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Sara Almstedt
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USA Summer Internship
Program 2014
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Internship placements
Johan Sparlund &
Gustav Gräslund
FEV
Sofia Haglund
Daniel Höglander Ylldrin Halili Simon Blomé FCC, General Motors
Microsoft Saskpower Zebra Technologies
Isaac Lubega
Mobile Climate Control
Saskatchewan
Seattle
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Sofie Carlsson Jakob Werner &
Avalex Christophoros Antoniades
SKIM
Carl Kjellberg &
Sara Almstedt Auburn Hills
Monte Stott &
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South Lake Tahoe
Swedesboro
San Francisco Kensington
Menlo Park
Jonas Ottosson &
Marcus Antonsson
Pandrol
Julia Gutman &
Jimmie Hofman
DNA 2.0 Richburg
Elisabeth Bergman
Casaplex
Viktor Sjöstrand
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doctoral degree. Of course, Chalmers courses in the field of “Generic
isn’t your typical employer – as nearly a and Transferable Skills” to ensure
thousand doctoral students can testify. that, as a doctoral student, you are well
Wherever possible we like to integrate the prepared for your future career. “Generic
needs of the world with both research and and Transferable Skills” can be described as
study. After all, we only have one Earth. “personal and professional development”
that is complementary skills that adds to
So count on plenty of interaction with other your particular professional role. Most of
researchers, students and industrial contacts the activities are elective to enable you as
– not least internationally. Our open and a doctoral student to develop individually
trusting approach is geared to nurture your according to your needs.
career as well as the research. Whether
you’re in one of the basic sciences or one WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
of the Chalmers areas of advance, we’re • Financial Stabilty
sure your time at Chalmers will have merit • Individual coaching and career support
wherever you go. • Training for personal development
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e believe that each doctoral student • Experience of teaching undergraduates
should be respected as an equal • A network expanding across various borders
member of his or her research • A profile attractive to industry and academia
environment. One of the cornerstones for
this respect is an adequate monthly income, APPLICATION PROCEDURE
which we choose to see as an investment Find more information about the application
opportunity. Firstly, it allows us to attract the procedure at www.chalmers.se, vacancies.
best candidate to the programme. Secondly,
we believe it enables our doctoral students to
achieve better research – something that can
do the whole world a favour.
Elisabeth Bergman, Chairman
For the past three years, I have served as the United States Ambassador
to Sweden. It is my job, along with my team at the Embassy, to create
connections, to foster understanding, and to strengthen partnerships
between the U.S. and Sweden. We are not alone in our mission, though,
thanks to Swedes like you. Your experiences in the Chalmers USA
Summer Internship Program have credentialed each of you to become
an ambassador in your own right –not one serving officially, but in an
informal yet compelling capacity. I would like to take a moment to
Wherever the road leads ...
share why I consider your SIP experience to be such a turning point in
Shooting whitewater. Fishing deepwater.
your own lives, and why I consider your role to be so crucial for the
Hiking the back roads. Skiing a mountain pass.
Speed boating with your pals.
U.S.-Sweden relationship.
Camping with the kids.
Cycling your city’s streets. Riding its rails. We live in a fast-paced world where U.S. also share fundamental values on a
Going where it moves you. Doing what you love. trends expire quickly and updates whole host of global issues, ranging from
At the ends of the earth – or just around the corner. regularly need updating. There is a the need to support democracy, human
Your kayak. Your skis. Your bike. constant turnover in what’s new, what’s rights and free trade, to the need to fight
Mark F. Brzezinski, Ambassador of the
Your rod. Your laptop. Your camera. the latest, what’s cutting edge – and climate change, which are central to the
things that don’t qualify risk falling by the exceptional partnership between our United States to the Kingdom of Sweden
Your pod. Your pad.
wayside. Two things that will always be countries. President Obama and Prime
Your gear.
