Opportunities at National Labs
The national lab consortium participants include Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Each site will host undergraduates, graduates and possibly faculty from the consortium academic institutions.
Sandia National Labs
Summer 2024 CHRES Student Internships
Please visit the Sandia Career Portal at www.sandia.gov/careers to apply.
Undergraduates should search for posting:
Intern - Consortium of Hybrid Resilient Energy Systems (CHRES) - R&D Undergraduate Summer (Job ID: 691769)
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. citizenship
- Currently attending and enrolled full time (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited undergraduate program
- Pursuing a science, engineering, or math major
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
- Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer
Graduate students should search for posting:
Intern - Consortium of Hybrid Resilient Energy Systems (CHRES) - R&D Graduate Summer (Job ID: 691768)
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. citizenship
- Earned bachelor's degree
- Currently attending and enrolled full time (or scheduled to graduate in the spring) in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
- Ability to work up to 40 hours per week during the summer
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Summer 2024 Student Internships
Please visit the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory internship website to apply
Undergraduate Summer Interns
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a continuing college or university scholar in good standing at an accredited institution pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering, physics, optics, computer science, or a related field.
- Ability to apply basic engineering or scientific principles to solve technical problems.
- Communication skills necessary to communicate research project(s), document work and give a technical talk/presentation.
- Ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
- Experience working with personal computers and familiarity with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Graduate Summer Interns
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution pursuing a graduate degree or has completed their bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, material science, or other related fields.
- Experience applying advanced engineering or scientific principles to solve technical problems.
- Demonstrated academic achievement in a scientific curriculum.
- Ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas including research project(s), document work and give a technical talk/presentation.
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
- Experience working with personal computers and familiarity with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Summer 2024 CHRES Student Internships: HYPER Facility
Learn more about NETL's Hybrid Performance Facility NETL Intro Video to apply.
Student and Faculty postings:
CHRES PIP (students) - https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NETL-CHRES-PIP-2024
CHRES FRP (faculty) - https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NETL-CHRES-FRP-2024
Research project areas:
- Fuel Processing and Fuel Flexibility
- Fuel Cell Degradation
- System Analysis
- Mitigating Compressor Surge and Stall
- Integration of Energy Storage into Hybrid Power Cycles
- Performance Degradation and On-Line System Identification
- Developing Cyber-Physical Reformer
- Automated Startup and Shutdown of SOFC-GT Hybrid System
- Load Following and Supervisory Control
- Machine Learning and Digital Twin
For more information on active projects and to apply, visit:
- Current undergraduate students: CHRES Professional internship program
- Current graduate students: CHRES Professional internship program
- Recent (last 3yrs) MS graduates: CHRES Postgraduate research program
- Faculty: CHRES Faculty research program