LT Experience: A Chemical Engineer's Summer Internship

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        As an engineering student, there are a variety of paths you can choose each summer to further enhance your educational experience. These include taking a class or two, performing undergraduate research, studying abroad, or getting industry experience through an internship or co-op. Purdue provides many opportunities for undergraduate students to get involved in all of these areas. With internships specifically, Purdue holds multiple engineering-specific career fairs each year, as well as supports students by providing opportunities through the Center for Career Opportunities (CCO).

        For my internship this summer, I attended Industrial Roundtable in the Fall of 2019. While there I spoke with many companies about their opportunities for rising seniors. I was able to secure a few interviews and ultimately received an offer to intern with RB down in Evansville, IN. Despite putting a damper on many internship opportunities, I was still able to be on-site for the whole 12-week intern experience. While there, I was a Capital Project Engineering Intern and served as the lead project engineer on an equipment upgrade project. In addition, I learned the importance of safety by performing daily safety checks on a part of the site that was under construction for capital improvements.

        This experience was a great mix of being able to learn more about the technical aspects of a process, and specifically apply concepts that I had studied in the last two years at Purdue, as well as lead people in a way that ensured projects could continue to progress forward. This internship experience was unlike any other I have had in the past, but it really opened my eyes to what a Chemical Engineer could do after graduation.

        In general, take advantage of the opportunities you have at Purdue to connect with companies that you might be interested in working for. Any internship experience will be valuable in helping you decide what industry you want to work in full-time and what role you would like to take!

Madeleine Hollinger, ChE '21

            WE Link Leadership Team


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