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Deep-tech briefings
for the next
generation of leaders.

Every month, LinkBot covers one frontier topic — quantum computing, digital twins, AI for science, robotics and autonomy — and connects it to real career paths at National Labs, federal agencies, and industry. Written for ambitious students who want to understand what's actually happening at the edge of science and technology.

What you get

One topic. One issue. Every month.

01
The science, explained
What it is, why it matters, and where the field is headed — no PhD required.
02
Where DOE is working on it
Which National Labs are at the frontier and what they're actually building.
03
Career paths that connect
Job titles, skills to build, SULI/CCI programs, and how to break in as a student.
04
Resources to go deeper
Papers, tools, open-source projects, and communities worth knowing.

Archive

Past issues

  • Issue 04
    May 2026
    The Autonomous Frontier: How National Labs Are Building Robots for the World's Hardest Environments Robotics at INL, ORNL, PNNL, Sandia, and Argonne — nuclear hot cells, Hanford waste characterization, autonomous chemistry labs, and the career paths they open.
    Next issue
  • Issue 03
    Apr 2026
    The AI Scientist: How National Labs Are Building Machines That Think Like Researchers AuroraGPT at Argonne, Frontier at ORNL, NERSC/LBNL, PNNL grid security AI, LLNL WarpX — and careers in AI/ML research, scientific software engineering, and data science.
    Subscribers only
  • Issue 02
    Mar 2026
    The Digital Mirror: How DOE Labs Are Building Virtual Copies of Everything Digital twin technology across nuclear, manufacturing, grid storage, wind/solar, and stockpile stewardship — and the careers they're creating.
    Subscribers only
  • Issue 01
    Feb 2026
    The Quantum Leap: How National Labs Are Rewiring the Future of Computing IBM Condor, Google Willow, DOE quantum programs at Argonne/ORNL/LBNL/Sandia, NIST PQC standards, and SULI pathways into quantum research.
    Subscribers only

About LinkBot

Written by people who've been there.

LinkBot is the official newsletter of LabLink Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit co-founded by Michael Sarmiento (DOE/INL, CA EPA/CARB, NNSA/LLNL) and Sean Florez (Ph.D. Materials Science, INL + AFRL + DoD). Both have spent careers at the intersection of science, policy, and industry.

LinkBot exists because understanding frontier research — and knowing how to break into it as a student — requires context that most career resources don't provide. We write the briefing we wish we'd had.

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