MATRIC Selects 2010 Summer Interns
Program offers students an opportunity to engage in hands-on cutting-edge research
The Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC) is pleased to introduce this year’s summer interns. Four students were selected from a large pool of talented applicants for this highly competitive program. The program offers students an opportunity to engage in hands-on cutting-edge research while partnering with experts in their area of interest.
Sophomore Matthew Brumley from West Virginia University majoring in Chemical Engineering is working in the South Charleston facility. Matthew’s hometown is Charleston, West Virginia. His parents are Michael and Elizabeth Brumley.
Senior Eddie Jesinsky from West Virginia University majoring in Computer Science is working in the Morgantown facility. Eddie’s hometown is Germantown, Maryland. His parents are Ed & Jill Jesinsky.
Graduate student Will McBurney from West Virginia University majoring in Computer Science is working in the Morgantown facility. Will’s hometown is Charleston, West Virginia. His parents are Alison and Peter Chambers and Richard and Kirsten McBurney.
Second year doctoral student Yueying Yu from Virginia Tech majoring in Chemical Engineering is working in the South Charleston facility. Yueying’s hometown is Tianjin, China. Her parents are Shicai and Chunlan Yu.
These paid summer internships are full time and include projects researching new methods for carbon capture, developing geospatial, modeling and simulation analytical software, and applying distillation to separation of chemical products; each intern is partnered with at least one MATRIC PhD. “MATRIC has quite a number of professional employees who I want to work with and learn from their skills. I look forward to the integration between hands-on and theory,” said Yueying.
MATRIC’s spring, summer, and fall internship programs help prepare students for careers in their area of study and are an important part of growing MATRIC’s young talent pool. Interns are selected based on coursework, grade point average, teacher recommendations, and their goals and interests. For more information, visit www.matricresearch.com/employment.asp.
