Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Gaithersburg and Boulder Programs; Availability of Funds

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the 2004 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Gaithersburg and Boulder programs are soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2004. The SURF Gaithersburg program is soliciting applications in the areas of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Science and Technology, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Building and Fire Research, and Information Technology. The SURF Boulder program is soliciting applications in the areas of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Chemical Science and Technology, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Information Technology. Applications for the Gaithersburg and Boulder programs are separate. Application to one program does not constitute application to the other, and applications will not be exchanged between the Gaithersburg and Boulder programs. If applicants wish to be considered at both sites, two separate applications must be submitted. In Gaithersburg, Maryland, the programs "SURFing the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory," "SURFing the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory," "SURFing the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory," "SURFing the Physics Laboratory," "SURFing the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory," "SURFing the Building and Fire Research Laboratory," and "SURFing the Information Technology Laboratory," will provide an opportunity for the NIST Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL), Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL), Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) Physics Laboratory (PL), Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to join in a partnership to encourage outstanding undergraduate students to pursue careers in science and engineering. The program will provide research opportunities for students to work with internationally known NIST scientists, to expose them to cutting-edge research and promote the pursuit of graduate degrees in science and engineering. The SURF NIST Boulder program will provide an opportunity for five NIST laboratories (in Boulder, Colorado)--Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL), Physics Laboratory (PL), Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL), Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)--and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to join in a partnership to encourage outstanding undergraduate students to pursue careers in science and engineering. The program will provide research opportunities for students to work with internationally known NIST scientists, exposing them to cutting-edge research, and will promote the pursuit of graduate degrees in science and engineering. The NIST SURF Gaithersburg and Boulder Program Directors will work with appropriate department chairs, outreach coordinators, and directors of multi-disciplinary academic organizations to identify outstanding undergraduates (including graduating seniors) who would benefit from off-campus summer research in a world-class scientific environment.