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SURF NIST Boulder
| Primary Institution: |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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| Affiliation: |
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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| City: |
Boulder
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| State: |
CO
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| Job Duration: |
11 weeks
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| Class Requirement: |
Enrolled as an undergraduate
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| Citizenship Requirement: |
U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Legal Resident
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| Minimum GPA: |
3.0 recommended
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| Position Type: |
Research
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| Discipline(s): |
Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics
Biophysics
Condensed Matter: Structure and Mechanical/Thermal Properties
Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure and Electromagnetic/Optical Properties
Elementary Particles and Fields
Fluid Dynamics and Gases
Medical Physics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Plasmas and Beam Physics
Sound and Acoustics
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Other Engineering
Interdisciplinary Physics: Biological Physics; Quantum Information; Etc.
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| Description: |
The National Institute of Standards and Technology offers an 11-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program providing hands-on research experience in Chemical Science and Technology, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, and Physics.
The NIST site is in Boulder, Colorado. A program also exists at NIST's campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Further information on these opportunities can be obtained by visiting http://surf.boulder.nist.gov/.
The Fellowship will include a stipend, and travel and housing allowances. Note that applications for participation in the SURF program are accepted only from colleges and universities, not from individual students.
Student eligibility criteria:
-- considering pursuing a graduate degree in a technical field
-- recommended GPA of 3.0/4.0, or better
-- must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident
-- must be attendig a U.S. academic institution.
-- two letters of recommendation by professors or department chairs
-- a copy of the student transcript
-- letter of intent/personal statement |
| Stipend: |
$4,500
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| Benefits: |
Housing
Travel Reimbursement
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| Application Deadline: |
02/16/2010
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| Job Website: |
http://surf.boulder.nist.gov/
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| Additional Information: |
Students must work with their university or college to submit an application to the SURF program. |
Primary Contact Information
Ms. Cindy Kotary
NIST, Office of the Director
325 Broadway, Mail Stop 104.01
Boulder,
CO
80305
Email: cindy.kotary@nist.gov
Phone: 303-497-3319
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