SECS Micro-Intern: Academic Research

Position is part of the Micro-internship program in the School of Engineering and Computer Science

Must be Freshman or Sophomore Standing

• The role will include a research project in the Mechanical Engineering Department.
• The project will support the development and analysis of a system-level model for a closed-loop oxygen recovery cycle for space life-support applications. 
• Working with a graduate student mentor, the student will run parametric simulations, organize and analyze model outputs, generate plots and performance maps, and help document the computational workflow. 
• The project will provide experience with engineering modeling, data analysis, and Python-based scientific computing; prior space-systems experience is not required.

Duration: 4 weeks, approximately 5–7 hours per week (20–30 hours total).

Majors: Mechanical Engineering

Format: In Person

Start: September through early October; the project is intended to support work leading to an October 31 research presentation.