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12007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Developing and Funding

Undergraduate Engineering Internships

Theodore W. Manikas, Gerald R. Kane

Dept. of Electrical Engineering

The University of Tulsa

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Why Internships?

• benefits for all– undergraduate

engineering students– industry sponsor– university sponsor

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Internship Benefits for Students

• practical applications of coursework

• exposure to corporate issues– project management– finance– manufacturing

• experience will help acquire and succeed in full-time employment

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Internship Benefits for Industry

• helps identify potential recruits

• develops collaboration with university

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Internship Benefits for University

• enhances students’ engineering education

• develops collaboration with industry

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Establishing Internship Programs

• identify potential companies– local professional societies– current university/industry collaborations

• contact companies– e-mail with follow-up telephone call– on-site meetings with corporate staff

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Funding Internship Programs

• NSF programs – (workshop at ASEE)– very competitive

• state and local programs

• industry match

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Internship Program Example

• Collaboration– University of Tulsa – Electrical Engineering

(TUEE)– Geophysical Research Co. (GRC)

• Funding– 50% OCAST (state funding)– 50% GRC (industry match)

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Corporate Contact with GRC

• IEEE – local professional society meeting

• TUEE alumni – current employees

• looking for future engineers – internships

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Application for Funding

• OCAST (Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology)– R&D Student Intern program

• prepare students for technical fields• support high-tech companies in OK

– students work as interns in OK engineering industry

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OCAST Project Requirements

• 1 – 2 year projects– PI – sponsoring university– Mentor – sponsoring company

• internship work done at company– work with full-time engineers on projects– part-time (10 hrs/wk) during school year– full-time (40 hrs/wk) during summer

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OCAST Funding Requirements

• 1:1 match from company– 50% from OCAST (up to

$30K/year)– 50% from company

• may include mentor salaries as match

• about 80% for intern salaries

• other: PI salary, travel, supplies

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Intern Selection Process

• undergraduate EE student at TU

• post announcement for internship

• resumes and interviews

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Intern Project Duties

• work on engineering project under mentor’s guidance

• bi-weekly meetings with PI and progress reports

• mentor submits intern evaluation sheet to PI at end of each semester

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Intern Project Status

• One EE senior at GRC– Mar 07 – Feb 08– Hybrid circuit design for pipeline gauges– Currently developing prototype for testing

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Questions?