RISE was developed to recruit the best and brightest upcoming chemists to UCSD and the San Diego industrial research community . Each year, the number of UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry Ph.D. graduates who wish to remain in San Diego and embark on a career in industry increases. The RISE program places incoming students in a summer internship with local industry the summer prior to the start of their doctoral studies.
Students acquire an appreciation of the challenges and opportunities in industrial research.
Hiring companies get a look at potential future employees and gain talented help on a technical project. Our Student Affairs and Industrial Relations offices market the program, coordinate the gathering and distributing of resumes, track the placement of students in internships, and assist students with finding housing. We also provide students with needed information for moving to San Diego and for becoming integrated and connected with the Department and campus. In the past, some companies have preferred to interview prospective interns. This was logistically difficult, as most incoming students are relocating to San Diego and are not in a financial position to travel for interviews.