Our Mission:

Provide comprehensive, inclusive and high-impact research training to highly qualified and talented, undergraduate and graduate students (Masters, PhD) with the goal of developing a sustainable training experience that will propel many students towards higher education and careers in microbial ecology and renewable energy.

Cohort 2025

Program Perks: Student Stipends: up to $3K

Eligible for travel stipends

Developmental workshops: Wet-lab, Bioinformatics, Career development, etc

Opportunity to apply to Sandia National Lab internship

Expansion of Professional and Academic Network (Affiliations with San Francisco State University, San Diego State University, UCDavis, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, and Sandia National Lab.