Traineeships with the California EIC consortium

The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) represents a flagship project for the future of Nuclear Physics, so it provides an excellent platform to inspire, attract, and train the next generation of scientists. The California EIC consortium consists of 5 campuses from the UC and CSU, and 3 national laboratories (LBNL, LLNL, LANL). The UC and CSU systems are arguably one of the largest engines for social mobility in the nation. In this talk, I will describe our experience with a research traineeship program for undergraduate students, which is supported by DOE Nuclear Physics.