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Why It s Cool to be Green & Native TEP Internship Program Sandra Begay-Campbell Principal Member of the Technical Staff Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.

College Student Internship Program DOE's Tribal Energy Program offers student internships at Sandia National Laboratories since 2003. Eligibility: Current college upper-classmen and graduate students, who are familiar with Native American culture and tribal issues, support the Tribal Energy Program efforts with technical project tasks Assist a cross-disciplinary team to perform specific tasks at Sandia National Laboratories. Interact with Sandia s renewable energy staff, Native American tribes interested in renewable systems and Sandia s American Indian Outreach Committee. Immerse in activities to work directly with experienced and internationally recognized peers Visit current renewable energy projects Required: As authorized by the TEP, the student applicant must be a US Citizen be a Native American as defined as a member of a recognized Federally-recognized Tribe, Alaska Village or Alaska Corporation not state-recognized, not bands or groups, or first peoples of Guam or Hawaii Be specifically interested in renewable energy

2003 DOE Office of Science Interns Keith Candelaria (San Felipe/Jemez), BS - Environmental/Earth Science, Dartmouth College His paper entitled, "Native American Renewable Energy Approaches: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and NativeSun. Velissa Sandoval (Navajo/Zuni), BS - Electrical Engineering Her paper entitled, "Women Champions in Solar Energy." Pictured left to right at Navajo - Monument Valley: Keith Candelaria, Velissa Sandoval & Shawn Tsabetsaye. Shaun Tsabetsaye (Zuni) is a graduate student in electrical engineering, University of New Mexico, BS Electrical Engineering. His paper entitled, "Navajo Tribal Utility Authority: Electrification Demonstration Program - Developing a Sustainable Tribal and Rural Co-operative Solar Program".

2004 TEP/Sandia College Interns Benjamin Mar (Cherokee), BS Electrical Engineering, Worchester Polytechnic Institute His paper entitled Navajo Tribal Utility Authority: Photovoltaic Hybrid Operation and Maintenance Process for a Sustainable Program Jennifer Coots (Navajo), MBA Finance, University of New Mexico Her paper entitled A Decade Of Changes To An Alternative Power Source For A Rural Utility. Pictured left to right at Hopi Tribe Petroglyph: Benjamin Mar, Jennifer Coots, Colin Ben, Deborah Tewa, & Sandra Begay-Campbell. Colin Ben (Navajo), MA American Indian Studies, University of Arizona. His paper entitled "Researching Renewable Energy Systems Available to Indian Country Deborah Tewa (Hopi), BS - Indigenous Studies, Northern Arizona University. Her research focused on DOE s Reliability Database for Off-grid PV systems.

2005 TEP/ Sandia College Interns Tanya Martinez (Mi KMaq) Power Engineering graduate student, University of Massachusetts Lowell, BS - Electrical Engineering. Her paper Remote Monitoring System Design - Sustainable Systems For The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. Deborah Tewa (Hopi) BS - Indigenous Studies, Northern Arizona University. Her paper NativeSUN: A Model for Sustainable Solar Electric Systems on Indian Lands. Pictured left to right at Hopi Old Oraibi Village: Tanya Martinez, Deborah Tewa, Sandra Begay- Campbell, and Jennifer Coots. Jennifer Coots (Navajo) MBA - Finance, University of New Mexico. Her research focused on the tribal housing mortgage finance for renewable energy systems.

2006 TEP/ Sandia College Interns Terry Battiest (Choctaw) MS Telecommunications University of Colorado Boulder Jonathan Biron (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa) BS Biosystems Engineering Michigan State University Lani Tsinnajinnie (Navajo/Filipino) BS Environmental Science University of New Mexico. Pictured left to right at Navajo Nation - Monument Valley, UT: Thom Sacco, Terry Battiest, Jonathan Biron, Sandra Begay-Campbell, Lani Tsinnajinnie & Debby Tewa

2007 TEP/ Sandia College Interns Terry Battiest (Choctaw) MS Telecommunications University of Colorado Boulder Nick Johnson (Three Affiliated Tribes) BS Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado - Denver Cherylin Wilson (Navajo) BS Biology Oklahoma Panhandle University AS - Environmental Science Pictured left to right: Debby Tewa, Thom Sacco Cherylin Wilson, Nick Johnson & Terry Battiest

Immersion of future leaders into renewable energy Pictured left in the following order: Gepetta Billie (Navajo) MS Regional & Community Planning, BA Environmental Planning & Design University of New Mexico AS Civil Engineering Technology, SIPI Amanda Montoya (Taos, San Juan & Isleta) MS Regional & Community Planning, University of New Mexico BA Business Administration, NM State University Sandia/TEP interns on Navajo Nation Carson Pete (Navajo) MS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering Northern Arizona University Suzanne Singer (Navajo) PhD Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering University of CA - Berkeley BS Mechanical Engineering, University of AZ