My First Professional Experience
Everyone gets nervous about something in their life—first day of school, meeting a new friend, or starting a new job. It is very easy to fear of...
Engineering
Robotics: Expect the Unexpected
Through my education and my extracurriculars, I have learned one very important lesson: when working with robots, prepare to be surprised. Now, hear m...
Thank You Indium Corporation!
Man have these 10 weeks flown by! Today marks the final day of my internship at Indium Corporation. I am beyond grateful for this opportunity that was...
Analyzing a Stress-Strain Curve
Tensile strength is an important physical measurement that represents the maximum amount of force a specific material can undergo before fracturing/br...
We're Half Way There
What an amazing experience so far! I am a little more than half way through my ten-week internship here at Indium Corporation, and I have learned so m...
Don't Just Dream It; Envision It!
It is every little kid’s dream to grow up and change the world. At least that was my big dream. How exactly I would change the world I did not k...
A Decade Long Dream Coming to Fruition
What did you want to be when you were five years old? A firefighter? A professional athlete? An astronaut? Those are all very typical careers a five-y...
Being a Biological Engineer in a Manufacturing Facility
How did a Biological Engineer find herself working at Indium Corporation, a manufacturing facility that works primarily with metal?...
You Live, You Lunch, and You Learn
As my summer internship winds down, I reflect on my exceptionally unique experience at Indium Corporation by sifting through memories to pick out high...
A Day in the Life of an Engineering Intern
Hello all, I’m Kyle Hochbrueckner; I am the Manufacturing Process Engineering Intern for Indium Corporation at the Business Park Drive facility ...
Keeping Beesy
I'm so busy at this internship that my pedometer says my rate has increased by 2,000 steps per day!...
JJ Besse: R&D Metallurgy Intern
Success in math and science courses as well as an inner drive to simply understand how the stuff around me functions drove me to go on to study mechan...
Steven P. Napolitano: Who I Am
A little background of who I am and what I hope to accomplish at Indium....
The Conclusion of My Indium Corporation Internship
It feels like it was yesterday when I walked into the building for my first day. But in that time, I have learned so much....
My Very First Indium Corporation Project
My first project for Indium Corporation allowed me think on my feet and utilize my chemistry knowledge. It made me realize that chemical engineering i...
Pushing the Boundaries of Science, Technology, and Engineering
Mankind has always tried to push the boundaries on what is considered possible when it comes to science, technology, and engineering. Just because the...
Lindsay Cannistra: The Dancing Engineer
Dance has helped me grow into a better engineer over the years. I have become more creative with the way I think, and developed skills like kinestheti...
College vs. My Engineering Internship at Indium Corporation
Comparing the knowledge and skills learned in a college environment to that in an internship setting....
Solder Paste Reflow Defects Relate To Welding Defects
The defects in welding two specific materials can relate to different types of defects that exist after reflowing solder paste....
My Legacy: A Surprising Twist In My Internship
In this post I speak about a recent problem I have run into that changed the direction of my work....
Comparing Mechanical Engineering to Plastic Thermoforming
Discussing the relationship between Mechanical Engineering and the plastic thermoforming process and how the two compare.....
Intern Review of Interview with Famous Blogger Jim Hisert
Famous blogger Jim Hisert interviews me on getting the most out of my summer internship at Indium Corporation......
How Clarkson University Prepared Me for My Indium Corporation Internship
The best part about being an Indium Corporation intern is that I am treated like a full time employee which made the transition as an intern easier an...
Painting a Car is Like Solder Paste Printing
As I was doing some solder paste printing today, I said to myself, "These are the same cleanliness steps I follow when painting a car." - Se...
Engine Oil Viscosity Factor Compares to Solder Paste Viscosity: An Intern's Insight
When it comes to solder paste, calculating area ratio and staying within typical guidelines will give the best first-pass yields....
Indium Corporation Intern Project Work: The Value of Experience and Teamwork
Learning how the engineering process happens in the real world is an advantageous experience that you can't get in a college setting. ...
College vs. Internship from an Indium Corporation Intern Point of View
Discussing the difference between college and an internship through a Mechanical Engineering student's point of view... ...
From One Intern to Another: Juggling Projects by David Fresne
Having a pile of work in front of you can seem daunting, here is some advice on how to keep it in check. ...
Gender Roles in the Workplace: A Marketing Communications Intern's Perspective
In the past, gender had an impact on how we viewed certain career paths. There are several outlets we can thank for ending this perception....