Intern Update: Landon Florkowski

Mine Engineering Intern, Landon Florkowski, has spent his summer at Prairie State working with unit mechanics, outby technicians, and communications technicians within the mine maintenance department. Working with three different groups has given him a taste of everything, as each of these groups have different jobs underground. Landon assists in daily issues that may arise, including monitor p… More

Intern Update: Cami Meddows

Procurement Intern, Cami Meddows, has spent her summer at Prairie State working with purchase orders, suppliers, and electronic records. One of Cami’s projects involves ensuring certificates of insurance and purchase orders exist electronically. She scans and includes these where appropriate. Another of her projects involves communicating with suppliers to obtain order confirmations, determin… More

Intern Update: Tim Richardson

Plant Maintenance Intern, Tim Richardson, has spent his summer at Prairie State replacing and rebuilding equipment. Working in maintenance, projects vary by day. Some projects Tim has worked on include changing equipment oil, rebuilding a service water pump, replacing valve stem packing, replacing valves, and replacing conduit. Due to the nature of the department, projects typically last a day … More

Intern Update: Mehran Mustafa

Electrical Engineering Intern, Mehran Mustafa, has spent his summer at Prairie State updating models, modifying relay settings, and planning preventive maintenance. One of his projects involves working on the Electrical Transient Analyzer Program (ETAP) model to expand the lumped motor control center load into actual load. This is an ongoing project that may take more time to complete than rema… More

Intern Update: Logan Braundmeier

Plant Safety Intern, Logan Braundmeier, has spent her summer at Prairie State creating training videos, instruction manuals, and a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) matrix. So far this summer, Logan’s projects have varied greatly. She has been studying and working with new Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) to help redesign an instruction and manual sheet, along with finding a proper … More