As a summer student, you will be embedded in a research group for the duration of at least six and up to twelve weeks. You will actively participate in and contribute to the research at PSI, pursuing a research project together with one or more supervisor(s).
A lecture and activities programme is centrally organised for all summer students. It consists of introductory lectures of the main areas of research at PSI, typically followed by a tour of the experiments and laboratories.
For exchange with other summer students, a social programme consisting of a welcome event at the beginning of the lecture programme, a barbeque, and several get-togethers will take place.
2024 lecture programme
Lectures will typically have a length of 45 minutes. Some of them will be followed by a visit of the laboratories. Coffee and Gipfeli will be served 30 minutes before the lectures in the WHGA foyer.
| Date | Time | Location | Topic(s) | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.07.2024 | 10:00 | OSGA/EG6b (Coffee afterwards in OASE) | Welcome to the programme Introduction to PSI Welcome from the PhD and postdoc association Welcome from the sports club | Andreas Adelmann Christian Rüegg Natan Garrivier Ben Martin |
| 03.07.2024 | 10:00 | WHGA/001 | SwissFEL | Christoph Bostedt |
| 10.07.2024 | 10:00 | WHGA/001 | Biomedical research in the PSI Center for Life Sciences | Jörg Standfuss |
| 17.07.2024 | 10:00 | WHGA/001 | Particle Physics | Klaus Kirch |
| 24.07.2024 | 10:00 | WHGA/001 | Proton therapy | Tony Lomax |
| 31.07.2024 | 10:00 | WHGA/001 | Scientific Computing Theory and Data | Andreas Läuchli |
| 07.08.2024 | 10:00 | WHGA/001 | Life of a PhD student at PSI [1][2] | Arnau Alba Jacas, Renato Bellotti |
2024 social activities and lightning talks
| Date | Time | Location | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.07.2024 | 17:00 | Outside OASE | Barbecue |
| 31.07.2024 | 14:00 | WHGA/001 | Lightning talks by summer students (followed by apéro) |
| 07.08.2024 | 14:00 | WHGA/001 | Lightning talks by summer students (followed by apéro) |