relevant, though, are the ability to thrive Minister Reinfeldt said together in a and form relationships on the individual
Is at your side. in cross-cultural settings and to make joint statement last year that the Sweden level – that there is a solid base for the
– thulegroup.com strong connections in new networks. and the U.S. are “very special friends,” partnership between our two countries,
Your experience working in the U.S. this and I agree with this completely. A which produces outcomes which are
summer, whether you realized it or not, foundational part of this special impactful bilaterally and globally.
was an exercise in building this critical friendship is the exchange that happens
skill set. These abilities will unlock between our two countries; you, as So from one Ambassador to another,
professional opportunities and pave students and young professionals, are I urge you to keep up the good
the way for important relationships and a critical component by bringing fresh work. I would like to stress the value
connections in the future. perspectives and contagious enthusiasm in maintaining contacts with your
to the table. employers and connections from
On a more grounded level, possessing the U.S., and to engaging with U.S.
insight into the business climate of the Swedes like you – who are interested businesses and organizations here in
U.S. will serve you no matter where you in the U.S. and committed to engaging Sweden. The U.S. Embassy is a great
wind up, be it in Sweden, the U.S., or on a high-level – make this special resource for exploring connections
elsewhere. As someone who has worked friendship possible. People-to-people between Sweden and the U.S. Through
and lived outside of my own country, I relations provide the foundations our Facebook page (https://www.
cannot emphasize enough the value in for bilateral initiatives, like the facebook.com/stockholm.usembassy)
experiencing new settings and building Swedish-American Green Alliance and Twitter (https://twitter.com/
your comfort in different environments. to advance clean technologies, and usembassysweden) we offer updates,
The flexibility and open-mindedness joint engagements, such as President articles, and ongoing initiatives between
that it builds are skills that are highly Obama’s Power Africa Initiative. Power the U.S. and Sweden.
desirable in today’s workplace. Africa is the President’s plan to double
access to power in Sub-Saharan Africa
Swedish-American ties are indeed as a catalyst for economic and social
Mark F. Brzezinski
strong. Millions of Swedish-Americans development. Sweden is the only United States Ambassador to
have left their significant mark on country to join the U.S. in committing Sweden
American development, over the last two to this most-important initiative. It is
centuries. During my time in Sweden, thanks to programs like Chalmers SIP,
I’ve come to see that Sweden and the to Swedes like you – who engage directly
Crossing Boarders to Achieve Success “...do the things that emerge along the way”
for centuries, inspired by our founder, Leif Johansson is one of the more notable persons graduating from Chalmers University of Technology. Since
William Chalmers. As director of his Chalmers days he has led some of Sweden’s largest companies, which has made him a heavyweight in the
the Swedish East India Company,
Swedish business industry. Under his leadership, the Volvo Group grew significantly, both in terms of turnover,
and for several years their resident
representative in China, he recognized size and number of employees. Today, Leif is the Chairman of both AstraZeneca and Ericsson. The board of
the importance of crossing borders to 2014 got the opportunity to meet him.
achieve success.
In order to promote our students’ Leif Johansson was born in the coastal
opportunities to take part in city of Gothenburg 1951. After spending
knowledge and experience exchange we time in the United States as an exchange
continuously develop different activities student, and afterwards doing military
and encourage students to participate in service in the Swedish defense, Leif
wide variety of international activities. decided to pursue a degree in Mechanical
Chalmers students adopt this strategy in Engineering at Chalmers University of
the most different ways. Some participate Technology in Gothenburg. Describing
in international seminars; others spend himself as a curious person by nature, it
some time abroad in a company or a is not that hard to see why engineering
university. Still others participate in, or attracted him. The interest for
even set up, international projects with mechanical engineering was developed
or without support from industry. as a child, when Leif, whose father was
the CEO of the global company SKF,
Networks around the world is of great would spend much time in the SKF
interest and use in all research activities, factory.
