Research resource page for APAM masters students from AMPS!

(last updated Sep. 27, 2025)

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• Applied Physics Research Groups

APAM Events Calendar

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Reccuring Events

• AMPS Mentorship Program: sign-up form
• AMPS Coffee Chats: Google Drive Sign-Up Sheet
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/applied-mathematics-colloquium-67
• https://quantum.columbia.edu/events
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/materials-science-and-engineering-colloquium-0
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/apam-plasma-physics-columbia-fusion-center-colloquium
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/seas-colloquium-climate-science-scics-84
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/distinguished-colloquium-series-interdisciplinary-and-applied-mathematics-dcsiam
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/american-meteorological-societys-nyc-long-island-chapter-seminar
• https://www.apam.columbia.edu/materials-simulations-earth-and-planetary-sciences-seminars
• Applied Probability Seminar Series
• CS @ CU Research Fair

Opportunities @ Columbia

Faculty Research

Optical Physics

Plasma Physics & Fusion

Nanomaterials

Inverse Problems

Earth & Climate

Electron Conduction on the Nanoscale

Grain Structures in Films

Biomathematics & Biophysics

X-Ray & Neutron Scanning

Applied Physics & Materials Science | Centers & Projects

• Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)
• Collisionless Terrella Experiment (CTX)
• Laser Diagnostics and Solid State Physics Laboratory
• NSF Materials Science Research Centers
• CNI: Columbia Nano Initiative
  • Shared Material Characterization Laboratory (SMCL)
• PRO-QM: Energy Frontier Research Center

Opportunities by Topic

(Not exclusive to APAM)

Operations Research at Columbia

Computer Science

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Biochemistry, Biophysics, Systems Biology
• Earth & Climate

Labs & Centers

Student Organizations

• https://egsc.engineering.columbia.edu/
• https://columbiaspace.org/
• https://www.columbiarobotics.club/
• https://cuwics.github.io/
• https://geec.studentgroups.columbia.edu/ - Graduate Electrical Engineering at Columbia
• https://mega.studentgroups.columbia.edu/ - Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association
• The Data Science Institute Student Council (DSISC)
• https://cni.columbia.edu/
• More Student Groups at Columbia

Beyond Columbia 🚀

National Laboratories

Research opportunities at national laboratories are typically open to students of all educational levels. Many of the following labs allow for research and development (R&D) engagement and often have research pipelines for recruiting future employees. Note that some national labs have U.S. citizenship and/or visa requirements.

Popular National Labs

Additional National Labs

• Ames Laboratory
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
• Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory
• National Energy Technology Laboratory
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Sandia National Laboratory
• Savannah River National Laboratory
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

For more information (or to make a suggestion), contact AMPS at [email protected].