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Hey everyone,
I will be graduating from the Nuclear Engineering program at the University of Michigan in a few months, and will be starting a PhD here next year. This summer, I would like to kill 3 birds with one stone: to travel, to gain experience in the field, and to get paid at least enough to support myself while I am there (and some travel expenses).
I would like to get an internship in research, but I am willing to work at a reactor if I have to. I speak Spanish decently, and want to look into Spain/Argentina/Mexico, however I don't know what kind of research they have going on. Spain, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, etc. would be my top European candidates if at all possible, but I do not speak French of German. I am less interested in Asia, but am in India and South Africa.
Where can I look for an international internship from ~end of May to the end of August? Is there an online database that is good? Can I get a research position? Would I be able to find a power plant job more easily? What about the language barrier if it is not an English/Spanish speaking country?
I would like this to be a good transition from undergraduate to graduate studies. Power plants have a lot to offer, but I would like to do more research oriented work. My interests are as follows: fuel materials, fuel cycles, generation IV concepts, structural materials, cladding, reactor kinetics, core design, accelerators, ion implantation, etc.
Thanks a lot,
Alex
I will be graduating from the Nuclear Engineering program at the University of Michigan in a few months, and will be starting a PhD here next year. This summer, I would like to kill 3 birds with one stone: to travel, to gain experience in the field, and to get paid at least enough to support myself while I am there (and some travel expenses).
I would like to get an internship in research, but I am willing to work at a reactor if I have to. I speak Spanish decently, and want to look into Spain/Argentina/Mexico, however I don't know what kind of research they have going on. Spain, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, etc. would be my top European candidates if at all possible, but I do not speak French of German. I am less interested in Asia, but am in India and South Africa.
Where can I look for an international internship from ~end of May to the end of August? Is there an online database that is good? Can I get a research position? Would I be able to find a power plant job more easily? What about the language barrier if it is not an English/Spanish speaking country?
I would like this to be a good transition from undergraduate to graduate studies. Power plants have a lot to offer, but I would like to do more research oriented work. My interests are as follows: fuel materials, fuel cycles, generation IV concepts, structural materials, cladding, reactor kinetics, core design, accelerators, ion implantation, etc.
Thanks a lot,
Alex