Student Summer Internship Projects
ACEP Utility Student Internships 2021
In its third year, the ACEP Utility Student Internship program selected 13 interns to pursue projects in various areas of energy research. The Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) has partnered with utilities/organizations around the state to work with interns in a combination of remote work and on-site visits.
Several of the interns are enrolled in University of Alaska programs of computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering; two are enrolled in economics programs. One intern is an Alaskan at Montana State University studying industrial/management systems engineering and mechanical/industrial engineering programs, and another intern is a Canadian masters student pursuing an Indigenous Development program at the University of Winnipeg.
As part of their preparatory work, the students successfully completed the Alaska Energy Utility Lecture Series, a 1-credit hour course through UAF Bristol Bay Campus, during the 2021 spring semester. Immediately preceding the internship, the students attended a 5-day ACEP/ASU Microgrid Boot Camp, an intensive training course focusing on the resources, technologies and operations of Alaska's wide range of microgrid energy systems.
Emma Beeler
Major: Electrical Engineering -- UAF
Participating Partner(s): Kawarak Inc. / Pilgrim Hot Springs (Nome, AK)
Ramiro Garcia
Major: Computer Science -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): ACEP Data Collection & Management(Fairbanks, AK)
Jack McCaslin
Major: Mechanical Engineering -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): Tanana Chiefs Conference(Hughes, AK)
Agustin Mendoza
Major: Electrical Engineering - Alternative power generation & Electromagnetics -- UAF
Participating Partner(s): Delta Wind Farm(Delta Junction, AK)
Kate Robb
Major: Development Practice: Indigenous Development -- University of Winnepeg
Participating Partner(s): CASES Partnership
Ryan Bickford
Major: Industrial / Management Systems Engineering; Mechanical & Industrial Engineering -- Montana State University
Participating Partner(s): CASES Project (Galena, AK)
Noah Faso-Formoso
Major: Electrical Engineering -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): ACEP / IARC(Fairbanks, AK)
Luke Meiwes
Major: Mechanical Engineering; Electrical Engineering -- UAA
Utility: Alaska Power & Telephone (Eagle, AK)
Jules Mermelstein
Major: Electrical Engineering; Sustainable Energy OEC -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): ACEP (Fairbanks, AK)
Clouda O'Neill
Major: Business Economics -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): Solarize Fairbanks (Information Insights)(Fairbanks, AK)