Please direct any inquiries to kswaby@vt.edu.
To be eligible, complete student applications must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Research (104 Burruss
Hall) by February 2, 2015 so that the NIST deadline can be met.
All necessary information is provided via the websites below. If you have additional questions, contact information
is also provided on the website.
The
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the
nation’s premier institutions for the physical and engineering sciences
and through its Summer
Undergraduate Research Program (SURF) offers unique research and
training opportunities for undergraduates, providing them a
research-rich environment and exposure to state-of-the-art equipment.
NIST
SURF applications are now available for Summer 2015. The NIST has two
SURF program locations in Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO. Virginia
Tech is allowed to
submit one application to each program – this one application may
include multiple student applications. NIST will then select the
students to whom they wish to offer the summer research experience. The
websites indicated provide all the information necessary
to create the student application, review and select research areas, and
includes contact information for questions. Students may apply to both program locations, but will need to submit a separate application for each.
Eligibility.
Student must be a US Citizen or permanent resident, registered as an
undergraduate student at a US university with a scientific major at time
of
application, considering pursuing a graduate degree, and it is
recommended that the student have a GPA of 3.0 or above. Students
pursuing the following majors are particularly encouraged to apply: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials
science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron research, and physics.
Successful students will receive funding for travel, lodging, and a stipend.
At the Boulder CO location http://www.nist.gov/surfboulder/index.cfm
opportunities are available in the fields of:
·
Chemical Engineering
·
Electrical Engineering
·
Information Technology
·
Materials Science
·
Physics
No
more than eight (8) VT undergraduates will be nominated for this site.
Anticipated program dates are May 18 through July 31, 2015.
The Boulder student application
package consists of (this information is from their website)
1.
Student Application Form
2.
Copy of transcript (official transcript to be provided by institution, if requested by NIST)
3.
Personal statement (including statement of research interests)
4.
Resume
5.
Two letters of recommendation
6.
Verification
of citizenship or legal permanent residence; e.g., copy of permanent
resident card, birth certificate, passport, etc.
7.
Verification that student will arrive at NIST with health coverage; e.g., copy of health insurance card
At the Gaithersburg
MD location http://www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg/welcome1.cfm,
students can participate in any one of the NIST laboratories:
· Material
Measurement Laboratory (MML)
· Physical
Measurement Laboratory (PML)
· Engineering
Laboratory (EL)
· Information
Technology Laboratory (ITL)
· Center
for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)
· Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL)
· NIST
Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)
Anticipated program dates are May 26 through August 7, 2015.
The following table describes the specific disciplines that can apply for a position
in the designated labs:
|
Special
Project |
|||||
Biochemistry
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
Biological Sciences
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
Chemistry
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
Computer Science
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Engineering
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
Materials Science
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
Mathematics
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Physical Sciences
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Physics
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Statistics
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
The Gaithersburg student
application package consists of (this information is from their website)
1.
Student Application Form (including info about citizenship/legal resident)
2.
Resume
3.
Personal statement (including statement of research interests)
4.
Two letters of recommendation
5.
Transcripts (unofficial copies acceptable)
6. Verification
of U.S. citizenship or permanent legal residence (e.g. copy of birth certificate, passport, or green card)
To be eligible, complete student applications must be
submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Research (104 Burruss Hall) by February 2, 2015 so that the NIST deadline can be met.
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