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Be sure to have looked into what the professor that you are interviewing with studies. Looking at their website and reading the introductions to a few of their papers would be most helpful. In your head, try to connect these ideas to the physics that you have learned in your classes so far. Most ...

I worked in Experimental Physics rather than Theoretical Physics so consider this when reading my answer. A Physics Research Internship is quite a laid back job compared to many others. For the most part, you get to determine your work schedule (as long as you are getting your work done and atten...

Quite well. There are certainly areas in physics that rely more or less on other fields. For example, theoretical physics obviously uses many tools from pure mathematics and physical chemistry combines concepts between physics and chemistry. In these cases, it is definitely helpful to have traini...

-Make research on the laboratory's published papers-Learn about the people who work at the laboratory-Bring questions regarding the position and your potential roll in the laboratory