NIST's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:42:16 -0500

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is for students majoring in science, engineering, and mathematics. The program is hosted at NIST’s Boulder, Colorado, campus and NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus.

Applications for participation in the SURF program are accepted only from colleges or universities and not from individual students or faculty. Contact Devon Fick at dfick1@umbc.edu to apply. Applications are due to Mr. Fick by Jan. 29, 2018.

SURF Program:
https://www.nist.gov/surf

Application due date:

Monday, February 12, 2018

Eligibility Requirements:

Be a U.S. citizen and Permanent U.S. Resident with a valid green card

Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior) at a U.S. College or University during the time of application; seniors graduating in May 2018 are eligible to apply.

Majoring in biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, mathematics, physical sciences, physics, and/or statistics

Have a 3.0 G.P.A. or above

Considering pursuing a graduate degree or career in a STEM discipline

Research Opportunities Matching

Students applying to the SURF Boulder program will be matched to opportunities in the Boulder divisions:

Applied Chemicals and Materials Division

Public Safety Communications Research Division

RF Technology Division

Applied Physics Division
Quantum Electromagnetics Division
Time and Frequency Division

Students applying to the SURF Gaithersburg program will be matched to opportunities in the Gaithersburg laboratories:

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)

Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL)

Engineering Laboratory (EL)

Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)

Material Measurement Laboratory (MML)

NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)

For additional information and application materials about the NIST SURF Program, please visit:https://www.nist.gov/surf

Or register for an upcoming webinar (open to students and university staff):

January 10, 2018- https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?meeting=vwgijlct4rqq&campaign=iuuyhx2z5e3w

January 17, 2018- https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?meeting=b2hmwdfq9xgc&campaign=wws2myp9hz25