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Students at NICE

Students are eligible to intern with NICE through the following NIST Programs:

  • Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP)
    SHIP provides opportunities for high school students interested in scientific research.

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
    SURF is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through a unique research experience that supports the NIST mission.

  • NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
    The Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.  The program is intended to assure continued growth and progress of a highly skilled science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) workforce in the United States.

  • NIST Pathways Program
    The Pathways Program offers clear paths to Federal internships for students from high school through post-graduate school and to careers for recent graduates, and provides meaningful training and career development opportunities for individuals who are at the beginning of their Federal service.

View past students below:

Femina Amoo

Femina Amoo
Credit: Femina Amoo

2023 NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
Montgomery College

Stephen Langelier

Stephen Langelier
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2023 NIST Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)
North County High School

Asher Cronin

Asher Cronin
Credit: Asher Cronin

2023 NIST Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)
Montgomery Blair High School

Aubrie Kendall

Aubrie Kendall
Credit: Aubrie Kendall

2022 NICE Summer Graduate Fellow
California State University, San Bernardino

 Kyle Truong

Kyle Truong
Credit: Gemstone Leadership Council

2022 NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
University of Maryland, College Park

Lindsey Walter

Lindsey Walter
Credit: Lindsey Walter

2022 NIST Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)
Thomas Wootton High School

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Khar Casse

Khar Casse Photo

2021 NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
Montgomery College

Timothy Desir 

Timothy Desir

2021 NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
Montgomery College

Rebecca Kanda

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2021 NIST Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)
Poolesville High School

 

Emiliana Merida

Emiliana Merida

2021 NICE Summer Undergraduate Fellow
California State University, San Bernardino

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Mercado

Joseph Mercado

2020 NICE Undergraduate Fellow
California State University, San Bernardino

Matthew Scarborough

Matthew Scarborough

2020 C3P Summer Experience
Clark State College

Frauke Steinmeier

 Frauke Steinmeier

2020 C3P Summer Experience
San Antonio College

 

Rickie Grigsby

 

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2019 NICE Summer Graduate Fellow,
California State University, San Bernardino

Thomas Hayes

 

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2019 NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF),
University of North Georgia

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Kelley Li

 

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2019 NIST Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP), 
Montgomery Blair High School

 

Samantha Halam

 

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2018 NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF),
Fayetteville State University

Christine Hysell

 

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2018 NICE Summer Undergraduate Fellow,
University of Redlands

Adi Singh

 

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2018 NIST Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP),
 River Hill High School

 

Alina Aragon

 

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2017 NICE Undergraduate Fellow,
California State University, San Bernardino

Dora Baldwin

 

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2017 NICE Summer Graduate Fellow,
California State University, San Bernardino

Lindsey Polley

 

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2017 NICE Summer Graduate Fellow,
Pardee RAND Graduate School

Created July 18, 2022, Updated October 2, 2023