As an summer intern at PNNL (through NSIP, National Security Internship Program), I had one main mentor, and worked directly with several other scientists as project-specific mentors. My mentors provided guidance on research tasks and were available for any questions I had (in person, email, phon...
Mentor
Department of Energy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
My position as a fellow at PNNL was pretty similar to being a graduate student/research assistant in your home lab/group. You come in and work on your projects during regular working hours (which can be flexible), attend some interesting seminars, and interact with other staff scientists and inte...
Day in the Life
Department of Energy
Fellowship
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Maintaining work-life balance is pretty easy at PNNL. As long as you get your work done, you can come in and work at any time. (Most people do come into work very early and leave very early though.)
Work-Life Balance
Department of Energy
Fellowship
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL is an institute that pushes for publications. They are looking for candidates with experience in scientific research and writing, if you have papers published, that’ll make you look really good to them. If not, highlight your research experience and expertise and any relevant project you are...
Interview
Department of Energy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The average day for a SULI intern at PNNL depends on what kind of project you're working on and who you have as an adviser/mentor. My first summer at PNNL was more lab-intensive so I spent most of my days either in the lab or analyzing data in my office. The second summer, on the other hand, was ...
Internship
Day in the Life
Department of Energy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Science
I would describe the PNNL company culture as very friendly and welcoming. Everyone recognizes where you are in your career path (a.k.a. an undergrad) and people are usually willing to offer advice or even help with your research project. On top of that, they're happy to show you their research an...
Company Culture
Department of Energy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Training for a technical intern at PNNL mostly involves online training videos and reading of safety guideline followed by short quizzes. This usually take a couple days. There will all be in person safety meetings with groups of interns that discuss safe conduct of various aspects of work hazard...
Internship
Technical Intern
Training
Department of Energy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
For my specific internship, my training was revolved around learning material online from different websites and learning from my fellow interns and mentor. It can be as hands on or as hands off as you want. At the time of my internship, I was highly independent and wanted to learn on my own and ...
Internship
Training
Research Analyst
Department of Energy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory