Student Stories
Aerospace Engineering Internship Story: University of Tennessee -- Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, at Oak Ridge National Labs, Knoxville TN
Luke Brames
Aerospace Engineering
What company did you intern with and where are they located?
University of Tennessee -- Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, at Oak Ridge National Labs, Knoxville TN
How did you identify and apply for your internship? Are there any specific resources you used to find the opportunity (i.e., Handshake, career fairs, other recruitment events)?
Xintellect
What was the application process like?
Wrote two small essays and submitted two recommendation letters.
Tell us about your internship experience. What types of tasks and projects did you engage in? Was there a particular project or part of the experience you learned the most from?
Responsibilities include Roman Spectroscopy, presenting and lecturing, and assisting in undergraduate research. Presenting the culmination of my research let me practice communicating technical information.
In what ways did this internship help you prepare for your next destination after Auburn?
Gave me a brief taste of the grad school experience.
In what ways did your coursework or other experiences at Auburn prepare you for your internships? Are there specific topics or skills you learned from classes that you put into practice on the job?
Intro to Materials with Dr. Kargar was pivotal to my success at this job. The prerequisite information about unit cells, lattice sites, spectroscopy, and more made the transition so much easier.