REU Site: SURFing the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST): A NIST CNST-NSF REU Partnership

有了这个为期三年的本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖，国家标准与技术研究所（NIST）的新纳米科学与技术中心（CNST）将加入NIST非常成功的夏季本科生研究奖学金（SURF）计划。6名学生将在CNST度过11周的时间，从事研究，并与CNST的科学家进行一对一的项目合作，这些项目将把对基础知识的探索与纳米技术对国家重要问题的直接应用结合起来。学生的研究项目涉及纳米电子学、纳米光子学、纳米磁学、纳米光刻和纳米表征工具的开发等领域。REU的参与者将与世界一流的科学家密切合作，有机会获得最先进的设备，并体验国家实验室丰富的研究环境。学生们将被鼓励在专业会议上展示他们的研究成果，并在同行评议的期刊上发表。CNST REU计划将无缝嵌入到更大的NIST范围的REU计划“浏览NIST实验室”中，该计划包括100多名在其他NIST实验室工作的本科生。这个REU项目通过共享住房安排、每周系列研讨会、定期安排的社交聚会和一个网络聊天室来培养一个有凝聚力的氛围，从而形成强烈的学生网络。SURF项目面向所有美国公民和永久居民，并鼓励妇女、少数民族和残疾学生参与。该REU网站由数学和物理科学理事会材料研究部提供支持。

With this three-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site award, the new Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) will join the very successful Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at NIST. Six students will spend eleven weeks in CNST, engaged in research and working one-on-one with CNST scientists on projects that combine the quest for fundamental knowledge with direct applications of nanotechnology to problems of national importance. Student research projects are in the areas of nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomagnetism, nanoscale lithography, and the development of nanoscale characterization tools. The REU participants will work closely with world class scientists, have access to state-of-the-art equipment, and experience the research-rich environment of a national laboratory. The students will be encouraged to present their research at professional conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals. The CNST REU program will be seamlessly embedded in the larger NIST-wide REU program "SURFing the NIST Laboratories" which includes more than 100 undergraduate students working in other NIST laboratories. This REU program nurtures a cohesive atmosphere through shared housing arrangements, a weekly seminar series, regularly scheduled social gatherings, and an internet chat room that results in intense student networking. The SURF program is available to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents and encourages the participation of women, minorities, and students with disabilities.This REU Site is supported by the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.