Internships

Craig Emett

Why do an internship?

  Real engineering experience   Find interests (process, R&D, etc)   Gateway to full-time position   Networking   $$$

–  Hexcel (Utah)- $15/hr –  Celanese (Texas)- $25/hr

My Internships-

  Process/Project Engineering Intern (Feb 2007- March 2008)

–  Several process improvement projects (equipment acquisition)

–  Process development project

Process Development

  Boeing 787- resin bars

Original Design

Note: All designs I learned how to do during the internship

Shorter Hose

S.S. piping and angled for closer arrangement to mixer

Heat Trace

Poly Unwind

Forced Air Cooling

Poly Change

Tension Wheels

More Cooling

Final Setup

Process Improvement

  Made up the bulk of the internship   Includes:

–  Project Design –  Capital Request/Approval –  Contract Specification/Bidding –  Safety Review –  Handover

What did I gain from Hexcel?

  Knowledge of what process is like   Many, many contacts and offers   Engineering Experience   Skills (design, computer, etc)   $$$   Direction in my career

My Internship-

  R&D Engineering Intern (Summer 2008 and future Summer 2009)

–  One project that took the entire summer –  In depth engineering application

Expansion Project- Background

  Vinyl Acetate to Polyvinyl Alcohol

Hydrolysis Initiator

Expansion Project

  Lab Experiments –  Approximately 30 –  Viscosity Profile –  Concentration Profile

  Modeling/Simulation –  Fitted kinetic constants vs. lab data –  Predicted results for expansion –  Tool for other grades

What did I gain from Celanese?

  Experience in R&D   Direct application of engineering classes (I

know, I couldn’t believe it either)   $$$   Direction in career   Marketability

Other Internships

  Oilfield   Pharmaceutical   Environmental   Biochemical   Data entry

How to get an internship

  Career Services (http://www.careers.utah.edu)

  Technology Career Fair (Spring and Fall) –  Next up: Spring 2009

  Information Sessions (Chevron on Thursday)