So, you want to be my student

If you want to be my student, please pay close attention:

I generally fund RA positions only to PhD students.
I advise MS students only if their research intersects with mine.

If you meet these qualifications, then perform the following exercise:

Choose 2-3 publications from my website that interest you
Write a critical review of the papers, including why the work is interesting, but most importantly where you think the work should go next. In this review, you are proving to me that you understand the purpose of research, and most importantly that you understand the technical details of the paper and how they relate to research.

I recommend you do this sometime before the application deadline of the department. If you are a strong student, and I know you are applying, I can do much more for you in terms of fellowships.

Summer 2008

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Undergraduate researchers for Autonomous Vehicle Simulation

Students will work in simulation tasks for model-based specification of autonomous systems. MATLAB models will be simulated across the network, for swarm-like simulations of autonomous rotorcraft.

The length for this project is the 12-week summer, though a strong student may be retained for future projects. Several students will be hired, and options of 20 hr/week and 40 hr/week are available.

APPLY BY MAY 8, 2008!

The Successful Candidate must have:

Completed the Junior year
Extreme fluency in MATLAB
Fluency in OO programming
Willingness to learn new concepts

Outstanding candidates may have:

Experience with component-based systems
Experience with ICE middleware
Controls background

Students will be compensated for their work hourly, earning as much as $6,720 for the summer, as well as earning valuable letters of recommendation from faculty. Please submit your resume, and expected work schedule (20 or 40 hr/week) to Prof. Jonathan Sprinkle (sprinkle@ECE.Arizona.Edu) before May 8, 2008.

Graduate Research, Summer 2008

I'm looking for two graduate students w/ experience in MATLAB and distributed control systems to work with the C2 Wind Tunnel project for the summer term. Work is only for the summer term, and no future employment is guaranteed. This RAship is 100% effort (full-time) for the summer term.

Apply to Prof. Sprinkle by May 8, 2008, including your CV and names of professors from UA for whom you have worked or taken courses.