AIP Mather Science Policy Intern - NIST

Host: American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology  (1-2 available)

AIP Mather NIST Interns are placed with the Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the Gaithersburg camps. Coordinated through OAM, Manufacturing USA is a national network created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large-scale public-private collaboration on technology, supply chain, and workforce development. These $3 billion public-private partnerships across 17 institutes align manufacturers of all sizes, academia, and government to work on major research and development projects relevant to industry and train people on advanced manufacturing (STEM) skills. The Institutes focus on different technology sectors including but not limited to: semiconductors, robotics, integrated photonics, 3D printing, composites and materials, flexible electronics, AI, etc.
Interns will work within OAM, which convenes and enables industry-led, private-public partnerships that focus on manufacturing innovation by engaging 9 federal agencies, state and local governments, U.S. universities, and technology manufacturers. It uses an integrated whole-of-government advanced manufacturing initiative to facilitate collaboration and information sharing across federal agencies, including NSF, DOE, DoD, NASA and others. By coordinating federal resources and programs, the office enhances technology transfer in U.S. manufacturing industries and helps companies overcome technical obstacles to scale-up new technologies and products.

Mather Policy interns work on a mixture of our day-to-day policy needs and a policy focused summer capstone project. The interns should anticipate visits to Capitol Hill and to other executive branch agencies, conferences, and with other federal policy partners. Interns will receive a valuable educational experience through exposure to science and technology policy making within the federal government and its connections to industry.

Qualifications

• Interest in science policy
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently