ACEP Utility Student Internships 2020
The ACEP Utility Student Internship program is on its second year running for summer 2020. The Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and participating utilities/organizations selected a total of 10 students to work on identified energy research projects. Several of the interns are enrolled in University of Alaska electrical and mechanical engineering degree programs; the other three students are enrolled in a computer engineering program at Purdue University, a mechanical engineering degree at Seattle Pacific University and a master's degree program in Sustainable Energy Systems at Imperial College London. 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 2020 spring semester. Immediately preceding the internship, the students attended a 5-day Microgrid Boot Camp, an intensive training course focusing on the resources, technologies and operations of Alaska's wide range of microgrid energy systems.
Find the 2020 intern project highlights in the news here.
Josiah Alverts
Major: Mechanical Engineering -- UAF
Participating Partner(s): Alaska Power & Telephone (AP&T) (Eagle)
Logan Borger
Major: Mechanical Engineering -- UAF
(Yakutat, Fairbanks, Foggy Island Bay)
Abigail Leigh
Major: Mechanical Engineering -- UAF
Participating Partner(s): Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) (Healy)
Jack Rodman
Major: Computer Engineering -- Purdue University
Participating Partner(s): 60Hertz (Anchorage, AVEC Villages)
Kim Swedberg
Major: Electrical Engineering with Computer Science concentration -- UAF
Participating Partner(s): Eaton Corporation (Eielson Air Force Base)
Jordan Barde
Major: Mechanical Engineering -- Seattle Pacific University
Participating Partner(s): Copper Valley Electric Association (CVEA) (Valdez)
Trisha Jimmie
Major: Mechanical Engineering -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): Doyon Utilities (Fort Wainwright)
FINAL PROJECT (not published; sensitive data) | VODCAST
Matt Moses
Major: Mechanical Engineering & Math -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): Taġiuġmiullu Nunamiullu Housing Authority (TNHA) (Utqiaġvik)
Christian Seekins
Major: Electrical Engineering; Minor: Math/Applied Business -- UAF
Participating Partner(s): Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) (Fairbanks)
Ilya Turchaninov
Major: Biological Sciences and Fisheries -- UAA
Participating Partner(s): CASES Project(Galena)