PING 2015: Exploring the Cosmos with NRAO

ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2015, 11:59 PM, your local time WILL BE CONSIDERED

NOTE: Application deadline extended until March 8th!!!

Applicants will be notified around March 30, 2015 as to their selection status.

Undergraduate Students are paid $657 per week for 10 weeks, and will be reimbursed up to a maximum of $900 for travel.

PROGRAM DATES: ~June 1 through ~August 8, 2015

The Physicists Inspiring the Next Generation (PING) : Exploring the Cosmos with NRAO is a collaboration between the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) to expose traditionally underrepresented minorities to science and engineering with a focus on physics and radio-astronomy. The program supports two White House initiatives, My Brother's Keeper which is working to address the education needs of young men of color, and a second effort to promote interest in science among girls. PING 2015: Exploring the Cosmos with NRAO focuses on multiple levels of the physics and astronomy pipeline, and includes a two week summer program designed to expose middle school students to the fields of physics and astronomy at two national facilities (the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia and Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) in Upton, New York), and a 10-week summer research program designed to cultivate interest in physics and radio astronomy research for undergraduate students at NRAO and BNL.

This coming year, pending availability of funds, we anticipate hosting undergraduate students at the NRAO Green Bank Observatory, and the Brookhaven National Lab. These undergraduate students will not only experience cutting edge research, but they will serve as mentors and teachers for the middle school students during the two week summer camp.

ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2015, your local time WILL BE CONSIDERED

NOTE: The 2015 PING: Exploring the Cosmos with NRAO website is not yet available, but please feel free to check out the 2014 website at http://www.nsbping.org click here .

Questions should be directed to Tim Spuck (tspuck@aui.edu).

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* 1. Have you already submitted an application for the NRAO Summer REU program or NAC Program?

NOTE: If you have already submitted an application for the NRAO Summer REU Program or the NAC Program, you need only to ANSWER questions 2, 16, and 17 and submit this application (survey form). THANK YOU

Yes (You Need only answer questions 2, 16, and 17 below)

No (Please complete the entire application below, and have 3 reference letters sent to tspuck@aui.edu)

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* 2. Please provide the following based on where you will be during the month of March 2015.

Name: *

Address: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

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* 3. US Citizen/Perm Resident?

yes

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* 4. Current Educational Information

College/University

Major / Minor

Dates Attended

Degree and date received/expected

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* 5. Previous College/University Information

College/University

Major / Minor

Dates Attended

Degree and date received/expected

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* 6. Fall 2015 Status:

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Senior+

1st Year Graduate School

2nd Year Graduate School

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* 7. Cumulative GPA? Also identify scale on which GPA is based on (e.g. 0 to 4.0, etc.)

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* 8. Research Area Preferences (enter 1,2,3 next to your first, second, and third preference)

Solar System

Stellar Systems

Star Formation / ISM

Extragalactic Astronomy

Active Galaxies

Cosmology

Instrumentation/Engineering

Scientific Computing

Other Area of Physics

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* 9. If you'd like to work in a specific area or with a specific advisor, please enter that information here:

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* 10. Work Experience

Computer languages & packages. Please list all that you have a working knowledge of (e.g. aips++,AIPS,IDL,MIRIAD,IRAF,MATLAB, Mathematica, Labview, Java, HTML, Fortran, C, C++, Mongo, SM, etc)

LIST UP TO FOUR

A. Language/Package

A. Months Experience

A. Class/project description

B. Language/Package

B. Months Experience

B. Class/project description

C. Language/Package

C. Months Experience

C. Class/project description

D. Language/Package

D. Months Experience

D. Class/project description

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* 11. Scientific and Related Employment. List your relevant employment experience since high school, including assistantships.

LIST UP TO FOUR

A. EMPLOYERS name and address

A. Job Title

A. Job Description

A. Dates Employed

B. EMPLOYERS name and address

B. Job Title

B. Job Description

B. Dates Employed

C. EMPLOYERS name and address

C. Job Title

C. Job Description

C. Dates Employed

D. EMPLOYERS name and address

D. Job Title

D. Job Description

D. Dates Employed

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* 12. Please list your honors and awards.

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* 13. Other Relevant Experience:

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* 14. Hobbies, Sports, etc.

