Program dates: June 2–Aug. 8, 2025
A summer internship program on site at Berkeley Lab
The ASPIRES (Advancing STEM Pioneers In Research in Energy Sciences) summer internship program aims to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to immerse themselves in a world-renowned, collaborative STEM environment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Students will gain valuable experience working alongside and shadowing scientific and operational staff. Experience may include: exploring research, tools, and experiments in a scientific lab; building technical skills; learning fundamental techniques; receiving coaching and feedback; and making professional connections with staff in the Energy Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab. Our program will also provide a hands-on learning experience within a vibrant research environment, exposing our students to the many possible career paths in STEM, including science and operations.
Our program is a partnership between Berkeley Lab's Energy Sciences Area (ESA) and California State University, East Bay (CSUEB). This internship program matches undergraduate STEM students from CSUEB’s College of Science with staff across ESA for a 10-week paid internship.
Students can expect to gain an inside perspective into STEM research careers and experience within the Lab’s wide range of chemistry and materials sciences laboratories and national user facilities during their internship. To complement the immersive educational and work experience students will receive, our program also offers an array of cross-functional networking and professional development opportunities for students - examples include our internship kick-off event with staff and Division leadership across ESA, facility tours, and a poster session.
Please visit our Mentor page to learn more about program requirements, eligibility and how to apply.
A mentor information session will be held on Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. Sign-up here to add it to your calendar.
If you have questions about the program or your application, please contact us.
Please visit our Intern page to learn more about program requirements, eligibility and how to apply.
If you have questions about the program or your application, please contact us.
Naidine Aguinaldo
1st Place
Fluorescence Imaging of Yeast Cells in High Calcium Conditions
Sophia Bansil
2nd Place
The Performance of Ink-based CIGS for CO2RR in Photovoltaic Gas Diffusion Electrode Flow Cells
Matthew Philip
3rd Place
Mitigating Photo-oxidation of Polystyrene Brushes Under Reactive Ion Etching Process
Naidine Aguinaldo
1st Place
Fluorescence Imaging of Yeast Cells in High Calcium Conditions
Samantha Kaplan
2nd Place
Probing Extreme Ultraviolet-Induced Reactivity in a Chemically Amplified Resist Model System
Nicholas Manha
3rd Place
Modernizing Legacy Instrument Controls with Web-Based Control Screens