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Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois-Chicago, in partnership with Argonne and Fermilab National Laboratories, have developed a comprehensive two-year program (C2-THE-P2 program) to train physics and computer science students in the computational tools necessary to advance the particle physics field.

Students accepted into the C2-THE-P2 program will begin their course work at either Â鶹¾«Æ· or UIC with their general graduate curricula, but will also take several courses in computational physics taught by Â鶹¾«Æ· and UIC faculty and experts from the local labs.

Unique Opportunity

• Earn an M.S. degree while being trained by exceptional scientists.
• Students receive tuition waiver plus a stipend.
• Participate in monthly technical seminars, hands-on learning experiences and bi-annual program events.
• Benefit from close connections to the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) for training and workshops.

Exceptional Faculty Mentors

Physics faculty have connections to ATLAS, CMS, DUNE, g-2 and the Mu2e experiments and the computer science faculty are leaders in the data science and high-performance computing (HPC) fields. 

Eligibility

• Open to students 18+ years of age.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.
• Applying to the or  programs or the .