Engineering Students at Work

May 1, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

The title CEO Intern seems inherently contradictory, but it is an accurate description of a student-focused reality show that is in the works for this summer.

CEO Intern is a reality TV program that follows five students who will become group CEO of the cryogenic processing company, 300 Below. The students will be put in charge of a veteran staff that is likely to challenge them socially as well as from a business standpoint.

Cryogenic processing is the science of improving metals to make them last longer and perform better by exposing them to extreme temperatures. 300 Below has customers in several different industries that will provide many opportunities for...Read More

April 10, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Young engineers put their skills on display recently in Boston, as they built robots for battle in what looked like an automated version of American Gladiators.

The Boston regional of the FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) Robotics Competition was held Friday March 28 and Saturday March 29, at Boston University's Agganis Arena.

A number of teams of students from the Boston area competed in FIRST Overdrive matches where three teams would form an alliance against thr...Read More

April 3, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

What's more impressive on an engineer's résumé than a stint at NASA?

With four successful co-op assignments at NASA under his belt, Reeve Ingle already boasts a pretty impressive list of qualifications as he approaches graduation this May.

In his four years at Georgia Institute of Technology, the electrical engineering major with a minor in Spanish has gained valuable experience working at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and through an internship at the US Department of Defense in Ft. Meade, MD.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my co-op experience as a student at Georgia Tech,” said Ingle. “I feel li...Read More

January 31, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Even engineering programs have to “keep up with the Joneses.”

In order to make engineering students well-rounded when they enter the workforce, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has taken steps to encourage more liberal arts schools to have engineering programs.

Beginning in 2001, engineering programs had to follow the ABET’s new standards, which are less technical and more compatible with a liberal arts curriculum. 

Companies that have experience with engineers new to the work force, such as Boeing and Texas Instruments, were influential in bringing about the change in standards, because of their observations of new workers lacking experien...Read More

December 11, 2007 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

Anyone who has looked for an internship knows it isn’t easy to do on your own, but now your daily visit to Facebook can help.

A new Facebook group, InternPower, is a unique program aimed at helping students get the most of all the internships available to them.

“We, at InternPower, hope to help students in the internship application and actual interning experience,” said Oriana So, who is an intern herself, working on the project. “InternPower hopes to show students how interning can help forward their career paths and choose the right career for them.”

At this stage in the process InternPower is a Facebook group that enables interns, prospective i...Read More