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Meet the Intern: Miranda Brockmeyer

Prairie State is excited to welcome Miranda Brockmeyer as an Electric I/C Maintenance Intern this summer! Miranda will begin her junior year of studies this fall at Missouri S&T, where she majors in electrical engineering. She enjoys math, so she thought this math-heavy degree program would be a great fit for her. At S&T, Miranda participates in Institute of Electrical and Electron… More

Meet the Intern: Ben Twitchell

Prairie State is excited to welcome Ben Twitchell as the Mechanical Maintenance Intern this summer! This fall, Ben will return to Southern Illinois University (SIU). He will be entering his junior year studying mechanical engineering. Ben chose to study mechanical engineering because it offers many opportunities in the automotive industry. In his free time, he enjoys working on cars and ol… More

Intern Update: James Inman

Records and Information Management Intern, James Inman, has spent his summer on various projects related to data retention and storage. One of his projects was creating and revising procedures for different departments in the company. He has also worked to dispose of expired paperwork from the inactive records center. James has worked with various campus departments to help them figure out h… More

Intern Update: Orion Rutkowski

Mechanical Maintenance Intern, Orion Rutkowski, has spent his summer helping the mechanical maintenance crew by assisting in repairs and general preventative maintenance throughout the plant. This job includes many tasks, some of which are changing oil, changing belts on the coal feeders, cleaning and changing vacuum drum covers, changing out valves, and rebuilding pumps. He has now learned … More

Intern Update: Chris Wichlac

Mechanical Engineering Intern, Chris Wichlac, has spent his summer developing PI graphics to assist in troubleshooting. These graphics vary, with the most detailed one being for the boiler feed pump. He has also assisted another engineer with a sump simple flow diagram. Chris has just finished the boiler feed pump graphic, and he’s starting work on the startup boiler feed pump. Chris has… More