What an incredible summer! Just wrapped up my internship at the Solar… – Nardos Mengesha

Nardos Mengesha

Second-year @ Dartmouth College | Ron Brown Captain '24 | Non-Trivial Fellow '23 |

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August 22, 2025

What an incredible summer! Just wrapped up my internship at the Solar Energy Industries Association a couple weeks ago, and I've been reflecting on everything I've learned and accomplished this summer. Over the course of my internship, I had the opportunity to work on several meaningful projects: - Completed market research for solar panel standards development across US and EU markets - Developed standardized policy documentation for states' solar regulations - Designed supply chain investigations to support circular economy initiatives in solar - Created governance frameworks for standards committees and collaborated on compliance requirements This experience deepened my understanding of how technical standards drive innovation in the solar energy sector and solidified my commitment to sustainable energy solutions. Special thanks to my incredible supervisor Jennifer Martin and the entire Technical Services team at SEIA for their mentorship, guidance, and for trusting me with such impactful work. Their expertise and support made this summer truly transformative! Thank you to the entire SEIA team and The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College for facilitating this opportunity through the First Year Fellows program.

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Tacko Diop

Dartmouth College ‘27 | Government and African/American Studies | RLF Fellow

3 days ago

Yesss, so proud!!

Ajayda Griffith

Creative Writing, Sociology, and Public Policy at Dartmouth College

3 days ago

This is wonderful, Nardos! Congrats!!

Oumiekhari F.

Dartmouth College '27| Equal Opportunity Schools America's Student Impact of the Year '23| Future cardiothoracic surgeon with research in regenerative medicine

4 days ago

So proud of you!!!

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What an incredible summer! Just wrapped up my internship at the Solar Energy Industries Association a couple weeks ago, and I've been reflecting on everything I've learned and accomplished this summer. Over the course of my internship, I had the opportunity to work on several meaningful projects: - Completed market research for solar panel standards development across US and EU markets - Developed standardized policy documentation for states' solar regulations - Designed supply chain investigations to support circular economy initiatives in solar - Created governance frameworks for standards committees and collaborated on compliance requirements This experience deepened my understanding of how technical standards drive innovation in the solar energy sector and solidified my commitment to sustainable energy solutions. Special thanks to my incredible supervisor Jennifer Martin and the entire Technical Services team at SEIA for their mentorship, guidance, and for trusting me with such impactful work. Their expertise and support made this summer truly transformative! Thank you to the entire SEIA team and The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College for facilitating this opportunity through the First Year Fellows program.

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