![Addie during her internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory](https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-aml/wp-content/uploads/sites/674/2022/12/ORNL-lab-235.jpg)
We’re spending the last days of 2022 celebrating our best research accomplishments of the year! Graduate student Addie Lupercio shares her best accomplishment below:
“My biggest accomplishment this year was successfully defending my dissertation research proposal while completing my fellowship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). I have been able to work on my dissertation research under amazing mentorship, guidance and have made connections with ORNL folks that will stick with me for the rest of my career. The last 6 months have been a great opportunity for growth!”
![Uranium dioxide pellets prior to sintering](https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-aml/wp-content/uploads/sites/674/2022/12/UO2-Pellets.jpg)