1985 – 2000 Past Intern Projects
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1996 – 2000
Health Systems Minnesota, Saint Louis Park
Goal: Eliminate mercury-containing devices in its one hospital and 25 clinics.
Lake Superior Paper, Duluth
Goal: Reduce wastewater solids
Marigold Foods, Minneapolis
Goal: Reduce phosphorus discharge and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD).
Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Saint Paul
Goal: Reduce use of methylene chloride in environmental analysis work at an analytical lab.
Sellner Manufacturing, Faribault
Goal: Evaluate reducing laminate and gel coat overspray in fiber reinforced plastics process.
Smith System Manufacturing, Princeton
Goal: Research reducing wastewater and chemical use.
Wenger Corporation, Owatonna
Goal: Decrease the use of powder coating paint in manufacturing music equipment.
Crown Cork and Seal, Owatonna
Goal: Reduce defects from coating operation.
A Minnesota Dairy, Le Sueur
Goal: Decrease water used by clean-in-place (CIP) systems which sanitize equipment.
Federal-Mogul, Lake City
Goal: Reduce phosphorus use to minimize wastewater loading and evaluate closed loop cooling of aluminum mold dies.
Halcon, Stewartville
Goal: Investigate options for switching to water-borne coatings.
Jennie O’ Foods, Melrose
Goal: Reduce water use and wastewater loading.
Red Wing Shoes, Red Wing
Goal: Reduce raw material scrap.
Schmidt Printing, Byron
Goal: Evaluate opportunities for reducing paper waste at lithographic printer.
Thermo King, Bloomington
Goal: Minimize facility’s wastewater.
Endocardial Solutions, Saint Paul
Goal: Reduce solid waste by optimizing packaging for medical devices.
Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Saint Paul Park
Goal: Make cleaning changes to eliminate chlorinated aerosol spray use.
McGlynn’s Bakery, Minneapolis
Goal: Research bulk raw material options.
Merit Enterprises, Isle
Goal: Reduce sludge generation and water use.
Potlatch Corporation, Brainerd
Goal: Investigate options for conserving water.
University of Minnesota Veterinary Clinic, Saint Paul
Goal: Reduce the use of disinfectants while maintaining strict disease control.
American Converters, Fridley
Goal: Eliminate air emissions and hazardous waste for methylene chloride using alternatives to adhesive joining in a plastics job shop.
Bouquet Enterprises, Kellogg
Goal: Investigate substitutes for selenium-based acid in decorative product manufacture.
Foldcraft, Kenyon
Goal: Evaluate how to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from painting operations.
Hood Flexible Packaging, Saint Paul
Goal: Reduce waste from flexographic printing at a polyethylene bag manufacturer.
Kurt Manufacturing, Minneapolis
Goal: Improve water conservation at a metal fabricator.
Nico Products, Minneapolis
Goal: Develop options for water conservation in electroplating.
North Star Finishing, Minneapolis
Goal: Recommend solutions for water conservation in electroplating.
Southern Minnesota Sugarbeet Coop, Renville
Goal: Reduce the use of lime in processing beets into sugar.
Tennant Company, Minneapolis
Goal: Reduce solid waste from packaging at a floor maintenance equipment manufacturer
Anagram International, Eden Prairie
Goal: Reduce solvent and ink purchases and waste in the flexographic printing industry.
Diamond Brands, Cloquet
Goal: Reduce wood waste and energy use used for heating wood blocks when manufacturing wood products.
Jostens, Owatonna
Goal: Evaluate the efficiency of acid use and identify options for reclaiming process acid.
Sparta Foods, Saint Paul
Goal: Evaluate options for water conservation and wastewater loading in the food processing industry.
Viking Industries, Saint Joseph
Goal: Reduce VOCs and improve transfer efficiency in the wood finishing furniture process.
Vision Ease, Saint Cloud
Goal: Research eliminating trichloroethylene, a chlorinated solvent, from multifocal lens production.
X-Cel Optical, Sauk Rapids
Goal: Eliminate trichloroethylene, a chlorinated solvent, from multifocal lens production.
1991 – 1995
Dairyland Equipment Services / Wabasha County, Plainview
Goal: Evaluate the use of mercury manometers in the dairy industry.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Grand Rapids
Goal: Research waste reduction in a vehicle maintenance facility.
Minnesota Waste Wise, Saint Paul
Goal: General technical support for the program.
Advance Circuits, Roseville
Goal: Evaluate water conservation at a printed circuit board manufacturer.
Astoria Industries, Jackson
Goal: Research source reduction and recycling opportunities for a fiberglass reinforced plastics shop.
EMD Associates, Winona
Goal: Recommend options to reduce lead solder paste and solder flux in a printed circuits manufacturing facility.
Fisher-Rosemount, Eden Prairie
Goal: Identify and segregate contaminated materials to reduce hazardous waste.
University Technology Center, Minneapolis
Goal: Develop methods for reducing waste in a multi-tenant commercial building.
US Steel – Minntac, Mountain Iron
Goal: Identify solid waste source reduction options and develop a plant-wide waste recycling program.
Rosemount Aerospace, Burnsville
Goal: Investigate aqueous alternatives for cleaning measurement instrumentation.
SCS Co-Sines, Maplewood
Goal: Recommend solutions for zinc alloy die cast scrap reuse.
Tandem Products, Blooming Prairie
Goal: Reduce waste in polyurethane manufacturing operations.
Wernke Ink, Plymouth
Goal: Develop options for recycling ink-contaminated HDPE containers.
Zytec Corporation, Redwood Falls
Goal: Identify source recovery options for isopropyl alcohol at an electronic equipment manufacturer.
Avecor Cardiovascular, Plymouth
Goal: Evaluate alternatives to freon used in manufacturing medical equipment and supplies.
ME International, Duluth
Goal: Investigate alternatives to 1,1,1-trichloroethane used in a foundry process.
Medallion Kitchens, Waconia
Goal: Increase transfer efficiency through part placement, spray adjustment and overspray reuse.
Minnesota Valley Engineering, New Prague
Goal: Identify, assess, and minimize Industrial coatings waste.
Nico Plating, Minneapolis
Goal: Investigate the use of aqueous cleaners as substitutes for tricholorethylene.
Sci-Med Life, Maple Grove
Goal: Evaluate cold cleaning with isopropyl alchol to reduce CFC-113 use in medical device manufacturing.
Vision-Ease Polycarbonate, Brooklyn Center
Goal: Research eliminating trichloroethylene, a chlorinated solvent, from multifocal lens production.
Aaron Carlson Company, Minneapolis
Goal: Assemble a list of waterbased lacquer suppliers and establish criteria for judging the quality of finish to compare lacquers.