This
program replaces the Summer Internships in Science and Engineering,
which for more than thirty years has offered 20 students
an eight week paid internship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator
Center (SLAC) in Menlo Park, California. Many of our participants
in the program have decided on a career in science and engineering
because of their summer experience. Students work with a
scientist or engineer on a project related to the laboratory's
research program. SLAC is a high-energy physics laboratory
operated by Stanford University for the United States Department
of Energy. Students also participate in a program of scientific
lectures and tours to local Silicon Valley high-tech industry.
Free housing on Stanford campus, transportation, and a stipend
are offered to selected students.
SLAC
particularly encourages applications to this program from
students belonging to groups under-represented in physical
science careers, such as women, minority students, and low-income
students.
Applicants need at least one year of college-level physics
to be selected by SLAC. Students who are majoring in physics,
engineering, or computer science are encouraged to apply.
A small number of positions are also open for students in
chemistry and biochemistry to work in the SSRL (Stanford
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory) division of SLAC.
