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Idaho National Laboratory University/College Internships-CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INTEGRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The Opportunity:

Internships at Idaho National Laboratory  

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) hosts over 300 undergraduate and graduate students each year to support INL's mission.  Opportunities for interns at INL range from nuclear engineering to cybersecurity and include non-scientific positions in various operations and business disciplines.

Join INL's team and find your exceptional educational experience in a real-world work environment.  INL offers a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, innovate and conduct research with top researchers and professionals.

The Deliverables:

Interns will spend the first week of their assignment working with their mentor to outline their work scope and to secure resources for a successful internship.  For the next several weeks, the mentor will provide considerable program assistance and guidance to the intern.  In addition to regular activities, interns are invited to attend weekly seminars, tours and community events designed with career development in mind.  Completion of a final project is highly recommended and can be completed through a variety of mediums - a traditional poster, electronic presentation or video.

The Process:

Through this single application, you are considered for all internship projects related to INL Energy and Environment Progrmas. Simply complete the application questions which will help us identify what knowledge and experience you already have that may be related to the preferred qualifications for each individual internship project. It is common for applicants to receive consideration for multiple projects at varying times throughout the process. Mentors will make direct contact with applicants who meet their project qualifications to share the specific details of the project. On average, INL plans for approximately 300 internships each year.  Most internships provide flexibility with start and end dates to account for varying university term schedules.  We encourage early applications to increase the number of opportunities available to you.

The Projects:

--Student will aid in the development and parameterization of earth models targeting enhanced geothermal systems in sedimentary rocks. Recommended skill sets include a working knowledge of software packages commonly used by the oil and gas industry for developing earth models, knowledge of statistical techniques to populate earth models using indirect measurements such as seismic inversion, and a general strong background in subsurface science. Selected candidates must be capable of working in a collaborative team environment and will willing to spend time in a field setting.

--The student will preform various process improvement and development tasks for the Research Operations group within the Energy and Environment Science and Technology Directorate.  The successful candidate will participate on the EES&T R&D data collection team and will work to develop and streamline various reporting solutions, customize EES&T's internal SharePoint site collection, and help establish the SharePoint infrastructure for simple and intuitive long-term maintenance within the directorate.

Student studying chemistry or chemical engineering. Completion of classes in organic chemistry, physical chemistry, or instrumental analysis is desired.  The student will get hands on experience using a number of analytical instruments to characterize room temperature ionic liquids. This work will lead to a publication and fulfillment of university report requirements.

--Student enrollment in economics, agricultural economics, or a closely related field. The student will work with experts to develop an algorithm for quantifying financial risk in supply chain logistics using the Excel add-in @Risk, published by Palisades Corp. Student will be responsible for entering data and developing code to use in the algorithm. 

--The student will be carrying out quantitative characterization of microstructures in advanced structural materials intended for high temperature power generation. In collaboration with INL staff the student will correlate experimental observations of material structure with measured elevated creep and creep-fatigue behavior. It is anticipated that at the end of the internship the student will be in a position to related the structure and properties to underlying mechanisms of deformation and fracture.