Extreme Science Internships (ESI)

About ESI

ESI provides research opportunities for Morgan State University (MSU) students in partnership with the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) at Johns Hopkins University.  HEMI is a premier research institute focused on advancing the fundamental science associated with materials and structures under extreme conditions and demonstrating extreme performance.  Two types of research internships are available: Internal, hosted by MSU faculty and performed mostly at MSU; and external, hosted by and conducted at one of 20 HEMI partner organizations (universities as well as national and industrial laboratories).

 ESI research opportunities are focused on STEM fields and are open to both undergraduate and graduate MSU students in the School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and the School of Engineering. These are paid internship opportunities which may include a student salary and travel reimbursement, depending on project location.

 Currently, two HEMI sponsored programs, the Materials Science in Extreme Environments University Research Alliance (MSEE URA) and the Center for High-Throughput Materials Discovery for Extremes (HT-MAX), support internships.

• MSEE URA is a basic research program focused on understanding and mitigating the effects of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. To learn more about MSEE, visit their website (https://hemi.jhu.edu/mseeura).
• HT-MAX is a basic research program focus on the discovery, characterization, and design of novel hard and brittle materials with properties for use in extreme environments. To learn more about HT-MAX, visit their website (https://hemi.jhu.edu/ht-max).

 To learn more about MSEE and the ESI program, visit the MSEE website (https://hemi.jhu.edu/mseeura).

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Program Benefits

• Work on advanced research problems with real-world applications;
• Collaborate with colleagues at major research institutions around the country;
• Present your results at scientific meetings and conferences;
• Expand their professional networks and further position students for future job opportunities;
• Gain an understanding on federally-sponsored research and development;
• Explore opportunities for graduate (master's and doctoral) degrees at MSEE and HT-MAX partner universities.

Internal ESI (available throughout the year)

For internal ESI opportunities, please contact:
Professor Birol Ozturk at Birol.Ozturk@morgan.edu or (443) 885-5041

External ESI (summers) Visit the MSEE and HT-MAX websites to learn about their programs.  Students will be matched with research mentors at the partnering organizations in one of the following areas, or a related area:

• Data science and visualization;
• Design of materials;
• Mechanical behavior of materials;
• Impact and shock physics;
• Materials processing and manufacturing;
• Chemistry at high temperature and pressure;
• Materials characterization;
• Laser-materials interactions;
• Materials behavior at high pressure and temperature;
• Warm dense matter physics;
• Blast physics and chemistry.

Possible locations for external ESI include:

• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD;

• Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (must be a US Citizen, must have transportation);
• Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA;
• Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc (CRAFT Tech), Pipersville, PA;

• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA;
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA (must be a US Citizen);
• New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ;
• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL;
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (must be a US Citizen);
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN;
• University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;
• University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA;
• University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA;
• University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA;
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL;
• University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA;
• University of Rochester, Rochester, NY;
• South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD;
• Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA;
• Washington State University, Pullman, WA.