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Opportunities at National Labs

The national lab consortium participants include , the  and .  

Each site will host undergraduates, graduates and possibly faculty from the consortium academic institutions.

 

Sandia National Labs

Summer CHRES Student Internships

Please visit the Sandia Career Portal at to apply.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵs should search for posting:

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:

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 Student Internships

Please visit the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory website to apply 

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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 CHRES Student Internships: HYPER Facility

Learn more about NETL's Hybrid Performance Facility to apply.

Student and Faculty postings: 

CHRES PIP (students) - 

CHRES FRP (faculty) -

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:
  • Current graduate students:
  • Recent (last 3yrs) MS graduates:
  • Faculty:

Connect With Us

The University of Texas at El Paso
CHRES Program
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Learning Center (UGLC) 306
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79902

E: couri-programs@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-8282