Students will participate as guest researchers in hands-on neutron science or engineering at the NIST Center for Neutron Research mentored by NIST staff. Full-time, part-time, and volunteer positions are available year round. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Since only a small number of CORE appointments are available in the summer, students should instead apply to the NIST SURF program by late January. For more information on CORE, refer to the website or email [email protected] .

Duties

Students selected for the CORE (CHRNS Outreach Research Experience) program will participate in hands-on neutron science research or on an engineering project at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in Gaithersburg, MD, working closely with NIST staff. Descriptions of the types of research performed by CHRNS undergraduate interns are available on our CORE presentations page and on our SURF presentations page. This internship is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), which is a national user facility jointly funded by NIST and the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Agreement No. DMR-2010792. The CORE program is primarily designed to facilitate undergraduate internships during the academic school year, and only a small number of positions may be available during the summer. Students must apply by March 20th to be considered for a summer internship through CORE. Students interested in a summer research internship are strongly encouraged to apply to the NIST SURF Program (instead of CORE) by the end of January, which provides NIST-wide internships for up to 150 students each summer. To be considered for SURF opportunities at the NCNR, please select MML/NCNR - Materials Science as your first choice laboratory program when applying.

Requirements

Qualifications

Student applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident. Student applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution or be a recent graduate (within one year) from a STEM program at an accredited U.S. undergrad institution. Students currently enrolled in a post-graduate program are not eligible.

Education

At the time the internship begins, applicants must have a high school degree or equivalent and must be currently enrolled in a STEM degree program at an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution or be a recent graduate (within one year) from a STEM degree program at an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution. Students currently enrolled in a post-graduate program are not eligible.

Contacts

• Address CHRNS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Julie Borchers
• Phone: 301-975-6597
• Email: [email protected]