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The Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs Preview Weekend is an all expenses paid visit to the University of Minnesota campus for prospective graduate students interested in one or more of the following Ph.D. programs:


The campus preview weekend will be September 27th - 30th, 2012.


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See What Your Fellow Majors are Doing Over the Summer! 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How did you find out about the NIST/SURF research opportunity?
I attended a seminar on Undergraduate Research opportunities presented by Janet McGlynn, where NIST was highlighted.

Was the application difficult? Did you have help with the application? How many places did you apply to for summer, 2011?
I did not find it difficult to apply. Most of the summer applications require basically the same material. The most difficult part was writing the personal statement (see below), which can be difficult for any application. I attended a personal statement work shop and I asked for a lot of advice from fellow students more experienced with applying for research positions. I applied to somewhere between five and nine programs.

What project were you assigned at NIST?
I was working with Dr. Lee Richter with organic solar cells. I used ellipsometry to study and characterize the interactions of the components of these devices.

What did you know about this field before you started?
Very little. I knew absolutely nothing of the experimental technique I employed and only had the smattering of background from my undergraduate classes to help me grasp the underlying concepts of the work. But I found so many willing tutors.

What did you learn from the project? Does any of this apply to your work in your major at UMBC?
I learned more than I can realize. I gained a lot of lab experience, as my mentor allowed me to be very involved in the hands-on work of the study. Additionally, I learned about more about the field of physical chemistry, which has guided my graduate school plans. And, perhaps most importantly I learned about how to think about science, and research science in particular.

Who did you work most closely with over the summer?
I worked most closely with my mentor, who personally oversaw my project. I also leaned greatly on the skills and tutelage of several postdocs in our research group.

Did you live with the other NIST/SURF students? What was that like?
I lived in the provided housing. The facilities were very nice, and the chance to participate in group activities was a welcome relaxation.

What do you want to do next summer?
I’d like to pursue another internship. Possibly at the Maryland Science Center, but also possibly returning to NIST or a similar experience.

What would you say to other UMBC students about getting involved in research as an undergraduate?
Do it. It may take work and planning to get an internship, but it will broaden your mind. Both in the skills and knowledge you will take away, and the chance to experience what you may be spending the rest of your life doing.

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I am a physics major, and I received many emails from people all over campus about research opportunities. Many of these were about the NIST SURF program, which caught my attention.

Did you apply to other places?
Yes, I applied to about five other places. NIST was the first response I received. It was exciting to know I had a confirmed place for the summer.

 Was the application difficult to do? Did you have help with this?
The application was quite possibly the easiest of all the places to which I applied. Ms. McGlynn made deadlines well-known, and there were no problems whatsoever.

 Who was your mentor for this project?
My mentor was Dr. Ron Tosh, a physicist in the Ionizing Radiation department at NIST. We had a great time over the summer, learning new information from medical physics to electrical engineering.

How were you financed? Where did you live?

We were paid a hefty sum of $5,000, which was an attraction of the program. The folks at NIST put us up in a Summerfield Suites, a nice hotel about 10 minutes from campus, where we got to know the staff during the summer.

What was the hardest part of your research?

The hardest part was getting any of the results to match up with expectations. I would spend an entire day running an experiment and letting a program process all the data, only to find that I’d messed up a minor detail eight hours previous, throwing off the results. But the whole experience is about learning (or discovering) new science, experiencing research, and gaining patience.

What was the most unexpected thing?

How far the research at NIST extends. I have gone to class and heard professors present some information, only to realize during the summer that I was working with the people who discovered that fact. It’s a surreal experience.

How does this research relate to your course work at UMBC?

The most relevant was the Electronics Lab I took at UMBC. We learned about all these separate pieces of circuitry throughout the course, and during the summer I was asked to create a circuit using all of these pieces. To be able to apply exactly what I had learned towards something useful and new was exciting.

Read more about Daniel's research by visiting the link below...

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