REU Site: SURFing the Physics Lab, a NIST-NSF Partnership

美国国家标准与技术研究所将继续其REU网站：冲浪物理实验室，这是NIST和NSF的合作项目，将接待多达24名学生参加其为期12周的夏季本科生研究奖学金(SURF)计划(为期9周的计划对四分之一制学生开放)。该奖项将支持多达14名学生；NIST物理实验室将支持另外10名学生。NIST的学生项目涵盖了许多方面的研究；它们包括光镊子、量子计算和电离辐射在医学和国土安全中的应用。它们支持对工业竞争力至关重要的科学技术的进步，并成为该国所有研究努力的支持基地。这个物理REU计划与其他六个REU计划共享许多功能和活动，这些计划在NIST实验室的其他六个操作单元中运行。每年有100多名学生在REU的七个项目中共享住房、研讨会和社交活动。这些学生来自所有种族背景，美国所有地区，来自大大小小的大学。物理冲浪专业的学生学习物理学在许多其他应用研究领域中发挥的广泛作用。为了增强体验，SURF计划组织专业活动，如参观NIST研究设施、当地大学和其他地点。靠近大城市、海洋和乡村公园，为该项目中的大量学生提供了许多社交机会。SURF项目是一个严格的原子、分子、光学和辐射物理培训项目，为我国下一代科学家提供在NIST从事世界级物理研究的机会。NIST是美国首屈一指的物理科学研究所之一，作为技术转让的牵头机构，正在为政府、工业和学术界之间提供强有力的接口。NIST物理实验室为本科生提供了独特的研究和培训机会，为他们提供了一个研究丰富的环境，接触到最先进的设备，有机会与世界级的科学家密切合作，并被介绍给代表未来就业机会的专业联系人。该项目包括完全沉浸在科学中，包括使用最先进的研究和计算工具的实践经验，与世界级科学家的持续对话，以及学习思考研究项目的起源、未来方向和潜在应用。冲浪计划适用于所有美国公民和永久居民。SURF鼓励女性、少数族裔和残疾人在这些代表性不足的美国学生的职业生涯关键时刻参与进来，这些学生经常被劝阻在科学、数学和工程领域就业。在某些情况下，向学生提供支持，让他们在下一学年旅行，在会议上介绍他们的暑期研究。

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will continue its REU Site: SURFing the Physics Lab, a NIST-NSF Partnership program to host up to 24 students in its 12-week summer undergraduate research fellowship (SURF) program (9-week programs are available to students on the quarter system). This award will support as many as to 14 students; the NIST Physics Laboratory will support an additional 10 students. NIST student projects cover many aspects of research; they have included optical tweezers, quantum computing and ionizing radiation applications in medicine and homeland security. They support the advance of science and technology crucial for industrial competitiveness, and serves as a base of support for all research efforts within this country. This physics REU program shares many functions and activities with six other REU programs that operate in the other six operational units of the NIST Laboratories. Each year more than 100 students share housing, seminars and social functions across the seven REU programs. These students are from all ethnic backgrounds, all regions of the United States, and from colleges large and small. Physics SURF students learn the broad role physics plays in many other applied research areas. To enhance the experience, the SURF program organizes professional activities such as tours of NIST research facilities, local universities and other sites. The proximity to major cities, the ocean and rural parks ensure many social opportunities for the large number of students in the program.The SURF program is a rigorous training program in atomic, molecular, optical and radiation physics that provides opportunities for our nation's next generation of scientists to engage in world-class physics research at NIST. NIST is one of the nation's premier institutes for the physical sciences and, as the lead agency for technology transfer, is providing a strong interface between government, industry, and academia. The NIST Physics Laboratory offers unique research and training opportunities for undergraduates, providing them a research-rich environment, exposure to state-of-the-art equipment, an opportunity to work closely with world-class scientists and to be introduced to professional contacts that represent future employment possibilities. The program involves a full immersion in science, including hands-on experience with state-of-the-art research and computational tools, constant dialogue with world-class scientists, and learning to think about the origins, future directions and potential applications of research projects. The SURF program is available to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents. SURF encourages the participation of women, minorities and the handicapped at a critical point in the careers of these under-represented American students who have often been discouraged from careers in science, math and engineering. In some cases, support is provided to students to travel to present their summer research at conferences during the following school year.