Growing up in Ethiopia, Tadewos Getachew witnessed a lack of access to clean drinking water. “I wanted to build a career that would help solve water problems,” he said. As an intern in EESA, he is learning to estimate groundwater withdrawals for California’s drought-parched Central Valley.
Archives for July 2019
GEM Summer Fellows Visited by Program Executives
Ileana Callejas, Tadewos Getachew, and Viviana Vela are at Berkeley Lab this summer as GEM fellows, which supports underrepresented groups during their masters or doctoral programs. GEM Consortium executives recently visited the fellows, who are hosted by Workforce Development & Education.
Luncheon Brings Together Summer Interns and Mentors
Summer interns and mentors recently gathered to socialize and celebrate their accomplishments over the last month. Sponsored by Workforce Development & Education, the interns work alongside Lab scientists on research projects, culminating in a poster session in August.
DOE Q&A Features Lab’s Laleh Coté
As part of DOE’s “Women@Energy” series, Laleh Coté, Berkeley Lab’s internship coordinator in Workforce Development & Educations, disscuses what inspired her to work in STEM, ways to encourage underrepresented groups to pursue a STEM education, and tips for those who want to work in STEM.
