Our student this week is Aaron Armentrout, a chemical engineering major who accepted a co-op at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He describes the department he worked in and what his main responsibilities were.
“I worked for the Materials Science Division here at ORNL developing a new material to serve as a fuel cell membrane,” said Armentrout. A challenge that he had to overcome on this assignment was to decide how to use his time at ORNL, because it is extremely valuable.
“There are numerous lectures going on and on-campus events that are interesting,” said Armentrout. “I stayed focused on our project and tried to attend lectures I could manage.”
The most valuable benefit he received during his co-op assignment was: “Experience working in a professional research environment.”