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Havelock, North Carolina, United States

For this internship I was in a role where I worked with the NDI specialist James McCoy. I researched, synthesized, and tested various chemical etches for magnesium, aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, and Inconel. I researched, built, and tested a magnesium treatment solution to be used as a potential successor to the solution currently in use. Additionally, I assisted in a sand/particle blast study and a ceramic paint study. These research projects allowed me to work with artisans and engineers to understand what information is important to analyze and how to report the analysis. On top of reporting and researching, I was also instructed on how to use nondestructive testing instruments (Ultrasound, Magnetic particle, X-ray, thermal, and Penetrant) and corrosion removal instruments (sand Blasting and class 4 lasers).

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States

During this internship, I was able to work closely with other chemical engineers and learn about a career in industrial manufacturing. I was occasionally in charge of reporting the morning presentations for the pulp manufacturing side of the process. I worked with a portable flowmeter to collect flowrate data on pipes containing ClO2, a hazardous and expensive bleaching agent, because there was unallocated ClO2 somewhere in the process. I was able to report data showing that there were some valves that were letting too much chemical through and making the bleaching process very expensive. This data was used to change valves and make the process easier to manage. Another project I was assigned was to optimize the 5S audit reporting procedure for the pulp mill. In the pulp mill, they use excel to type out notes that were made during a 5S audit. To report this data, someone would have to manually take a few hours and manually sort the data collected throughout the week and present it to each of the 4 shifts. Using a macro-enabled excel sheet, I was able to combine all of the important data and filter it out by significance and shift role. This sheet was able to keep the exact same formatting and auditing process while making the report take about 5 minutes to make. I presented my work to the entire mill and the power generation side of the mill wanted it for their 5S auditing process as well. I was able to recreate the excel sheet for their auditing process and present it in my last 2 work days at International Paper.

Havelock, North Carolina, United States

I worked heavily in their chemistry lab. I was able to learn all the procedures involved in testing the tanks in their plating shop. I built an excel sheet that would do the necessary math and show what additions are needed to make the plating tank on the upper end of its chemical concentrations, the optimal concentrations and the minimal concentrations. This would be used to help save time in doing the calculations needed to see the numbers and focus more on what numbers meet the plating tank's needs in the company. I also started doing research on their magnesium treatment tank and was able to determine the optimal ratio of chemical to be added for optimal paint adherence. This project would continue to my 2024 internship here. I was able to write a quote for a lab electroplating system and work with artisans to get magnesium specimen painted and blasted for expiramentation.

Havelock, North Carolina, United States

This internship was split between working with other interns to learn the fundamentals of mechanical engineering and working with a FRCE fleet support team (FST). I worked with other interns to compete against other intern groups to design working area for artisans doing minor maintenance on an engine transport cart. The FST team I was assigned to was the C-130 ground support equipment team with John Mock. I was assigned to organize information, review procedural update papers, and redesign the C-130 tiedown set. Additionally, I planned an off-site tour with my team to an Airforce air station to look at their C-130 maintenance process and understand what they use as a high-wind tie-down set. It was found that they use equipment that hold up to 3000 lbs, which was significantly different than what was used at FRCE (10,000 lbs). I spoke with many outside contractors to get the information needed to finalize a successor with prices and present my findings.