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What is PARTNERS?

Partnerships and Training for NNSA Engineering and Relevant Sciences (PARTNERS) is a program under the Department of Energy’s Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program. The goal of the program is to create and support a sustainable career pathway that prepares talented students to make immediate and significant contributions to the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).

Check back soon for more information!

NNSA Partners

Subith Vasu

University of Central Florida

Justin Urso

University of Central Florida

Jay Kapat

University of Central Florida

Marcel Otto

University of Central Florida

Robert Peale

University of Central Florida

Yu-Chien “Alice” Chien

University of California – Irvine

Derek Dunn-Rankin

University of California – Irvine

Rajan Kumar

FAMU/FSU

Chiang Shih

FAMU/FSU

Batikan Koroglu

Lawrence Livermore

Mavrik Zavarin

Lawrence Livermore

Kyle Thurmond

Los Alamos

Daniel Meininger

Los Alamos

Chris Kelley

Sandia

Abraham Ellis

Sandia

Student Researchers and Interns

None yet, but this could be you! We’re currently accepting applications to be a part of this great program. If you are interested in interning at one of the partnered National Labs or just want to learn more, please reach out to Justin Urso (justin.urso@ucf.edu).