and of outmost importance when it
comes to global issues. In your future During the study period at Chalmers, as
role as highly qualified engineers well as the rest of his life, Leif describes
himself as being a restless person. As Leif Johansson and Ylldrin Halili (Treasurer of the board, USASIP 15) talking
you will be an important part in all
forward looking research. Therefore any a student at Chalmers he was involved
in numerous Chalmers activities and learn about how the complex value won’t lead to a long-lived career in any
Karin Markides, President, Chalmers University of Technology experience of various cultures, settings chain worked; from the buying big company. My opinion is that this
and ways of thinking is of great value. associations, which he considered a
good supplement to the regular studies. procedure of the incoming parts to the is the way for global peace; it won’t be
Looking back, Leif believes that the selling procedure of the processed parts, easy to demonize and to start wars if
To spend some time in a company as well as everything about the value the world’s countries are dependent of
Today international experience is of vital importance for highly qualified in the USA for a few months is in my involvement helped him develop both as
processing in between. Leif is confident each other”, he says. “After graduating
engineers. As a student at Chalmers University of Technology you have opinion an excellent way of achieving a person and as an engineer. Developing
is something he values highly; “I try that the internship gave him workshop from Chalmers, I got a job at a small
an excellent opportunity to earn this experience already within your an international experience and a great experience that came to be useful in the firm. My task was to see if there were
complement to your education. A to put myself in situations where it is
education. required of me to learn more” he says. future. any undiscovered markets in exotic
network you build during such a stay is countries. So I ended up in countries
invaluable for the future – professionally Leif believes that nowadays the need of in the Eastern-Block, like Poland. That
As a board member of the USA SIP, back
Chalmers is an outward looking
university focusing on the development
“... he recognized as well as in your private life.
then called the USA Committee, Leif international experience is greater than might not sound like a big thing for your
was responsible of the payments and ever, simply because the majority of the generation, but back then Poland was
of technical solutions needed to create
tomorrow’s sustainable society. This
the importance of Karin Markides economy of the organization, as well big companies are operating in globalized
markets. “Globalization is great. The
quite closed and almost exotic for us.”
President of Chalmers as making sure everyone actually got a
is achieved by letting environmental
questions permeate research as well as crossing borders to job across the Atlantic Ocean. Bear in world is much more international now,
I mean; when I was younger we had the
A piece of advice Leif would like give to
all students is to seize the opportunities.
mind that this was in the 70’s, meaning
teaching. A successful outcome also
depends on a well functioning interplay achieve success “ that communication mainly was done Iron Curtain, you weren’t allowed to
travel to China. The world has opened
“Don’t think too long, and try to do the
things that emerge along the way. It
through fax, letters and expensive
between many different participants up and is now available for companies might not be easy at the time, but it will
phone calls. Through the USA SIP Leif
within and outside Chalmers. Our Regardless how, it’s important to seek and people who want to travel and work most definitely not be easier as you get
got the opportunity to do an internship
interplay and exchange with industry solutions across and beyond your abroad. I think that it is important to be older.”
at an American lathe company called
and business take many forms – boundaries to challenge yourself and comfortable in an international world,
Bullard. The job required considerable
internships, projects, work integrated others. This viewpoint has in one sense know a few different languages, and not Text: Amra Subasic &
technology cunning and knowledge Ylldrin Halili
learning to name a few. or another characterized Chalmers be prejudicial. Being narrow-minded
about supply chains and Leif had to
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Program 2014
creating flyers and posters and
hundreds of advertisement members get to know each other of course to design and produce
spots are sold, company and have fun together. This is this annual Internship Report.
presentations are arranged and very important, as the sales work
How to apply several financial contributors can be quite tough at times. For There is a separate recruiting
are acquired. Members learn this reason the board organizes process for the board membership
Students from AT, Bt, K, Kf, I, M, TD, V and Z at how to establish and maintain a number of events during the that usually takes place in
Chalmers University of Technology who will have professional contacts with year, such as parties and other February, allowing the board
at least 150 credits before traveling to the U.S. company representatives and get-togethers. It is also tradition two months to get started before
they also get to practice their to start the advertisement sales members are enlisted. Make sure
Board members are recruited in February and selling skills. Time efficiency and by arranging a trip to Stockholm to check the website for the latest
remaining members are enlisted in May the year goal orientation are common in September each year where the information on the application
before the summer in America. key success factors and members entire group will be selling and process.
