College interns work NSWC projects

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program college students kicked off 10-week internships at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City. The 26 students selected by NSWCPC work on a range of projects from computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering to physics and oceanography. In 2017, NREIP provided 600 internships to college students conducting research at about 37 Navy laboratories. The Office of Naval Research and individual government laboratories fund the annual internships. Programs like NREIP provide college students with first-hand experience with Navy research projects. The NSWCPC interns came from Florida State University, University of Florida, Huntingdon College in Alabama, University of Central Florida, Florida Atlantic University, University of West Florida in Pensacola, University of Michigan, Florida Institute of Technology, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Erskine College, Auburn University, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. (Source: NSWCPC 06/15/18)