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Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship Program 

"SURFing the Information Technology Laboratory"

2007 ITL Surf Students 

Application Deadline: February 15, 2008

2008 Program Dates are May 27 through August 8

The Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. This program is designed to provide hands-on research experience in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Software Testing, Computer Security, Information Access and Networking. Located just outside Washington, DC, available research opportunities include:


Human Interaction with Computing Technologies
Computer Accessibility
Mobile Communications for Police/Fire/Rescue Applications
Integrated Cellular, WiFi, and Other High-speed Wireless Networks
Network Modeling
Information Visualization
Complex Networks
Trustworthy Software
Software Measurement Science
Software Quality Testing
Statistical Mechanics for Complex Networks
Graph Theory for Complex Networks
Monte Carlo Methods
Computer Forensics
Mathematical Modeling
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Experimental Design
Natural Language and Speech Processing
Computational Linguistics
Intelligent Systems Evaluation
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Pervasive, Wireless and Multimedia Computing
Biometrics for Computer Access and Security
Cryptography
Information Security

Further information on many of these opportunities can be obtained by looking at the descriptions of ongoing Information Technology research given by the National Research Council in their announcement of the NRC postdoctoral research associate program at NIST (then click on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)), as well as the NIST publication Guide to NIST.

The Fellowship will include a $4,000 stipend for the 11 week period, in addition to travel and housing allowances. Applications must be submitted by the school; e.g., by the chair of an academic department or by appropriate administrative staff.

In addition to "SURFing the Information Technology Laboratory" program there is also a SURF program in each of the other NIST Laboratories (PL, MEL, BFRL, EEEL, CSTL, MSEL). Check out their web pages as well! Also check out the Main NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) homepage.

 

Student Eligibility Criteria

  • Intent to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics, computer science or engineering or related field
  • GPA of 3.0/4.0, or better
  • Must be U. S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Two letters of recommendation, student transcript, and letter of intent/personal statement

Plan of Operation

  • SURFers work directly with NIST Research Advisors
  • SURFers participate in a weekly research seminar program and in extramural group activities intended to enrich the fellowship experience
  • Fellows are encouraged to present their research results at national meetings
  • SURFers are encouraged to pursue their Ph.D. degree
Main NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) homepage.
Download an application and information packet then print out the required forms or call Anita Sweigert at (301)975-4200, e-mail: anita.sweigert@nist.gov.

 

For more information contact:

Dr. Isabel Beichl
NIST
100 Bureau Dr, Mail Stop 8910
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8910
301-975-3821


Dr. Larry Reeker
NIST
100 Bureau Dr, Mail Stop 8900
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8900
301-975-5147
larry.reeker@nist.gov

 

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Created: Oct. 20, 2000
Last Updated: November 1, 2007