Student Interns
Woodruff Scientific is committed to student education. WSI interns are mentored by staff scientists and challenged with a range of tasks in computational and experimental research.
Recent interns at Woodruff Scientific have worked on projects such as magnetic coil calibration, analytic modeling of the compression of a plasma, and computer simulations of a plasma.
If you are interested, please send mail to info@woodruffscientific.com with the subject heading “Summer Intern”. Please include a CV, resume or even just a list of relevant experience and/or coursework.
1. Computational intern
In-house we have a small computational cluster and run several different codes for 2D equilibrium and 3D time-dependent MHD. The codes are used to simulate experiments in-house and under contract to customers.
- Help develop verification and validation tools for comparing simulation results with experimental data.
- Experience with Matlab, IDL, or other scientific computing languages would be useful, as well as some familiarity with unix environment.
It is expected that the computational intern will gain experience working on one or two detailed problems that fit with their experience and interest, while also gaining experience with a large range of issues as they arise.
2. Experimental intern
We are building and operating two small pulsed power experiments in house and we also build out diagnostics and small devices under contract to customers. It is expected that the intern will gain a wide experience of laboratory physics and fabrication.
- Help with the design and construction of all the necessary experimental subsystems (circuit design, mechanical fab, labview controls, diagnostics, etc)
- Help with the testing and operation of pulsed power devices.
It is expected that the experimental intern will gain experience working on one or two detailed problems that fit with their experience and interest, while also gaining experience with a large range of issues as they arise.