Engineering students share plans for summer, careers
5/11/09
Below, UNL College of Engineering seniors report their future plans, and returning students share their summer opportunities.
Name |
From |
Major |
Grad Year |
Plans |
Employer /
Grad Program
|
Description
|
| Greg Seib |
Lincoln, NE |
Civil Engineering |
2009 |
Internship |
Olsson Associates |
I will be an intern on the traffic team at Olsson Associates. |
| Hoo Yau Leong |
Malaysia |
Electrical Engineer |
2009 |
Research |
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| Justin Green |
Omaha, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2009 |
Internship |
NASA Langley |
I will be working on the Abort Flight Test - Flight Test
Articles project. I will be assisting NASA engineers with identifying and
testing the mass properties of the Orion Crew Module and its components. |
| Adam Breitbarth |
Lincoln, NE |
Electrical Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
The Boeing Company |
I will be working in Huntsville, AL for Boeing and in
conjunction with NASA on the Ares Project which will replace the Space
Shuttle Program after its decommissioning. I am helping to develop the electronics ring used on the
Upper Stage of the Ares I rocket. |
| Chad Neukirch |
Beatrice, NE |
Construction Management |
2009 |
Job |
Hensel Phelps Construction - Southeast Division |
I will be starting my career with Hensel Phelps as a Field
Engineer while working on an expansion on Eglin AFB that will become the new
home of the Green Berets. |
| Eric Ohnoutka |
Lincoln |
Chemical Engineer |
2009 |
Job |
Archer Daniels Midland |
|
| Evan Luxon |
Omaha |
Mechanical Engineering |
2009 |
Grad School |
Johns Hopkins University - Bioengineering Innovation and Design |
I'll be attending Johns Hopkins and pursuing a master's degree
in a program focused on the development of medical devices. |
| John Parizek |
Lincoln, NE |
Civil Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
US Navy - Civil Engineering Corps |
Following graduation I will be attending Navy Officer Candidate
School in Newport, RI. I have
committed to serving four years of active duty service in the Navy Civil
Engineering Corps. |
| Kate Hinsley |
Round Rock, TX |
Chemical Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
ExxonMobil |
I will be working in an oil refinery in Chalmette, LA as a
chemical contact engineer. |
| Keith Rodenhausen |
Papillion |
Chemical Engineering |
2009 |
Research |
UNL |
Combined Ph.D. program through the Departments of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering and Electrical Engineering. |
| Ryan Hulme |
Cairo, NE |
Agricultural Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
Orthman Mfg. |
I will be working as a design engineer for the agricultural and
industrial equipment department at Orthman Mfg. |
| Samantha Cumper |
Papillion, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2009 |
Grad School |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
I will be attending an MD/PhD Program at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine with the ultimate goal of working on reemerging and new
infectious disease control. |
| Thomas Soucie |
Upland, NE |
Industrial Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical supplies company |
I'll be starting as a manufacturing engineer in BD's
Manufacturing Development Program (MDP) rotational program. I'll be starting
my three-year rotation in San Jose, CA. |
| Trevor Eugene Downey |
Lees Summit MO |
Industrial |
2009 |
Job |
Fellowship of Catholic University Students |
I will serve a two-year commitment on a college campus as campus
missionary of the Catholic Church, training student leaders to live an
authentic life and become the best-version-of-themselves. |
| Andrea
Wilkerson |
Wamego,
KS |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Ph.D. |
Pennsylvania
State University |
I will
be pursuing my Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in
lighting. |
| Geoffrey
Deter |
Red
Oak, IA |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Internship |
Morrissey
Engineering |
I will
continue my internship with Morrissey Engineering, where I work in the
mechanical department, throughout the summer and subsequent school year while
completing my Master's degree in Architectural Engineering. |
| James
Devaney |
Omaha,
NE |
Electronics
Engineering |
2009 |
Research |
I will research Passive Solar Cooling and other solar
technologies at the University of Nebraska's Solar Research Facility with Dr.
