nEXO application - Fall 2023

What is nEXO?


nEXO is an international nuclear physics experiment for detecting a special kind of radioactivity that has been theorized but never detected. If discovered it would answer many long-standing open questions about why the universe is how it is and how it came to be, and it could also offer some very important clues about the nature of dark matter.


What does nEXO have to do with Skyline?


Skyline College Physics has received a special grant from the US Dept of Energy to fund year-long research internships for SMCCCD students to participate in the R&D for the nEXO detector. This detector is an extremely complex instrument that is still under development, and will take years to design and build-- in fact, some of the technology it requires doesn't yet exist and still needs to be invented!


What do nEXO student trainees do?


As a Skyline nEXO research intern, you will help to produce software and hardware for the nEXO detector R&D happening at SLAC National Accelerator Lab and at Stanford University. You will also make contributions to nEXO's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work. You'll get to meet and work with amazing professional scientists at SLAC and Stanford and with undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.


For more information:

https://skylinecollege.edu/physics/nEXO.php



If you have questions, please contact Skyline physics professors Emilie Hein (heine@smccd.edu) and Kolo Wamba (wambak@smccd.edu). We look forward to hearing from you!

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Field of Study*

You may still apply, if not, but we need to know for work that will be done at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

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Are you available to work on nEXO for 20 hours per week in fall '23 and spring '24, and 36.25 hours per week in summer '24?


The pay rate for these hours is $19.12/hour.

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Are you willing to enroll in at least 6 units for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024, and 3 units for Summer 2024 at SMCCCD?


This is a requirement to be eligible. We can discuss potential courses with you, as needed.

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Please describe how participating in the nEXO internship would help you meet your long-term educational and professional goals.


If you are interested in developing specific skills (for example, software versus hardware), make sure to mention them here.


The nEXO internship program is particularly interesting for students pursuing a career in Nuclear Physics or related field, but can also greatly benefit students who would like experience doing research or intend to go to graduate school.

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