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Professor Sarah Church
Our group builds instrumentation to observe the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB) at millimeter wavelengths. The CMB is a virtually pristine relic of conditions in the universe approximately 400,000 years after the Big Bang and by studying it we can test our understanding of the laws of physics in the extreme conditions that occurred in the first few moments after the Big Bang. Our research uses telescopes located at some of the best sites in the world for millimeter wavelength astronomy, including the South Pole, the Chilean Andes, and Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
We are now accepting applications from current graduate students for rotations. The following types of work are available:
- Development of the next generation of CMB polarization experiments,
including the QUIET experiment. This includes working with JPL to develop appropriate detector technology.
- Preparing for future experiments by simulating observations and modeling expected science results
Students are welcome to carry out a mixture of experimental and data analysis work, or to concentrate exclusively on one or the other. Further details and specific rotation projects can be found at https://www.stanford.edu/~schurch/restricted/rotation_opportunities.html (SUNet ID required) and at http://www.stanford.edu/~schurch/employment.html.
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