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Summer

We offer hands-on summer research opportunities for undergraduates, postgraduates, and select high school students. We also offer a week-long STEM exploration program for middle school students.

Summer

Summer Student Research Program at Wright Lab

Yale Wright Laboratory offers undergraduate and postgraduate researchers from Yale and from other institutions, and select local high school students cutting-edge, hands-on experiences in experimental nuclear, particle, and astrophysics; quantum science; and instrumentation. Students and postgraduate associates at Wright Lab participate in fundamental physics experiments on campus at Yale and around the world. They develop, build, and use advanced instrumentation and technologies for research; analyze data; and acquire skills for successful careers in graduate school and beyond.  

The Summer Student Research Program at Wright Lab is an annual program, sponsored by Wright Lab since 2018. In 2022, the program expanded and is now co-sponsored along with the Yale Physics Department, the Yale Astronomy Department, the Yale Quantum Institute (YQI).  

Opportunities: 

2025 Summer Student Research Program at Wright Lab

June 2-July 25, 2025

2025 Summer Program Schedule

Summer Explorations in Science, Technology, and the Natural World

Middle school is a critical time for students to explore and develop potential interest in STEMM. This program at Wright Lab, begun in 2024, engages a cohort of up to 12 middle school students from the New Haven area in exploring science, technology, and the natural world together across a range of disciplines. In 2024, participants engaged with programming and robotics through hands-on projects and group-led exploration. The program is expected to next be offered in the summer of 2026.

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Past Summer Programs at Wright Lab

  • 2024 Summer Student Research Program at Wright Lab

  • 2024 Summer Explorations in Science, Technology, and the Natural World

  • 2023 Summer Student Research Program at Wright Lab

  • 2022 Summer Student Research Program at Wright Lab

  • DOE Research Traineeship for Diversity in Nuclear Physics at Wright Lab

  • 2022 ONAOSI-Yale Undergraduate Research Experience in Instrumentation

  • 2018 National Nuclear Physics Summer School at Yale