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

凭借这项为期三年的本科生研究经验(REU)现场奖，美国国家标准与技术研究所(NIST)新成立的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)项目。六名学生将在CNST度过11周的时间，从事研究，并与CNST的科学家在项目上一对一地合作，这些项目将对基础知识的追求与纳米技术在国家重大问题上的直接应用相结合。学生的研究项目包括纳米电子学、纳米光子学、纳米磁学、纳米光刻和纳米表征工具的开发。REU参与者将与世界级科学家密切合作，获得最先进的设备，并体验国家实验室丰富的研究环境。这些学生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论文。CNST REU计划将无缝地嵌入到NIST范围内更大的REU计划“冲浪NIST实验室”中，该计划包括在其他NIST实验室工作的100多名本科生。这一REU项目通过共享住房安排、每周一次的研讨会系列、定期安排的社交聚会和互联网聊天室培养了一种凝聚力的氛围，从而促进了学生之间的密切联系。SURF计划向所有美国公民和永久居民开放，并鼓励女性、少数族裔和残疾学生参与。该REU网站由数学和物理科学局材料研究部支持。

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.