usually express the selling period having a good time together. All in all, we, the members and
Please visit our website www.usa-chalmers. as a challenging but valuable
se or contact info@usa-chalmers.se for more As for the individual positions of board members of the USA-SIP
experience. Before initiating the 2014, are all very grateful for
information on how to apply. sales the members are educated the board:
--the chairman has the overall having had this opportunity given
by a professional seller. They to us and we would like to extend
also acquire support in writing responsibility for the program
We have now past fifty years since a couple of students from Chalmers University of and also handles the visa our gratitude to the companies
resumes and cover letters in and organizations that have made
Technology first got together and formed the USA Summer Internship Program. Much order to maximize the chances of applications process.
this adventure possible. We hope
has changed since 1963, but the experiences gained from an internship in North America getting the right internship. --the treasurer is responsible for this Internship Report will inspire
remain as valuable today. Hence, the goal of the program is to continue to give students the bookkeeping and finances. and encourage other students to
After the sales are done and
the chance to acquire genuine work experience within their specific field of education the internships are settled the --the internship coordinators aim for internships abroad and
adventure in America kicks off contact host firms in America that You also want to become a
and, of course, lifelong memories. and promote the students in part of our team!
with a visit to New York where
It is by Chalmers strongly between different cultures and the current situation at the hosting everybody meets up. This is the program. They also arrange
interviews between the parties Sincerely,
recommended to it’s students to countries. company. For more details on truly a joyful time; celebrating USA Summer Internship
get at least 17 weeks of industrial the internships this summer, the the achievements and hard work and assist members in reviewing
In the summer of 2014 the their resumes and cover letters. Program 2014
training before graduation. By students’ reports describing their over the past year and sharing the
working as interns in North members of the USA Summer experiences in North America excitement of soon heading out
America, the students of the USA Internship Program could be follow on the pages to come. on the internships.
Summer Internship Program found working for companies
will be able to complete a great all over the US as well as in Our American, hosting companies
portion of that time. Even more Canada. The hosting companies all recognize the benefits from
valuable might be training and vary greatly in size and area of exchanging competence and
experiences gained from working business. Some have Swedish knowledge across the boarders
in an international environment. connections such as Avalex and and many of them are therefore
It gives them the opportunity Avinode but many companies continuously supporting our
to improve their ability in are completely American. As for program by hiring interns.
communicating in another the duration of the internships,
they stretch from a minimum of The USA Summer Internship
language while developing Program usually has it’s upstart
professional skills within their eight weeks to a year with many
staying for six months. The work in May on a yearly basis.
field of engineering. Last but The organization consists
not least they also contribute to assignments also vary depending
on the interns’ field of study and of 30 students of which 24
maintaining important relations
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Founded: 1929
Location: Saskatchewan
Employees: Over 2,800
Area of business: Electric utility
Hosting our interns since: 2013
Homepage: www.saskpower.com
Fields, fields, and finally some more fields. That was what I saw before the city of the customers the third day. A great mix. People here are all very Top left: Me, my cubicle and I
lot of things have been new and friendly and generous; as soon Top Right: First time watching
Regina emerged from nowhere. Lucky for me, Regina is much more than that. Being Canadian football, the pride of
hard to grip, but as a Chalmers as they notice you’re not from
the capital city in one of Canada’s richest and most blooming provinces has led to a student one could say I am used here they try to make you feel at Saskatchewan playing!
