beam Target Windows

Hadron Mass Corrections

Noise Correlation

Multi-Purpose Dark Box

Proton-Deuteron Drell-Yan Reaction

Compton Scattering Chamber

Contamination Levels

Non-linear Multidimensional Optimization

Data Acquisition Components

LabVIEW Software Based Program

Spin-Polarization of Helium-3 Target Cell

Quark Parton Model

Pretzelosity Distribution

Spin Precession Methods

Buffered Chemical Polishing

Track Reconstruction in SoLID

Pulse NMR System

Defect Detection

Optimization of Slow Controls

Light Yield Measurements

Field Emission Characteristics

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