Fall 2019
Two of our GCSP scholars participated in Study Abroad Programs at University College in Dublin, Ireland this semester! Click the links below to learn about the enriching, unique experiences they had this fall:
Lydia Trautmann’s Study Abroad Trip to Ireland and More
Carly Harad’s Study Abroad Trip from Ireland to Morocco
Summer 2019
Summer 2019 National Lab Opportunities for GCSP Scholars
Part of the value for students of being a GCSP scholar is being able to apply for national lab programs and cite their experience with the GCSP in their applications. For your convenience, we have compiled some opportunities here, along with application deadlines:
Oak Ridge National Lab
Science Education and Workforce Development Virtual Career Fair on February 20 – Register online now for this February 20 program
Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) – Summer 2019 – deadline February 28
Higher Education Research Experiences – rolling basis
Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute (AISI) – deadline March 31
Argonne National Lab
Student Research Participation (SRP) Program – deadline March 1
Professional Career Internship Program (PCI) – deadline March 1
Los Alamos National Lab
Undergraduate Student Internship Program (UGS) – deadline March 29
National Renewable Energy Lab
Undergraduate Internships – May and rolling deadlines
New Grand Challenges are just around the corner!
The Water Science and Technology Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is currently conducting a study to determine a list of Grand Challenges for Environmental Engineering and Science. They are currently soliciting suggestions on their website and expect to announce the list of challenges in early 2018. “The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) released a list of Grand Challenges in Engineering in 2008. The findings have inspired numerous educational initiatives at all levels, including the undergraduate NAE Grand Challenges Scholars Program aimed at creating engineers specially equipped to meet those goals. This new study will be informed by that work but will drill down more specifically into challenges related to the environment. The study is being done by the Division on Earth and Life Studies, which carries out the National Academies’ function of providing advice on national topics including atmospheric science, earth science, water science and technology, life science, environmental studies and toxicology, chemistry, and nuclear engineering. Using the National Academies’ rigorous study process, experts with wide ranging expertise will be convened to identify grand challenges for environmental engineering and science for the next several decades.” – National Academy of Sciences
July 2017
Check out the innovative finalist and winning student podcasts from the Global Grand Challenges Summit. More than 150 students took part in the Summit’s “How to Change the World” contest.