Bing Chen of CEEN |
|
| John
Bishop, Jr. |
Omaha,
NE |
METC,
Manufacturing Engineering Technology |
2009 |
Start a
business |
Kalmar
Industries |
I have a concept for a consumer product that I am planning
to develop after graduation. |
| John
Tran |
Fremont,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Research |
UCARE |
I will
be conducting research this summer over the use of structural control devices
known as zipper columns to improve seismic performance of structures. |
| Josh
Eiden |
Ashland,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
Alvine
Engineering |
I will
be working as an electrical design engineer within a local MEP firm. |
| Matt
Tomanek |
Papillion,
Ne |
MAE |
2009 |
Job |
US Army
Corps of Engineers |
I will
have a full-time position in the Protective Design Center where tasks will
include blast load analyses and designs of structures to resist these
loads. |
| Michael
Fagan |
Hampton,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
Specialized
Engineering Solutions |
I'll be
starting full-time employment with Specialized Engineering Solutions as an
Electrical Engineer. I'll be
performing consultant and design work while ultimately pursuing my
Professional Engineering License. |
| Ryan
Skoug |
Dubuque,
IA |
MAE/Acoustics |
2009 |
Interviewing |
Acoustical
Consulting |
I am
interviewing for jobs in acoustical consulting. |
| Sean
Denning |
Omaha,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers |
I'll be
working full time over the summer as a structural engineer in training, and I
will return to school in the fall to pursue a Master's Degree in
Architectural Engineering. |
| Shane
Cherney |
Papillion,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
Leo A
Daly Company |
I have
been interning with LAD since December 2007 and will be taking 2 weeks off
after graduation before starting full time. I will be an Engineering Intern (EI) pursuing both
architectural engineering and fire-protection engineering professional licensure
with emphasis in HVAC systems. |
| Steven C.
Swanson |
Omaha,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2009 |
Job |
Morrissey
Engineering Inc. |
Full-time
position as Engineer In Training – Mechanical |
| Alex Martinez |
Grand Island |
Electrical Engineering |
2009 |
Research |
Dr. Eva Schubert |
I will be doing research for Dr. Schubert in the area of thin
film devices. I will be using ellipsometry equipment for analysis of
different thin film depositions. |
| Erin Hammons |
Weeping Water, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2009 |
Grad School |
Space Management Program, International Space University in Strasbourg,
France |
ISU is a cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency.
The Space Management program is designed to give students international
experience and prepare them for upper-level aerospace industry management
positions both here in the U.S. and abroad. |
| Jennifer Reisdorff | Lincoln, NE | Architectural Engineering | 2009 | Job | Wright, Johnson, Haddon & Williams (Dallas, TX) | I will be an Acoustical Designer which includes architectural acoustics, vibrational control, mechanical noise control, and aircraft noise exploration. |
| Andrew Haskins |
Omaha, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Boeing |
I will be working with the Ground-based Missile Defense Program
with a team of engineers. I will be learning a lot of lean manufacturing
tactics and problem solving skills. |
| Eric Nickeson |
Plattsmouth, NE |
Construction Management |
2010 |
Co-op |
JE Dunn Construction |
I will be working in Kansas City through the summer and fall
semester for JE Dunn Construction. |
| John Coburn |
Omaha, NE |
Civil Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Mid-America Transportation Center |
I will be working for Dr. Anuj Sharma and Union Pacific
Railroad. My internship involves
combining forecasted river gauge data from the National Weather Service and
railroad GPS data from Union Pacific Railroad to create a system (using
Google Earth) that will notify UP dispatchers whether trains should be
rerouted due to future flooding on the railroad tracks. |
| Matt Rosno |
Lincoln |
Computer Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
IBM |
I will be at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA for
the IBM Extreme Blue internship program. |
| Andrew
Haskins |
Omaha,NE |
Mechanical
Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Boeing |
I will
be working with the Ground-based Missile Defense Program with a team of engineers.I
will be learning a lot of lean manufacturing tactics and problem solving
skills. |
| Ashley Guinan |
Blair |
Electrical Engineering |
2010 |
other |
World Service Corps (Community of Christ) |
I will be helping to set up AIDS orphan program in Zambia. I
