Benedict Pursell
About Benedict Pursell
Benedict Pursell is an Advanced Special Communications Systems R&D Intern at Sandia National Laboratories with a background in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Title
Benedict Pursell currently holds the position of Advanced Special Communications Systems R&D Intern at Sandia National Laboratories. He has held this role in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States since 2023.
Company
Sandia National Laboratories is an advanced research facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Benedict Pursell serves as an Advanced Special Communications Systems R&D Intern. The laboratory focuses on national security and technology innovation.
Past Positions
Benedict Pursell has previously worked in various roles at different organizations. In 2023, he was an ECE Undergraduate Research Assistant and a Teaching Assistant for the Digital Hardware Design Lab (ECE 2031) at Georgia Institute of Technology. From 2021 to 2022, he worked as a Batteries Team Member at Georgia Tech Solar Racing. In 2021, he served as a Cashier at GIANT Food Stores, LLC. He held a position as a General Employee at AMC Theatres in 2019 and interned at Glemser Technologies as a Summer Intern in 2018.
Education and Expertise
Benedict Pursell is studying for his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with an expected graduation year of 2024. He previously studied at Parkland High School from 2017 to 2021. His expertise includes fields in electrical engineering, communication systems, and hardware design.
Responsibilities at Sandia National Laboratories
As an Advanced Special Communications Systems R&D Intern at Sandia National Laboratories, Benedict Pursell has developed a software driver and command line interface for a transceiver and microcontroller system. He has also contributed to field testing of communication systems to ensure functionality in challenging environments and enhanced special features of communication devices in active development.