Openings & Contact
QTM Lab welcomes motivated researchers interested in quantum photonics, metamaterials, quantum sensing, cryogenic quantum systems, and computational electromagnetics.
Strong candidates combine physical intuition, disciplined computation or measurement, clear writing, and the habit of turning uncertainty into testable next steps.
The lab rewards independence, careful records, early communication, safe work, and strong research judgment.
Bring ideas, data, questions, and next steps. A good update shows what was tried, what was learned, what blocked progress, and what comes next.
Raise blockers, equipment issues, deadline risks, mistakes, and policy questions early, when they are easiest to solve.
A result without records is not a research result. Keep raw data, code, notes, figures, drafts, and decisions organized enough for another researcher to follow.
Experimental work begins only after required FIU training, task-specific authorization, and review of relevant lab procedures.
New researchers should build a core literature list, create an ORCID iD, set up notebooks and version control, and prepare a one-page research plan.
Each year, identify one technical skill, one fellowship or award, one conference or workshop, and one career-development step.
Lab guidance supports research planning; official FIU, ECE, ISSS, EH&S, sponsor, and appointment-letter requirements control formal decisions.
Applicants and current students should verify current degree, enrollment, assistantship, immigration, safety, and research-compliance rules through the appropriate FIU office before making deadline-sensitive or status-sensitive decisions.
U.S. citizen students interested in quantum photonics, metamaterials, quantum sensing, cryogenic quantum systems, RF/microwave engineering, or computational electromagnetics are welcome to contact Prof. Krasnok about co-developing fellowship and research proposals.
The opportunities below are open or opening soon as of August 2026. Always confirm dates on the sponsor's own page before you plan around them.
Open now. August 3 to October 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
For U.S. citizens, dual citizens, or nationals doing DoD-relevant science or engineering research near the start of graduate study, with at least three years remaining.
Open now. Opened August 1, 2026; closes the first Friday in December 2026.
Full tuition, a stipend, paid DoD summer internships, and civilian employment after graduation. Open to U.S. citizens in SMART STEM fields at any degree level.
Timing: deadlines fall in late October 2026 and vary by field.
Three years of support over a five-year window for research-based STEM master's and doctoral study. For graduating seniors, first-year and second-year graduate students.
Timing: opens late August 2026; deadline late October 2026.
For college seniors, first-year graduate students, or gap-year applicants starting full-time, in-person Ph.D. study in the applied physical sciences, mathematics, or engineering. U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Timing: two cycles a year. The second usually opens in August with a November deadline.
Supports graduate thesis research carried out on site at a DOE national laboratory with a lab scientist as collaborator. Useful for cryogenic, superconducting, and materials work.
Timing: ROSES-2026 was released in July 2026; check the FINESST element for the current due date.
Graduate student-designed NASA science research submitted through an eligible U.S. institution. The student leads the idea and the writing, with faculty PI input.
Timing: applications are accepted at the start of each semester.
For eligible FIU students seeking DOE-linked workforce development, applied research, and paid summer internships at DOE sites and national laboratories.
Timing: varies by fellowship and nomination route.
FIU fellowships cover both prospective and current students. Some require department or college nomination, so start early.
Email a CV, transcript if available, one paragraph on the research direction you have in mind, the opportunity you are targeting, and its deadline. Strong proposals start with a clear question, a credible plan, and evidence that you are prepared to carry it out.
Prof. Aleksandr Krasnok
Quantum Technologies and Metamaterials Lab
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Florida International University
10555 W Flagler Street, Engineering Center
Miami, FL 33174
Office: EC 3202C
Lab: AMERI EC 1654
Email: akrasnok@fiu.edu
Use official university sources for current requirements and deadlines.
