Graduate Students
Our lab's work spans a broad range of topics that can involve physical modeling and analysis of single devices (for example using tools of quantum transport, semiconductor and device physics, magnetism, and spintronics, among others), all the way up to designing and implementing systems with thousands of devices (involving FPGA emulation of new architectures or algorithms, analyzing their computational complexity) or it could involve activities in between, such as prototyping small circuits with emerging devices in the lab.
If you are interested, please apply to the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) graduate program in the area of Computer Engineering (CE). If you would like to email us about your application or to discuss potential interests, please include your CV and transcripts, as well as a brief description of any past research experience.
Undergraduate Researchers
In OPUS Lab, we are constantly looking for and working with undergraduate researchers. Our philosophy is to view undergraduate research as being no different than graduate research so that our undergraduate researchers experience the real thing. As such, we aspire to have undergraduates co-author research publications with us with decent success in this regard over the years. Our undergraduates have co-authored papers at the highest venues (Nature Communications, International Electron Devices Meeting, etc.). Undergraduate researchers typically work with our lab for at least a few quarters (and during breaks) before they are officially recognized on our website. We almost always pair undergraduate researchers with experienced graduate students to ease their introduction to the field.
Joining OPUS as an undergraduate researcher is straightforward, but only those who demonstrate consistent commitment and actively engage with our team achieve permanent membership and co-author significant publications (see our current resident undergraduates here: People). Many of our Alumni have gone on to graduate school in some of the best programs in the nation.
Feel free to contact any of us with a short description of your interests and background along with a realistic plan of how much time you can allocate for research.
