2024 Intern Symposium

August 14, 2024 1:00PM – 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 2024 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 14th.

Intern Symposium Agenda

This Canvas site will be your resource for joining Symposium. This page has the schedule for the day as well as links to project abstracts.

AGENDA

TIME

PROJECT

1:00 – 1:20 Welcome – Kelsey Klucas, MnTAP Director

Session 1

1:20 – 1:30 Aspire Bakeries – Jackson Harris

1:30 – 1:40 Lakeside Foods – Gannon Shilson

1:40 – 1:50 Michael Foods – Padon Kinzley

1:50 – 2:00 Puris Proteins – Roman Lidyaev

2:00 – 2:10 Panel Questions

2:10 – 2:20 Break

Session 2

2:20 – 2:30 AaCron Inc – Osama Samaha

2:30 – 2:40 PTC Steel – Julie Van

2:40 – 2:50 Liberty Paper – Jannatul Adnin Eshita

2:50 – 3:00 Minnesota Correctional Facility, Shakopee – Danielle Jakob

3:00 – 3:10 Department of Admin, Office of Enterprise Sustainability – Lucy Weglarz

3:10 – 3:20 Panel Questions

3:20 – 3:30 Break

Session 3

3:30 – 3:40 Donaldson Company, Project 1 – Daniel Rudolph

3:40 – 3:50 Donaldson Company, Project 2 – Sanat Iyer

3:50 – 4:00 Niron Magnetics – Heidi Herrmann

4:00 – 4:10 FINNOVATION Lab – Jacob Bach-Dowd

4:10 – 4:20 Second Harvest Heartland – Gehna Jain

4:20 – 4:30 Panel Questions

4:30 – 4:40 Closing Remarks – Matt Domski, MnTAP Intern Program Manager

4:40 – 5:00 Networking

AGENDA
TIME	PROJECT
1:00 – 1:20	Welcome – Kelsey Klucas, MnTAP Director
Session 1
1:20 – 1:30	Aspire Bakeries – Jackson Harris
1:30 – 1:40	Lakeside Foods – Gannon Shilson
1:40 – 1:50	Michael Foods – Padon Kinzley
1:50 – 2:00	Puris Proteins – Roman Lidyaev
2:00 – 2:10	Panel Questions
2:10 – 2:20	Break
Session 2
2:20 – 2:30	AaCron Inc – Osama Samaha
2:30 – 2:40	PTC Steel – Julie Van
2:40 – 2:50	Liberty Paper – Jannatul Adnin Eshita
2:50 – 3:00	Minnesota Correctional Facility, Shakopee – Danielle Jakob
3:00 – 3:10	Department of Admin, Office of Enterprise Sustainability – Lucy Weglarz
3:10 – 3:20	Panel Questions
3:20 – 3:30	Break
Session 3
3:30 – 3:40	Donaldson Company, Project 1 – Daniel Rudolph
3:40 – 3:50	Donaldson Company, Project 2 – Sanat Iyer
3:50 – 4:00	Niron Magnetics – Heidi Herrmann
4:00 – 4:10	FINNOVATION Lab – Jacob Bach-Dowd
4:10 – 4:20	Second Harvest Heartland – Gehna Jain
4:20 – 4:30	Panel Questions
4:30 – 4:40	Closing Remarks – Matt Domski, MnTAP Intern Program Manager
4:40 – 5:00	Networking