Subject: Career Shuttle: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Description: Join the University Career Center & The President's Promise on a Career Shuttle to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)! This trip is targeted to the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CMNS) majors. This trip will include an Overview of NIST (lobby tour of exhibits) with Susan Heller-Zeisler/IAAO, Office of the Director, Tour of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, including the NanoFab with Robert Rudnitsky, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and a Tour of the Net Zero Test Facility with David Yashar, Engineering Laboratory. MORE ABOUT NIST Founded in 1901 and now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NIST is one of the nation's oldest physical science laboratories. Congress established the agency to remove a major handicap to U.S. industrial competitiveness at the time—a second-rate measurement infrastructure that lagged behind the capabilities of England, Germany, and other economic rivals. Today, NIST measurements support the smallest of technologies—nanoscale devices so tiny that tens of thousands can fit on the end of a single human hair—to the largest and most complex of human-made creations, from earthquake-resistant skyscrapers to wide-body jetliners to global communication networks. Visit NIST’s website (http://www.nist.gov/work-with-nist.cfm) to learn more about these exciting positions. Career Shuttles are supported in part by the Maryland Parents Association In order to attend, you must RSVP http://www.careers.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=5382 Event Date: March 6, 2015 Contact Person: Rachel E Wobrak Contact Email: [log in to unmask] Contact Phone Number: 301-314-7242 Website URL: http://www.careers.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=5382