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Intern Update: Bo Bryan

Mine Engineering Intern, Bo Bryan, has spent his summer shadowing and assisting different departments in their daily tasks. Bo has also worked on a time study on roof bolter bit speed and durability with the other intern. Data recording is flowing smoothly, and he expects to complete this project on time. In his brief time at Prairie State, he has learned how to assemble excel sheets for tim… More

Intern Update: Colton Krebs

Information Technology Intern, Colton Krebs, has spent his summer shadowing different positions in the IT department and providing desktop support. Colton has answered helpdesk calls, traveled to the plant and mine to troubleshoot user issues, and helped update IT technology across campus. One notable project he has worked on includes the imagining, deployment, and maintenance of 52 personal… More

Intern Update: Brenden O’Kane

Mechanical Maintenance Intern, Brenden O’Kane, has spent his summer working on repair and maintenance jobs with other technicians. Brenden has helped replace valves, pumps, and filters. He has also inspected steam strainers, coolers, and other components. Brenden’s goal has been to learn how he can be a better engineer. With each project, he asks himself, “How can I make these guys… More

Intern Update: Miranda Brockmeyer

Electrical Engineering Intern, Miranda Brockmeyer, has spent her summer working in AutoCAD, doing tiebreaker redraws for outage and relay upgrades, and testing breakers and relays to make sure they work before being sent into the field. She has made good progress on her AutoCAD redraws, and she plans to finish them and the wiring tags before the end of the summer. Miranda has also been sitti… More

Intern Update: Logan Salger

Electrical I/C Maintenance Intern, Logan Salger, has spent his summer assisting full-time employees with daily tasks such as replacing circuit breakers, ground fault interrupters, and variable-frequency drives. Logan’s projects have been updated on a daily basis; each day he receives his job tasks along with his coworkers. He has studied electrical blueprints for parts and jobs, allowing h… More