Critical/Physical Infrastructure Security Internships

Is an internship focused on changing the world's energy future intriguing? If so, we might have just the opportunity you're looking for!

Through this single application, you are considered for multiple internship projects related to Homeland Security Programs Support. Simply complete the application questions which will help us identify what knowledge and experience you already have that may be related to the preferred qualifications for each individual internship project. It is common for applicants to receive consideration for multiple projects at varying times throughout the process. Mentors will make direct contact with applicants who meet their project qualifications to share the specific details of the project. Most internships provide flexibility with start and end dates to account for varying university term schedules. We encourage early applications to increase the number of opportunities available.

If interested in other INL internship categories in addition to this one, please complete the application for each of those categories as well. Most of the information you provide while completing the initial application carries over to your new applications. You will have to review your previously submitted information in each step, ensure it is complete and then click the submit button on the final step.

Daily tasks to include documentation and use case catalog of research related to transmission lines, power engineering, and energy research. Wind energy research program. Topology Optimization with Grid Enhancing Technologies Topology Optimization identifies the best grid reconfigurations to reroute flow around bottlenecks, which helps avoid congestion constraints and costs. Each of these technologies has a role to play in improving the electric grid and making better use of the grid we have, as well as future transmission infrastructure.