<p>I am also interested in this topic.</p>
<p>I wonder if there is a way to collaborate with an engineering prof at another institute. One of the undergraduate researchers (Adam Anderson) profiled on UChicago’s physics [web</a> site](<a href=“http://physics.uchicago.edu/research/undergraduate/profiles.html]web”>http://physics.uchicago.edu/research/undergraduate/profiles.html) did an internship at University of Washington.</p>