Physicists Inspiring the Next Generation
Physicists Inspiring the Next Generation (PING), a program that targets both pre-college students and undergraduate students (who serve as mentors), was launched in 2014 as a collaboration between the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in partnership with Associated Universities, Inc.
High School Information
PING for high school students is a two-week summer exposure to the field of basic and applied nuclear physics with the option of extending into a year-long research experience through the Physicists Inspiring the Next Generation (PING): Exploring the Nuclear Matter at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (East Lansing, MI) which was piloted in the Summer 2019 and is now fully funded by the NSF (NSF award PHY-2012040) since the Fall 2020. Participants present their work annually at the NSBP meeting and the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics. Students also work closely with the MoNA Collaboration. Application is now closed.
Undergraduate Information
While PING 2023 is a two-week experience in nuclear physics at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), for undergraduates the stay is longer. If selected, travel will be scheduled by the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and approximate arrival will be June 3 with approximate departure on July 28. Application is now closed.
Selected undergraduates will receive an advisor and study their own topic of interest while simultaneously training for the two-week high school student component. During this time, you will be compensated via a stipend.
Following the summer program, you will present your individual and/or the program’s collective work at the National Society of Black Physicists and the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics conferences.