lot of new opportunities for a lot of new people. Bottom left: Balls of steel, apparently
to that. Not understanding is a home. Thanks to the last years’
something people put on their truck
part of understanding, as a wise interns, I’m often referred to as Bottom right: My colleague on a break
professor once said. One thing “the new Simon” or “the new
”So why did they put you in this
room? I brought weapons with
“Ready to live management. Basically this
means that the department’s aim
I will remember very well is my Jakob”. They gave me the advice
from driving, on a field in Meadow Lake
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Top: One of many great
summer festivals in Chicago
Bottom left: Enjoying one
Zebra Technologies of the intern social events,
Founded: 1969 kayaking on the Chicago river
Location: Vernon Hills, Illinois Bottom right: It’s not
Employees: 2500 always favorable to have a
Area of business: Barcode and bike as your only means of
RFID Technology, IoT Solutions transportation
Hosting our interns since: 2012
Homepage: www.zebra.com
Located by the southern tip of beautiful Lake Michigan is Chicago and that will about what had just happened. Hence it’s an application that solutions provider today and one
be the base camp of my six-month U.S. adventure. As soon as I told people I was would be very helpful in the that is poised to become a big
My first week at Zebra development of new printers and contributor to the IoT solutions
going to here I was overwhelmed by their good opinions about the city. People talked Technologies involved gaining a reduction of their development of tomorrow.
about the incredible deep-dish pizza, the summer festivals and, of course, the overall new insights into technology cost. It’s a great feeling that comes
atmosphere in Chi-town. areas that I previously hadn’t along with understanding the So far, I’ve had a great time at
After the great kickoff in New “It resulted in a happening every weekend and
encountered. Zebra is a world
leader in barcode printing,
impact of one’s work on the rest
of the company!
Zebra, and luckily I have lots of
time left here in the Windy City.
York I arrived in Chicago. It super friendly people everywhere
turned out that the airport where I well-deserved One of my most recent
real-time locating systems and
an innovator within the new The internship program at
I have barely begun to explore
everything there is to see and
arrived was further than expected adventures was playing in a soccer
from the housing that I’d been red card to our tournament in a nearby town.
Internet of Things (IoT) market.
From the first day I really felt
Zebra is carefully organized,
allowing us to meet some of the
do in Chicagoland and I have
plenty of things left that I want
provided, which resulted in a The team was really good and
cab fare as expensive as the plane coach and a two of the players had even been
like I am a part of the Advanced
Development team. The start
company’s executive leaders
during the “lunch and learns”,
to accomplish at Zebra. The
company slogan is very telling
ticket. One lesson richer, and a playing for Ljungskile in Sweden’s
bit later than anticipated, I finally half suppressed second division. The most
mainly focused on getting a solid
grounding on the terms and
and also getting to know the
other interns at social events,
about my plans for the upcoming
months:
arrived at my housing. Excited to memorable moment from that
principles of these new areas. such as the intern picnic. The best See more. Do more.
see the surroundings I asked the
girl at the front desk where the
laugh from the experience was one of the coach.
In the second game we received
When my real assignments began part about Zebra is that it’s a very
Text & Pic: Blomé S
I truly felt the importance of my progressive company with a good
best dinner place within walking
distance was. She just laughed
teammates” an undeserved yellow card and
the coach started yelling at the
work. My main assignment at sense for its future. For example Simon Blomé
My bike and I have been on Zebra involves developing means Zebra’s recent acquisition of Born: 1991 in Åre, Sweden
and gave me a take-out menu. referee, calling him a donkey
plenty of adventurous journeys and methods for objectively Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise Present education: B.Sc. in
Conclusion: you need some among other things. It resulted
throughout the Chicago area. All determining the perceived visual Business is a bold move where Mechanical Engineering
means of transportation in the in a well-deserved red card to Future plans: Finish my internship
I can say is that everybody was quality of printed labels. These the acquired Motorola business
USA, which is why, too many our coach and a half suppressed then travel in South America before
right about Chicago’s greatness. methods will provide an easy unit is about three times bigger
