2024

2024 Intern Projects

AaCron Inc., Osama Samaha

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation, chemical usage, and energy efficiency.

Aspire Bakeries, Jackson Harris

Goal: Lead a project focused on water and energy conservation at an industrial bakery.

Department of Administration, Office of Enterprise Sustainability, Lucy Weglarz

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation at state facilities

Donaldson Company, Inc., Project 1, Daniel Rudolph

Goal: Lead a project focused on energy efficiency at an industrial filtration manufacturer.

Donaldson Company, Inc., Project 2, Sanat Iyer

Goal: Lead a project focused on energy efficiency at an industrial filtration manufacturer.

FINNOVATION Lab, Jacob Bach-Dowd

Goal: Lead a project focused on upcycling various food waste feedstocks from a manufacturing facility, and potentially, other sites, using technology at a start-up company.

Lakeside Foods, Gannon Shilson

Goal: Lead a project focused on waste diversion, wastewater loading reduction, and water
conservation at a food manufacturing facility.

Liberty Paper Inc., Jannatul Adnin Eshita

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation and reduction of landfill waste at a recycled linerboard manufacturer.

Michael Foods, Padon Kinzley

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation, wastewater loading reduction, and energy efficiency at a food manufacturing facility

Minnesota Correctional Facility, Danielle Jakob

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation at Minnesota Correctional Facilities

Niron Magnetics, Heidi Herrmann

Goal: Lead a project focused on green chemistry for a materials technology company.

PTC Steel, Julie Van

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation.

Puris, Roman Lidyaev

Goal: Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.

Second Harvest Heartland (SHH), Gehna Jain

Goal: Lead a project focused on optimization of the food recovery supply chain in Minnesota, and conduct waste audits at a facility.