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EM Field Leader Talks Opportunities With University Students in Las Vegas

EM field operations leader Nicole Nelson-Jean promoted potential EM internship and job opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students during a recent visit with student researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Office of Environmental Management

July 12, 2022
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Doctoral student Suraj Pochampally explains to Nelson-Jean his research on eco-friendly materials for groundwater remediation.
Doctoral student Suraj Pochampally explains to Nelson-Jean his research on eco-friendly materials for groundwater remediation.

EM field operations leader Nicole Nelson-Jean promoted potential EM internship and job opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students during a recent visit with student researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Nelson-Jean, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, was given demonstrations of research aligning with the EM mission by students with UNLV laboratories on Energy and Environmental Materials; Water Resources and Environmental Engineering; and Active Materials and Smart Living, including projects funded by the EM Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program.

Alexandrea Washington, a doctoral student, demonstrates a new smart material that she has been studying.
Alexandrea Washington, a doctoral student, demonstrates a new smart material that she has been studying.
Doctoral student John Faccinto, gives Nelson-Jean a presentation on “Wearable Soft-Robot Systems for Enhanced Worker Capability and Safety.”
Doctoral student John Faccinto, gives Nelson-Jean a presentation on “Wearable Soft-Robot Systems for Enhanced Worker Capability and Safety.”
EM Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Nicole Nelson-Jean is surrounded by student researchers and their professor in the Active Materials and Smart Living Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Clockwise from left: Alexandrea Washington; Blake Naccarato; Daniel Fisher; John Faccinto; Professor Kwang Kim; Nazanin Minaian; and Liya Napollion.

EM Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Nicole Nelson-Jean is surrounded by student researchers and their professor in the Active Materials and Smart Living Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Clockwise from left: Alexandrea Washington; Blake Naccarato; Daniel Fisher; John Faccinto; Professor Kwang Kim; Nazanin Minaian; and Liya Napollion.

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