Research Programs Available to Students

All six of the NIST laboratories in Gaithersburg, MD participate in the SURF program: Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), Engineering (EL), Information Technology (ITL) , Material Measurement (MML), Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), Physical Measurement (PML).

	EL	CNST	MML/ NCNR	PML	ITL	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
Physics	X	X	X	X		X
Statistics	X				X	X

Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of NIST's research, we encourage students to look through the different websites below to discover lots of interesting project areas. For example, a chemistry student may find project opportunities in ITL, PL, EL and , in addition to the logical choice of MML. Similar opportunities exist for those in other disciplines.

Summaries of current research opportunities exist in the following laboratories:

MML/NCNR	http://www.nist.gov/mml/mml_surf.cfm
PML	http://www.nist.gov/pml/surf/index.cfm
EL	http://www.nist.gov/el/surf.cfm
CNST	http://www.nist.gov/cnst/cnst_surf.cfm
ITL	http://www.nist.gov/itl-surf-program.cfm

Contact

General Information:
301 975 4200 Telephone
301 975 3038 Facsimile

100 Bureau Drive, M/S 8400
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8410