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The K-12 team at Berkeley Lab develops educational programs to teach and support the next generation of scientists.

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WD&E facilitates internship programs for undergraduates, postbaccalaureates, graduate students, and faculty, which promote equal access to scientific and technical careers. Their programs support early career mentorships and ensure that interns build foundational professional skills.

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Providing postdoctoral researchers and visiting scholars a meaningful experience to jump start their careers through career development, networking, mentoring, and community.

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"My career goal is to inspire the next generation into STEM careers and especially reach out to students who are underrepresented in the sciences, particularly Latinx, Black, Native American, female, and non-binary students."

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"The biggest reward as a mentor is when my interns were able to get jobs they wanted or further their education (in part) because of the skills they acquired in my lab. I am even more proud, when interns want to stay in Berkeley Lab to further their projects."

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"Berkeley Lab embraces scientists with diverse backgrounds, genders, and expertise. Countless exciting interdisciplinary conversations are happening right now. It is the perfect place for me to advance my research and explore new fields."

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This summer, Berkeley Lab hosted four interns as part of the Arizona State University-Berkeley Lab STEM Pathways program, which was conceived in 2021 to increase the number of Native American students in STEM graduate programs. The hope is that many will go on to become professional scientists and engineers.

QCaMP is a four-week camp aimed at high school students in the Bay Area (California), Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Gallup (NM). The program is co-hosted by Sandia and Berkeley National Laboratories and seeks to encourage more students to consider Quantum Information Science related majors and careers.

 Rick Bloemhard, an electronics associate in the Engineering Division, discussed the GRETA (Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array) project, which is currently under construction at the 88-Inch Cyclotron. (Photo by Thor Swift, Berkeley Lab) Experience in Research (EinR) Program students Ella Jeon and Sahil Hayak in a meeting with Sartaj Baveja and Chris Tracy of ESnet. Collage of three people's headshots against a blue and green background. Aerial views of Berkeley Lab made using an aerial photography drone. Green sprouts growing out from soil in the morning light.