Undergraduate Research opportunities
Undergraduate students working in world renowned research groups in the school contribute to research published in leading scholarly journals and attend premier conferences in their fields. For undergrad research opportunities please look at the individual faculty profiles and webpages and contact faculty about any available positions.
Registering for Undergraduate Research
After you have discussed prospective research with a research advisor, you will need request they sign the Undergraduate Research Agreement form so that you can register for the appropriate course (for credit or pay). You will be requesting that the form be sent to your email address for completion. After you have completed the form, it will then automatically forwarded to your research advisor's address for approval. Be sure you have reminded your research advisor that the form, coming from Dr. Eric Murray via Docusign, will arrive by email and require their signature. Your email address, and that of your research advisor, should be of the form gtacct@gatech.edu. Please use the DocuSign Address Book to search for and choose the appropriately formatted GT email addresses. This ensures your Agreement will be routed correctly.
- Request the form from docusign: PHYS Undergraduate Research Agreement and select "USE".
- Add the recipients (you and your research advisor) using the DocuSign Address Book, and select "SEND".
- In the email you receive, click on "REVIEW DOCUMENT".
- This will bring you to DocuSign, where you must agree to use electronic records and signatures, then click "CONTINUE".
- Fill out all required fields. Note that every field is required, except "level and basis" for "Other" type, which should only be filled out when "Other" is selected.
- Click "SIGN", and then after signing, "FINISH".
- You can check the status of your form on the Agreements page in DocuSign.
- The "three dots" menu for your form will allow you to make corrections if you discover an error in an email address.
- Once completed, a copy of the form is sent to the academic office and a permit will be issued for the appropriate course.
- Please contact the academic office if you have questions about or difficulties with completing the form.
International opportunities
Students in the School of Physics have a wide range of opportunities for undergraduate study at institutions throughout the world. Further information can be obtained from the Office of International Education.
Undergraduate Summer Research
The Georgia Tech Physics REU is a ten-week summer research program open for students outside Georgia Tech hosted by the School of Physics using funds from the National Science Foundation. Physics majors are invited to apply for the opportunity to work under the supervision of a physics faculty member on a focused research project. For more information visit the Physics REU website.
