Getting Involved

Join our mailing list

Interested in PERL events and seminars? Consider joining our mailing list. Send an email to listserv@list.msu.edu with the message: JOIN perl

Once approved, you will begin receiving emails about PERL events and seminars.

Undergraduate research

Undergraduate students interested in working with PERL on research projects are encouraged to contact any member of the PERL faculty. Our group has a number of research projects for undergraduates for which students may volunteer or earn course credit (through PHY 405). A limited number of paid positions are typically available after one semester of either volunteering or taking course credit.

Doctoral research

Graduate students interested in exploring research with PERL are encouraged to contact all members of the PERL faculty as we collectively discuss taking on new doctoral students. This includes current and future MSU students.

PHY 905: Physics Education Research

Interested undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to take PHY 905: Physics Education Research, a special topics course that surveys the state of the research field.

TODO: add the next semester PHY 905 will be offered (the old site listed Spring 2020).

Currently available positions

TODO: list open positions, or remove this section.

Contact us

For general questions about PERL, reach out to our co-directors, Danny Caballero and Vashti Sawtelle, or to any member of the PERL faculty.

PERL offices are in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building (BPS) at Michigan State University.