Projects will focus on Quantum Physics, Quantum Materials, Condensed Matter, and Optical Physics. Examples include: levitated quantum optomechanics, nano-optics of quantum materials, studies of phase transitions in superconductors, magnetic materials, and H2O ice, experiments on magnetic films and nanostructures, biofilms, corrosion research using imaging and chemical analysis techniques, applied optics and optical storage, quantum computing, and theory of superfluids. Montana State University - Bozeman – a land-grant university with an enrollment of 16,800 students, is ranked in the top category of research universities by the Carnegie Foundation. Bozeman is a town of 50,000 inhabitants in the Gallatin Valley, at the base of the Bridger Mountain Range, 80 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. Outdoor opportunities in the area include backpacking, biking, camping, golf, mountain climbing, exploring, hiking, fly fishing, river floating, and whitewater rafting. Summers in Bozeman offer theatre, an opera, music venues, art festivals, museums, cafes, and dining. |
