Internships

Updated 2/1/2023

Internships provide paid opportunities (primarily during the summer) external to UMBC.

Department of Energy and American Chemical Society sponsored Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools (NCSS)

We are seeking curious and highly motivated students with strong science backgrounds to participate in the prestigious Department of Energy and American Chemical Society sponsored Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools (NCSS).The students receive an all-expense paid opportunity to complete a 6-week summer course (June 12, 2023 – July 21, 2023) in Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry in either California at San Jose State University or New York at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Students also earn hours (tuition paid) of undergraduate chemistry credit through either San Jose State University or Stony Brook University (The State University of New York). Selected students also receive a stipend of $4,000 for the 6-week program.

The students will learn the fundamentals of nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry and their applications. A hands-on laboratory component gives the students experience in handling radioactive materials and radiation detectors. The students will meet scientists from academia, national laboratories, and industry from across the U.S. who will discuss the exciting opportunities in nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry.

Apply Here: https://www.nucl-acs.org/?page_id=1731

Program Flyer

Important: this year, transcripts and letters of recommendation should be uploaded to the secure links accessed through the application website.

The deadline for applications is February 15, 2023.Please distribute this announcement to your undergraduate students and encourage them to consider this unique opportunity! If you or your students have any questions about the sponsored program, please do not hesitate to contact me using the contact information below.

Funding for this program is provided by the Department of Energy.

Molecules Meet Materials Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

The Molecules Meet Materials REU site at the University of South Dakota will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during summers 2022-2024. In this program, participants pursue collaborative research projects, with a focus on chemistry at interfaces in which molecular processes occur on surfaces. The site will train students to use spectroscopy, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and computational methods to study materials and molecules at interfaces. All students will also take part in a professional development and ethics training program, with a focus on science communication and preparation for graduate school or industrial careers. Through independent research projects and the workshop and seminar series, this site seeks to broaden the participation in STEM. Preference will be given to applications received by March 1st. 

We strongly encourage interested students to visit https://usdchemistry.com/reu/ to apply or read more about the research opportunities in this REU. We will host an informal Zoom meet-and-greet Wednesday February 8^th from 3PM to 8PM central time at https://usd.zoom.us/j/92579539988 .

http://www.internships.com/chemistry

The Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education has on-going opportunities for students at all levels.

The NSF Research Opportunities for Undergraduates (REU) programs have paid summer internship programs to suit any area of interest.

NIST’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)

NASA Pathways Internship Program

The Army Educational Outreach Program

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Programs at FDA

Army Research Lab Student Opportunities