• Joshua Núñez (Mechanical Engineering)Where did you intern?
    DOE Headquarters in Washington, DC
  • How did you get your internship?
    Through the DOE Fellows program at FIU ARC
  • What did you do there? What projects did you work on?
    I assisted in the organization of weekly staff meetings, contributed to the reorganization of the DOE HQ website, and contributed to the work of the DOE EM Office of Technology Development. One of my projects included a study and subsequent paper on how robots influence the civilian workforce.
  • What was the coolest thing about your internship or that happened during your internship?
    Travelling to different nuclear facilities.
  • What advice do you have for those beginning the internship process?
    Get to know the people you’re working with in order to network and establish connections with your leadership
  • What did you like most about your experience?
    The people I worked with
  • What did you learn about yourself?
    That I would like to work for the federal government
  • How did the position increase your professional confidence?
    It allowed me to see how professionals in the private and government sectors operate and communicate, therefore allowing me to become more comfortable around them
Florida International University DOE Fellows at DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C., left to right, Michael DiBono, Christopher Excellent, Joshua Nunez, and Juan Morales.

Florida International University DOE Fellows at DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C., left to right, Michael DiBono, Christopher Excellent, Joshua Nunez, and Juan Morales.

 

 

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