2025 Intern Symposium
August 20, 2025 12:00PM – 5:00PM (CST)
Location:
McNamara Alumni Center – University of Minnesota
200 SE Oak St
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
This year’s MnTAP Intern Symposium will be held in-person and also available virtually. Help us celebrate the accomplishments of the MnTAP interns as they wrap up their 2025 projects.
This is an information packed celebration of the great work the interns have done to identify savings in water, energy, and waste. Hosting this event in-person and in a virtual format will offer more opportunities for everyone to celebrate with us. Join us on August 20th.
RegisterIntern Symposium Agenda
AGENDA |
|
TIME |
PROJECT |
| 12:00-12:20 | Welcome – Kelsey Klucas, MnTAP Director |
Session 1 |
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| 12:20-12:30 | Sining Liu, MN Direct Care & Treatment |
| 12:30-12:40 | Alex Goers, Metro Transit |
| 12:40-12:50 | Fanuel Akakpo Ayewanou, Fairview Health Services |
| 12:40-12:50 | Kayla McMayer, Abbott Northwestern Hospital |
| 1:00-1:10 | Panel Questions |
| 1:10-1:20 | Break |
Session 2 |
|
| 1:20-1:30 | Richard Bui, MINNCOR (recorded) |
| 1:30-1:40 | Ben Davis, Aveda Corporation |
| 1:40-1:50 | Xavier Dante, HERC |
| 1:50-2:00 | Joseph Morphew, Ever-Green Energy |
| 2:00-2:10 | Cole Rossman, Liberty Packaging |
| 2:10-2:20 | Panel Questions |
| 2:20-2:40 | Break |
Session 3 |
|
| 2:40-2:50 | Lucas Liabraaten, Liberty Packaging |
| 2:50-3:00 | Nina Mirfakhraie, Beacon EmbeddedWorks |
| 3:00-3:10 | Clare Heupel, Bailey Nurseries |
| 3:10-3:20 | Ruby Browning, Rust-Oleum |
| 3:20-3:30 | Panel Questions |
| 3:30-3:40 | Break |
Session 4 |
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| 3:30 – 3:40 | Melanie Merkel, Michael Foods |
| 3:40 – 3:50 | Sam Edlund, OlymPak |
| 3:50 – 4:00 | Evin Corrigan, Silgan Containers |
| 4:00 – 4:10 | Cassie Christian, Alkali Earth |
| 4:20 – 4:30 | Panel Questions |
| 4:30 – 4:40 | Closing Remarks – Matt Domski, MnTAP Intern Program Manager |
| 4:40 – 5:00 | Networking |