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Heller Lab
Principal Investigator: Eric Heller
About the Lab
We are interested in a broad range of subjects that depend on time-dependent wave mechanics in one form or another.
What Research Looks Like
Treated as a colleague. Many undergrads get first author on a paper.
Example Undergraduate Projects
- Discovery that Anderson localization becomes Planckian diffusion as the medium animates (Yubo Zhang, now QSE graduate student)
- Quantum dots as acoustical chambers (M. Zaletel, now Prof. at Berkeley Physics)
- Projects with Prof. Norman Yao when he was a Harvard undergrad
Prerequisites & Skills
Could be a freshman but needs some science focus in prior years
Before You Reach Out
We do modest coding, nothing huge. We often discover things numerically, then provide the theory.
Where Students Go After
Usually grad school in physics or applied math
Contact Information
At a Glance
Time Commitment
10 hours
Undergrads per Semester
2-6
Typical Project Length
1-2 years
Minimum Commitment
2 semesters or more
Co-authorship Policy
Yes — many of them get first author on a paper
Group Meetings
2 per week
Interested in joining?
Reach out to Eric Heller via email to express your interest in undergraduate research.