From hands-on coursework to a 9-month paid internship, experiential learning is integrated throughout all aspects of the program to ensure students gain the real-world experience necessary to launch their careers. The internship component provides both relevant job experience, a foot-in-the-door and a paycheck. The average annualized earnings for offers for the 2023 cohort was $74,000. Students have interned at Fortune 500 companies, startups, national labs, and research institutes.
Recent Internship Locations and Opportunities
Bioinformatics and Genomics: Allen Institute for Immunology, Brotman Baty Institute - University of Washington, EPPIcenter - University of California San Francisco, Fred Hutch, Galaxy, Illumina, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Modulus Therapeutics, National Cancer Institute, Northwestern University, Oregon Health and Science University, Phase Genomics, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Providence Health and Services, Schrödinger, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Tempus, University of Florida, University of Oregon - Knight Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University
Semiconductor and PV Device Processing: Advent Diamond, Analog Devices, Brewer Science, Covalent Metrology, FormFactor, Global Foundries, HP, HRL Laboratories, Intel, Keysight Technologies, KLA Tencor, Lam Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Microchip, MKS Instruments, Nanohmics, Nanoverse, Onto Innovation, Oregon Physics, Qorvo (High-Volume RF Devices), Qorvo (Low-Volume RF Filters), Thermo Fisher Scientific - Analytical & Instrumentation Group.
Optical Materials and Devices: Air Force Research Lab, Applied Materials, DigiLens, Inc., Fiberguide Industries, First Solar, HRL Laboratories, Integrative Economics, Intel, IPG Photonics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MKS Instruments, Nanohmics, Northrop Grumman, Onto Innovation, Oregon Physics, Ouster, Penn State University Applied Reserach Laboratory, SA Photonics, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Analytical & Instrumentation Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Life Sciences Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Optical Engineering.
Polymer Science: Actylis, Arclin, Ascend Performance Materials Chemicals, Bend Bioscience, Brewer Science, Catalent, Emerald Kalama Chemical, Encapsys, FormFactor, Forrest Technical Coatings, Gates Corporation, Genentech, Hexion, Isovolta, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Lonza, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Monosol, Nike, Purple, Serán Bioscience, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Analytical & Instrumentation Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Laboratory Products & Services Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Life Sciences Group, Willamette Valley Company.
Molecular Sensors and Biotechnology (track launched in 2019): Actylis, Bend Bioscience, Brewer Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lonza, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nanohmics, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Serán Bioscience, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Analytical & Instrumentation Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific - Life Sciences Group, Think Bioscience, University of Oregon - Chemistry Department.