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* 15. Please write a short essay about your background, interest in astronomy, and/or physics. (Maximum 250 words)

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* 16. Please write a short essay about what you hope to get out of your experience with the PING: Exploring the Cosmos with NRAO Program (Maximum 250 words)

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* 17. Please list and describe your previous experiences working with children as a mentor, tutor, teacher, or outreach educator.

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* 18. If you have any special instructions or comments, please enter them here.

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* 19. Letters of Recommendation/References

Arrange to have three faculty members complete letters of reference by February 28, 2015.

Inform your letter of reference writers that letters of reference MUST be emailed to Tim Spuck at tspuck@aui.edu NO LATER than February 28, 2015.

NRAO will not send notifications to your letter of reference writers.

Letter Writers [LIST THREE]

A. NAME:

A. Institution:

A. Phone:

A. Email:

B. NAME:

B. Institution:

B. Phone:

B. Email:

C. NAME:

C. Institution:

C. Phone:

C. Email:

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* 20. Personal Information

Submitting the following information is optional, but provides important information that will be used for reporting statistics to the National Science Foundation. This section of the application form is based on NSF Form 1225.

Gender

Male

Female

Transgender

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Which one of these categories best describes your ethnic/racial status? (If more than one category applies, use the category that most closely reflects the person's recognition in the community.)

OPTIONAL

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Black or African American

Pacific Islander

Asian

Hispanic or Latino

White, not of Hispanic Origin

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Have you already submitted an application for the NRAO Summer REU program or NAC Program? NOTE: If you have already submitted an application for the NRAO Summer REU Program or the NAC Program, you need only to ANSWER questions 2, 16, and 17 and submit this application (survey form). THANK YOU

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* 2. Please provide the following based on where you will be during the month of March 2015.

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* 3. US Citizen/Perm Resident?

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* 4. Current Educational Information

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* 5. Previous College/University Information

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* 6. Fall 2015 Status:

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* 7. Cumulative GPA? Also identify scale on which GPA is based on (e.g. 0 to 4.0, etc.)

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* 8. Research Area Preferences (enter 1,2,3 next to your first, second, and third preference)

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* 9. If you'd like to work in a specific area or with a specific advisor, please enter that information here:

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* 10. Work ExperienceComputer languages & packages. Please list all that you have a working knowledge of (e.g. aips++,AIPS,IDL,MIRIAD,IRAF,MATLAB, Mathematica, Labview, Java, HTML, Fortran, C, C++, Mongo, SM, etc) LIST UP TO FOUR

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* 11. Scientific and Related Employment. List your relevant employment experience since high school, including assistantships.LIST UP TO FOUR

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* 12. Please list your honors and awards.

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* 13. Other Relevant Experience:

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* 14. Hobbies, Sports, etc.

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* 15. Please write a short essay about your background, interest in astronomy, and/or physics. (Maximum 250 words)

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* 16. Please write a short essay about what you hope to get out of your experience with the PING: Exploring the Cosmos with NRAO Program (Maximum 250 words)

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* 17. Please list and describe your previous experiences working with children as a mentor, tutor, teacher, or outreach educator.

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* 18. If you have any special instructions or comments, please enter them here.

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* 20. Personal InformationSubmitting the following information is optional, but provides important information that will be used for reporting statistics to the National Science Foundation. This section of the application form is based on NSF Form 1225. Gender

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* 21. Which one of these categories best describes your ethnic/racial status? (If more than one category applies, use the category that most closely reflects the person's recognition in the community.)OPTIONAL

* 1. Have you already submitted an application for the NRAO Summer REU program or NAC Program?

NOTE: If you have already submitted an application for the NRAO Summer REU Program or the NAC Program, you need only to ANSWER questions 2, 16, and 17 and submit this application (survey form). THANK YOU

* 10. Work Experience

Computer languages & packages. Please list all that you have a working knowledge of (e.g. aips++,AIPS,IDL,MIRIAD,IRAF,MATLAB, Mathematica, Labview, Java, HTML, Fortran, C, C++, Mongo, SM, etc)

LIST UP TO FOUR

* 11. Scientific and Related Employment. List your relevant employment experience since high school, including assistantships.

LIST UP TO FOUR

* 20. Personal Information

Submitting the following information is optional, but provides important information that will be used for reporting statistics to the National Science Foundation. This section of the application form is based on NSF Form 1225.

Gender

* 21. Which one of these categories best describes your ethnic/racial status? (If more than one category applies, use the category that most closely reflects the person's recognition in the community.)

OPTIONAL