SPEED-Interchange: Putting our students on the fast-track for their careers

4/12/2016 Susan Mumm, Editor

Written by Susan Mumm, Editor

SPEED-Interchange: Putting our students on the fast-track for their careers
Student Professional Excellence in Engineering Development (SPEED)-Interchange is the evolution of NPRE’s Interchange program.

For several years, NPRE and the student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) have hosted Interchange, a Fall semester event to promote employer-student networking. NPRE alumni and friends have been invited to campus to talk about their companies to students, as well as offer opportunities for internships and/or permanent positions. The new SPEED-Interchange will have a similar mission, but its platform will feature a series of panel sessions to be held in both the Fall and Spring semesters, with specific subject matter targeted for both panelists and students.

A panel planned for Thursday, Nov. 5, will focus on national laboratories, with guests from Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratory. The panel will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Coordinated Science Laboratory Auditorium. Those interested in attending are asked to register.

A panel of experts on nuclear power utilities, support industries and design companies will be planned for January or February, and one for plasma/fusion technologies and radiological imaging and detection will be planned for March.

Alumni and friends interested in participating in the panels and engaging with our students are invited to contact Becky Meline, NPRE Coordinator of Academic Programs, bmeline@illinois.edu, for details.


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This story was published April 12, 2016.