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ST0242: Internship - Radiation Detection and Estimation
MERL is seeking a motivated intern to support a research project focused on detecting and estimating properties of radiation sources (e.g., gamma, beta, alpha). The Computational Sensing team is developing new estimation and inference methods to analyze sensor data from radiation detection systems. To enable this, we require realistic physics-based simulations of particle transport and sensor interactions. The primary goal of this internship is to develop and validate high-fidelity radiation simulations using the Geant4 toolkit, providing data and visualization tools that will accelerate our algorithm development and testing. The ideal candidate would be a PhD student with experience in detector modeling and a familiarity with data analysis tools such as NumPy or ROOT. An understanding of inverse problems or estimation techniques may be beneficial but is not required. The duration is anticipated to be 3 - 6 months with a flexible start date.
Required Specific Experience
- Strong background in nuclear physics, radiation detection, or high-energy physics.
- Demonstrated expertise with Geant4 (geometry setup, physics lists, scoring, visualization).
The pay range for this internship position will be 6-8K per month.
- Research Areas: Applied Physics, Computational Sensing, Electronic and Photonic Devices, Signal Processing
- Host: Joshua Rapp
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ST0215: Internship - Single-Photon Lidar Algorithms
The Computational Sensing Team at MERL is seeking an intern to work on estimation algorithms for single-photon lidar. The ideal candidate would be a PhD student with a strong background in statistical modeling, estimation theory, computational imaging, and/or inverse problems. The intern will collaborate with MERL researchers to design new lidar reconstruction algorithms, conduct simulations, and prepare results for publication. A detailed knowledge of single-photon detection, lidar, and Poisson processes is preferred. Hands-on optics experience may be beneficial but is not required. Strong programming skills in Python or MATLAB are essential. The duration is anticipated to be 3 months with a flexible start date.
The pay range for this internship position will be 6-8K per month.
- Research Areas: Computational Sensing, Computer Vision, Signal Processing, Optimization, Electronic and Photonic Devices
- Host: Joshua Rapp
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