Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

This program places students in paid internships in Science and Engineering at any of several Department of Energy facilities. Many of the participants in the program have decided on a career in science and engineering because of the nature of the experience. Students work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories' research programs. The different laboratories each offer different research opportunities (see Choosing a Lab).

The summer programs at the various laboratories will run from late May to mid-August, fall programs run from August through December and spring programs from January through May. The exact start date will depend on the laboratory and will be given to participants who have been accepted at that specific laboratory. Students are required to participate for the full term of the program.

Every participant is required to:

• Complete the full ten or sixteen week program
• Complete entrance and exit surveys on the EDULINK web-site
• Behave in a responsible and professional manner
• Submit a complete copy of a Research Paper or Power Point presentation (depending on the individual laboratory's policy)
• Submit an abstract of their research in the required format
• Attend all scheduled events including lectures, tours and group activities.

Participants should expect to spend more than 40 hours per week and more than 8 hours per day in activities and/or research related to their internship

Two examples of the many Labs the SULI program uses:

Pacific NorthWest National Lab

PNNL is a world leader in environmental science research. The Laboratory has built an international reputation in environmental sciences through fundamental studies in chemistry, biology, computer sciences, and a wide range of other fields. This expertise has been developed through an emphasis on understanding complex systems, from molecular to global scales. Research opportunities at the Laboratory for students include appointments in atmospheric science and global change, computational sciences, experimental chemistry, marine sciences, molecular biology, environmental studies, remediation, environmental microbiology, wildlife and fisheries biology, materials research, process science and engineering, economics and political science. Located at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers in southeastern Washington, the communities of Richland, Kennewick and Pasco (populations ~110,000) offer a multitude of recreational, cultural and historical activities for you to enjoy.

Brookhaven National Laboratory

The home of four Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, Brookhaven is a major multidisciplinary laboratory that carries out basic and applied world-class research in physical, biomedical and environmental sciences, as well as energy technologies. Brookhaven sponsors programs for students and faculty in physics, biology, chemistry, medical science, environmental science, and many other areas. Educational placements range from working with physicists to probe the nature of matter at Brookhaven's newest accelerator, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, to investigating the structure of proteins with biologists at the National Synchrotron Light Source.

Brookhaven National Laboratory is located on Long Island, NY.