International Research Experience Program IREP. at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

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1 International Research Experience Program IREP at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

2 Contents Welcome to TU Darmstadt The City of Darmstadt What is IREP? The Program Research opportunities Program Schedule Requirements Scholarships & Credits Contact us

3 Welcome to Technische Universität Darmstadt Leading Research University, founded in 1877 First Department of Electrical Engineering in the world 13 departments in Engineering, Social/Natural Sciences 100 degree programs students Winner of Solar Declathon in 2007 and 2009 Most popular research institution for Humboldt scholars

4 The City of Darmstadt inhabitants In the heart of the southern Rhine- Main-Area, one of Europe s most commercially flourishing regions University City Close to international airport Frankfurt/Main (20 minutes) Centre of Art Nouveau numerous parks & castles research institutes and software firms established in Darmstadt

5 Important facts about IREP IREP is a great chance to combine a research internship at TU Darmstadt with an international study abroad experience IREP is offered in in fall term, spring term and summer term no German language skills required TU Darmstadt scholarship available

6 IREP Program Schedule Fall Sep-Dec 4-week Intensive German Language Course + 12-week Research Internship Spring Mar-July 4-week Intensive German Language Course + 12-week Research Internship + Academic Courses (extension to Augl) Summer June-Aug 3-4 day Intercultural Orientation + 12-week Research Internship

7 IREP - Research opportunities in: Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Material Sciences Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Computer Science Natural Sciences Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology Human Sciences Psychology Sport Sciences Education Sciences Business Administration Economics Social Sciences & Linguistics Linguistics Political Science Philosophy German Language Sociology

8 IREP Admission Requirements Undergraduate or graduate student at partner university of TU Darmstadt completion of 2 3 years in an undergraduate program nomination through home institution and student status at home institution throughout the program Grade Point Average of at least 70 80%

9 IREP - Academic Credit Academic credit students can earn Intensive German Language Course 6 ECTS Research Internship 12 ECTS 1-2 Classes each 3-4 ECTS 1 ECTS = approx. 30 hours of academic work divide by 2 for US credits

10 Scholarship and Expenses IREP Scholarship 650,- Euros, covers housing, German health insurance, student semester fees and transportation pass Students need additonal 250,- Euros for living expenses (per month) plus airfare Students are eligible for the scholarship by acceptance to IREP through home university and TUD

11 Program Dates IREP Spring 2012: March 2 July 29 Application deadline: Nov 15, 2011 IREP Summer 2012: June 1 Aug 17 Application deadline: February 28, 2012 IREP Fall 2012: Sept 2 Dec 20 Application deadline: May 15, 2011

12 Contact us Michelle Cunningham-Wandel, Senior Manager Department for International and External Affairs International Relations Office (IRO) S1 01 R301 Karolinenplatz Darmstadt cunningham@pvw.tu-darmstadt.de

13 Thank you! Thank you for your attention! Any questions?

14 Physics in Darmstadt Physics in Darmstadt is organized in 3 institutes Applied Physics Condensed Matter Physics Nuclear Physics

15 Institute of Applied Physics New laser systems Semiconductor lasers Trapping and cooling of atoms (Bose Einstein Condensates) Quantum Cryptography

16 Institute of Condensed Matter Physics Soft matter: polymers, emulsions, gels, rubber, sediments, biologically produced materials etc. Structure on mesoscopic scales Understanding of macroscopic properties (viscosity, elasticity, electric conductivity etc.) and their dependence on external parameters (pressure, temperature) in terms of the microscopic structure

17 Institute of Nuclear Physics Nuclear Structure Nuclear Astrophysics Accelerator Physics Quantum Chaos Heavy Ion Physics (GSI/FAIR, LHC)

18 Superconducting Darmstadt Electron Linear Accelerator (S-DALINAC) Superconducting cavities: field gradients > 5 MV/m Energy tunable between 2 and 130 MeV Polarized source Built largely in the frame of PhD and MSc projects

19 1st example of an IREP project: Measurement and simulation of a neutron detector ball Kinematics of an electron scattering coincidence experiment Examples of spectra

20 1st example of an IREP project: Measurement and simulation of a neutron detector ball Measure electron scattering on nuclei with magnetic spectrometer Measure neutron decay from excited states in coincidence Position sensitive detector system Scattered electrons Ball of liquid scintillator detectors covering a large solid angle Target

21 1st example of an IREP project: Measurement and simulation of a neutron detector ball Gamma/neutron separation Possible with digital electronics? Measure response with gamma and neutrons sources Simulate with Monte Carlo Codes (GEANT4)

22 2nd example of an IREP project: Wavelet analysis of nuclear giant resonanecs Giant resonances: collective excitations of the nucleus High-energy resolution measurements show fine structure How to extract the physics information from this fine structure?

23 2nd example of an IREP project: Wavelet analysis of nuclear giant resonanecs Wavelet functions Wavelet coefficients

24 Wavelet Scale (MeV) Counts (x10 ) 3 2nd example of an IREP project: Wavelet analysis of nuclear giant resonances Characteristic scales 208 Pb(e,e ) E o = 50 MeV = 93 o Power Spectrum Wavelet Power (a.u.) Excitation Energy (MeV)

25 How can I find an IREP project in physics? Search in the IREP database Search on the physics webpages of the TU Darmstadt for interesting themes and contact professor via Contact me Prof. Dr. Peter von Neumann-Cosel Institut für Kernphysik Technische Universität Darmstadt vnc@ikp.tu-darmstadt.de

26 U of S TU Darmstadt exchange Hope to welcome you in Darmstadt!