For Immediate Release
Contact: Ashley Hartman
Ashley.Hartman@ettp.doe.gov
(865) 574-7231
Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 4, 2018 – URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) welcomes 15 students from nine universities in five states to an 11-week summer internship program where they are being immersed in topics and activities related to their chosen field of study.
The program aims to promote growth and education and provide valuable on-the-job experience to each student. The UCOR internship program will include site tours of the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The program features various organizational leaders who will meet with the interns throughout the weeks to offer advice, share experiences and professional knowledge. Each intern has been paired with a mentor in a department to help guide them through the summer.
The students will gain professional career experience through projects and assignments in their related department given by the appointed mentors. Interns will also learn about UCOR as a company and the environmental cleanup work it is doing at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) and other parts of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation. ETTP was once home to the Manhattan Project uranium enrichment complex that played a key role in developing the atomic weapons that ended World War II.
”UCOR was fortunate in identifying this group of exceptional interns for this summer,” Ken Rueter, UCOR President and Chief Executive Officer, said. “This is an outstanding opportunity for these students. They each bring enthusiasm and a willingness to learn that helps UCOR and their preparation for a future career.”
The UCOR internship program selected the following students:
Dylan Allen, Sunbright, Tenn., Tennessee Technological University, working in the Nuclear Services & Engineering (Civil) group;
Nicholas Axon, Nashville, Tenn., University of Tennessee – Knoxville, working in the Waste Management group;
Jake Beatty, Clarksville, Tenn., University of Tennessee – Knoxville, working in the Supply Chain Management group;
Levi Chapman, Jacksboro, Tenn., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, working in the Construction Management Office group;
Justin Durham, Deer Lodge, Tenn., Eastern Kentucky University, working in the Nuclear Services & Engineering (Fire Protection) group;
Robert Farmer, Knoxville, Tenn., University of Tennessee – Knoxville, working in the Nuclear Services & Engineering (Electrical) group;
Erin Guy, Gunnison, Colo., Roane State Community College, working in the Environmental Stewardship group;
Rebecca Kolling, Oak Ridge, Tenn., University of Alabama, working in the Project Integration group;
Cameron Lynn, Benton, Ky., Murray State University, working in the ESH & QA group;
Taylor Newcomb, Chapel Hill, Tenn., Tennessee Technological University, working in the Nuclear Services & Engineering (Civil) group;
Nicholas Overton, Jacksboro, Tenn., University of Tennessee –Knoxville, working in the Construction Management Office group;
Kailey Pemberton, Helenwood, Tenn., Tennessee Technological University, working in the Nuclear Services & Engineering (Chemical) group;
Mitch Prewitt, Murfreesboro, Tenn., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, working in the Chief Information Office;
Kody Ulmer of Nampa, Idaho, Brigham Young University, working in the Nuclear Services & Engineering (Mechanical) group;
Anna Zou, Johns Creek, Georgia, University of Georgia, working in the ESH & QA group;
This is the second year of the UCOR internship program. More information on the program is available from Roger Petrie at (865) 574-5420.
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