I get emails from students from all over India (and occasionally from other parts of Asia) asking for summer projects. Bear in mind that I work in a teaching institution. So I clearly prefer to offer projects to students at IIT Madras. If you want to work with me, kindly become a student at IIT Madras — we offer the following degrees in Physics — B. Tech. (Engineering Physics), M. Sc. (Physics) and a Ph. D. The Institute and Department websites provide a lot of detailed information about these courses. IIT Madras also has exchange programmes with several universities worldwide — you can check to see if your university has one with IITM and if yes, you are welcome to come over as an exchange student and then work with me. I therefore do not respond to most emails (if they make it past IITM's spam filter) regarding Summer Projects.
IITM has a small number of summer fellowships which you can also apply for. Click on the URL for the current year: Summer 2008. I am travelling during the current summer but some of my colleagues may be available. The deadline is February 15, 2008.
