UNL Summer Research Symposium
Seven undergraduate summer interns presented posters at the UNL Summer Research Symposium on August 6, 2024. The posters presented all the hard work completed since their research projects started in May. Their research continued until the end of August. It was a new experience for some interns, who did an excellent job developing and presenting their posters. Roman Estrada, NPPD Generation Research Sr. Program Manager and NCESR Liaison and Mark Riley, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering and NCESR Associate Director, enjoyed viewing the posters and learning about their research during the presentations.
Internship Wrap Up
August 30 concluded the 2024 internships. Each student prepared a Thank you letter to their faculty sponsor, NCESR and NPPD; a summary report describing their summer work experience in energy sciences research, their accomplishments and lessons learned; and a testimonial to promote the excellent experience to other UNL students encouraging them to apply for the opportunity for summer 2025. NCESR is offering for the first time to all the 2024 summer interns the opportunity to request a $1,000 travel fund to present the research conducted during their summer internship at a relevant conference before 5/10/2025. They will submit a brief report about the experience.
The Energy Center is proud to be a part of these bright young individuals’ learning journey and wishes them well in their future endeavors!
These internships are made possible through NCESR with support from the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). The NCESR summer internship program is named after Mr. Darrell J. Nelson, who served 41 years on the Custer County Public Power District and NPPD Boards. He was an advocate of lifelong learning. In 2005, Mr. Nelson proposed a partnership between NPPD and UNL to engage in energy sciences research. The following year, NCESR was created with NPPD’s financial support.