will be doing some research with current AIDS orphan programs, followed by
some research of potential sites. We will then determine the site, start the
program and help select its director. |
| Cassandra Vogel |
Lincoln |
Civil Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Design Data |
|
| Chris Reznicek |
Bentonville, AR |
Electrical Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Black & Veatch |
I will be an intern in the Black & Veatch Water Leadership
Intern Experience. This program is threefold including a leadership
development aspect and researching/establishing a strategic proposal in
addition to the internship experience. (For more info see
http://bv.com/Downloads/Resources/Brochures/WLIE.pdf.) I will be in the
electrical group within the Water Division. |
| Joe Jelden |
Axtell |
Construction Management |
2010 |
Internship |
JE Dunn Construction Company |
This summer will be my third summer internship working for JE
Dunn Construction Company. I
will be in the estimating department doing take-offs and onscreen
estimating. The previous summers
I was under the project manager working on health care development. |
| Jonathan Markt |
Omaha, NE |
Civil Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Nebraska Department of Roads |
I will be working as an intern for Nebraska Department of Roads
in roadway design. |
| Josh Gardner |
York, NE |
Industrial Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
P3 - Hamilton Sundstrand |
I will do some environmental engineering this summer through
Nebraska's P3 Program. I will go to York, NE and work with Hamilton
Sundstrand working on reducing their waste. I will work on both water and
solid waste reduction using both environmental and industrial engineering
principles. |
| Kate Johnson |
Omaha |
Biological Systems Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
ConAgra Foods |
Sustainable Development Intern |
| Tom Dowse |
Omaha, NE |
Civil Engineering |
2010 |
other |
Thiele Geotech Inc. |
|
| Garrett
Hummel |
Omaha,
NE |
Civil
Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Nebraska
Department of Roads |
I will
be working with the Planning and Project Development division at the Nebraska
Department of Roads (NDOR). My
job will consist of project scoping, research, and analysis as well as
creating alignment alternatives and cost estimates. |
| Jamie
Tills |
Fort
Calhoun, NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Flack+Kurtz |
|
| Travis
Schafer |
Crete,
NE |
Architectural
Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Wiss,
Janney, Elstner Associates |
This summer, I will be working for Wiss, Janney, Elstner
(WJE). WJE is a forensics
engineering firm specialized in the evaluation and restoration of
structures. I will be assisting
with numerous projects of the Denver office. |
| Andrew Kelley |
Lincoln, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program |
My internship description is in V5 Virtual Environment Support
for Constellation 606E/F Ground Operations. Tasks will include 3D scanning
and modeling relating to the Orion crew exploration vehicle and other
Constellation hardware. |
| Joseph Bartels |
Wauneta, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2010 |
Internship |
Nebraska Public Power District |
|
| Eric Ritter |
Elkhorn, NE |
Mechanical Engineering |
2011 |
Internship |
Kiewit Mining Group |
I will be working at a coal mine in Wyoming. The area that I will be working in is
the maintenance planning for the heavy equipment. |
| David Bramhall |
Omaha, NE |
EE |
2011 |
Internship |
Burns & McDonnell |
I will be an electrical engineering intern in the Substation
Department of Burns & McDonnell's Transmission and Distribution Group. |
| Karri Huismann |
Omaha, NE |
Computer Engineering |
2011 |
Internship |
Mutual of Omaha |
IT internship |
| Trever Tomes |
Omaha |
Industrial Engineering |
2011 |
Internship |
Stanley Senior Technologies |
I applied and got hired at Stanley Senior Technologies as their
Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Engineering Intern. My main
responsibility is to verify that the correct amount and model of product was
shipped to us. After this has been confirmed, I electronically/mechanically
test a lot sample to assure that our standards are being met. |
| Xiangcong Mao |
Zibo, China |
Biological Systems Engineering |
2012 |
Research |
After I graduate, I really want to find a job to apply what I've
already learned during my university experience. Furthermore, I want to do
research and further study. |
|
| Wade Hunt |
Sterling, NE |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
2012 |
Research |
I intend to focus my course of study in the field of alternative
energy. I intend to follow my goal of lifelong learning by pursuing a
doctoral degree, culminating in a professorship. |