Americans’ puzzlement, I decided laugh from the teammates who taking on the master studies
It’s an amazing city with big events and quick way of determining than Zebra itself. This acquisition
to buy a bike! obviously were not surprised
how well a printer is performing. will make Zebra a stronger
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“Engineers often become
generalists, but this gives me the
opportunity to be really
competent, perhaps among the best in
the world, in a specific topic”
Department of Technology Management and Economics Department of Technology Management and Economics
www.chalmers.se/tme www.chalmers.se/tme
Top left: Outside
the office
Top Right:
Biking with a
internship
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Avalex
Founded: 1991
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California
Employees: 4
Area of Business: Civil Engineering
Hosting our interns since: 2009
Homepage: www.avalex.info
South Lake Tahoe is one of the most popular places in California. I can definitely results. The sampling took place possibilities to jump in the water to explore because so many areas
understand why. The combination of wonderful beaches, tons of activities and in the mountains so it was a nice summertime would not be an are unique, unlike the next. I have
daytrip, which finished with a option for me, so the beaches had some friends visit and we
mountains contribute with an extraordinary atmosphere. That is one of the reasons wonderful swim in a river on the here are appreciated. There are travelled around in the Bay Area
why my time in South Lake Tahoe has been a fantastic experience with many way back. also great opportunities for skiing and the biggest little city, Reno,
memories. in the winter; the ski resorts are for a few days.
“Freedom to go Avalex’s office has a perfect
location close to the lake and one
located close to the beach so the
contrast is very cool. For the great experience I’ve had
I knew that I wanted to do The internship includes different
something unique, fun and
special after three years of studies
out with a kayak tasks and projects with focus in
water quality and water supply
of the better parts of the work is
the freedom to go out with a kayak One of the first things that I
so far I would like to give a big
thanks to my supervisors Craig
at Chalmers University. It was
not clear that an internship was
during lunch for Avalex’s clients. One of the
projects that I have worked
during lunch break. The work
requires a lot of responsibility
learned was that bear sightings
are very common in Lake Tahoe.
and Michaela for giving me this
opportunity to work at Avalex
the way to go but an internship
in U.S was a great combination
break” with include monitoring the
occurrence of different cons-
while at the same time harboring
a really nice work atmosphere.
While they do not phase the
locals, I am anxious to have my
Inc and the memorable time here.
I’m very thankful for your warm
of professional experience understandable why all CA tituents in groundwater samples, My internship has given me so first bear sighting. So far, I’ve had welcome and the chance to get to
combined with so much people love to spend their free drafting groundwater flow, doing much useful engineering work bad luck and I missed a short know Tahoe and the American
adventure and pleasure. time in South Lake Tahoe. statistical calculations and finally experience and let me get insight visit from a mama bear and her culture.
writing a report on the results. in different parts of a small firm. two baby bears outside the office
Text & Pic: Carlsson S
I was fortunate to spend six Avalex Inc is a consulting firm but hopefully I will get to see one
months for an internship at that offers civil engineering and In one of my first weeks I had South Lake Tahoe is very active before I leave. Sofie Carlsson
Avalex Inc, in the middle of Sierra environmental services. The firm the opportunity to join Craig and there are tons of outdoorsy Born: 1991 in Jönköping, Sweden
Nevada mountains in northern was founded by 1991 by its current and collect groundwater samples activities. Rock climbing and Aside from South Lake Tahoe, Present education: B.Sc. in
California. My expectations president Craig Morgan. The vice from the monitoring wells in an paddle boarding have been I have had the chance to travel Industrial Engineering and
for my U.S time were big. I’ve president, Michaela Morgan, area that had been contaminated introduced to me for the first within California. You will soon Management
heard that South Lake Tahoe is originally from Sweden and by gasoline. The samples were time this summer, probably two realize that a trip by four hours Future plans: Continue my
internship at Avalex Inc until
is a wonderful place and now has here master degree in Civil then sent to a laboratory so that sports I never would have tried drive is nothing for an American.
