Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What’s it really like to intern at one of the nation’s premier science and national security labs? In this episode of The Big Ideas Lab, we follow the journey from first-day nerves to high-impact research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Featuring stories from fusion diagnostics to bioengineering breakthroughs, we hear from interns and mentors about the challenges, the discoveries - and the culture that makes it all possible.
Spotify: livermorelab.info/4o6H4Pj
Apple: livermorelab.info/40Je4Di
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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.
Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.
Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Daniel Brunelle.
Story Editing by Daniel Brunelle.
Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.
Narrated by Matthew Powell.
Video Production by Levi Hanusch.
Guests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):
Jarrod Farmer, Scholar Program Manager, LLNL
Jaya Sicard, Graduate Appointee, LLNL, and former Livermore Lab Foundation Fellow
Monica Moya, Group Leader of Bioengineering and Advanced Fabrication, LLNL
Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
#internship #science #education #students
What’s it really like to intern at one of the nation’s premier science and national security labs? In this episode of The Big Ideas Lab, we follow the journey from first-day nerves to high-impact research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Featuring stories from fusion diagnostics to bioengineering breakthroughs, we hear from interns and mentors about the challenges, the discoveries - and the culture that makes it all possible.
Spotify: livermorelab.info/4o6H4Pj
Apple: livermorelab.info/40Je4Di
--
Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.
Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.
Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Daniel Brunelle.
Story Editing by Daniel Brunelle.
Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.
Narrated by Matthew Powell.
Video Production by Levi Hanusch.
Guests featured in this episode (in order of appearance):
Jarrod Farmer, Scholar Program Manager, LLNL
Jaya Sicard, Graduate Appointee, LLNL, and former Livermore Lab Foundation Fellow
Monica Moya, Group Leader of Bioengineering and Advanced Fabrication, LLNL
Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
#internship #science #education #students
