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UCF Materials Science Undergraduate Researcher Awarded DOE Internship at National Lab

April 14, 2026
This materials science and engineering major isn’t just studying sustainable methods of retrieving rare earth metals — she’s developing new ways to do it. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken notice. Deneé Lichtenberg was awarded the DOE’s Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship, giving her the opportunity to further her research at Los Alamos National Laboratory in…