December
I realize why. It is absolutely Engineering at Chalmers. we could further analyze the test in Sweden. A place without California is a wonderful place
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Pandrol USA
Founded: 1978
Location: Swedesboro, New Jersey
Employees: 125
Area of business: Track systems
Hosting our interns since: 2013
Website: www.pandrolusa.com
While this statement isn’t one hundred percent true, it sometimes feels like it. Not place for an internship. Right laid out for us by our predecessor Top left: The sun shines over
from the start we were given at Pandrol, Chris Forssblad, Philadelphia, as per usua
because of the weather, but because this truly is the City of Brotherly Love. Neither Top right: The sledge hammer is a vital
responsibilities and got assigned whose girlfriend Sarah and her
of us could not even imagine how welcoming a big city could be before we arrived real hands-on work. The projects friends welcomed us with open tool in the American railway industry
here on that Sunday afternoon in the beginning of June. that we have taken on have gained arms from day one! In return, Bottom left: The result of playing softball
with cricket-loving Englishmen
us invaluable experiences in both we taught them how to celebrate
Bottom right: The line always wraps at
quality control and designing. a real Swedish midsummer. All least once around the building at Pat’s,
“Are you going to live in
Philadelphia? Why?”
“After mere the most underrated cities in the
country. Still big enough to be a
Who knew that so much work was
put into small clips that people in
of them are absolutely amazing
people who we’re certainly going
king of steaks
- Min USA-sommar började med en vecka i New York. Därifrån fortsatte jag sedan till
Cincinnati, där jag blev upphämtad av Trenny, som skulle bli min nya kollega under de
kommande veckorna.
– Min första upplevelse av staden var en match i baseboll, där Trennys söner spelade.
Efter det kände jag att jag verkligen skulle trivas här.
Upplevelserna avlöste varandra samtidigt som Helena jobbade med sitt uppdrag
som bland annat gick ut på att studera den Nordamerikanska marknaden för
vattenreningskemikalier. LKAB Minerals säljer magnetitprodukten MagnaChem till
denna industri, där produkter baserade på aluminium är den främsta konkurrenten.
– Jag hade verkligen en superbra tid i USA . Jag skulle gärna åka tillbaka om jag fick
chansen. Det är helt klart ett minne för livet!
Under 2014/2015 kommer Helena att skriva sitt exjobb innan hon är färdig
Civilingenjör med inriktningen bioteknik.
Om LKAB Minerals
LKAB Minerals startade som ett dotterbolag till LKAB, under namnet Minelco. Bolaget Kontoret i Cincinnati sommaren 2012. Från vänster Trenny Selfridge, Eric Bosler (f d
har verksamhet i 13 länder över hela världen. Mineralerna som bolaget förädlar anställd LKAB Minerals), Helena Streitlien, Steve Banahan (“gästkollega” från
används i en mängd produkter som kosmetika, färg, tung betong, vattenrening, England), Spencer Dunning (f d anställd LKAB Minerals) och Carrie Keller.
Johan Sparlund
Living large, in America’s great
comeback city
D
FEV
Founded: 1978
Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan
Employees: 3000 (350 in Auburn Hills)
Area of business: Powertrain and vehicle engineering
Hosting our interns since: 2014
Website: www.fev.com
Detroit isn’t called the motor city for nothing. The auto industry has been its backbone studied the exact same thing. It is Toronto or Chicago, and visit my Top left: My home for the upcoming
inspiring to see your course work relatives in North Carolina. year, very american looking houses
for half a century and it has shaped the area and its people. With its recent economic Top Right: The Skyscrapers in
actually being applicable in the
downwards spiral the city has received a bad reputation. But don’t believe everything work place. There is no denying that Detroit downtown Detroit
you read, Detroit is vibrant and colorful city full of life. Bottom left: Just another day at the
has been hit hard by economic
office
The company does a great job of hardship and suffers from a Bottom right: All the interns playing
looking out for all of its interns, high level of criminality and
Leaving the comfort and safety
of my family and friends behind
“It is inspiring to As an intern, I am part of a tight
knit engineering team consisting
and there are about 15 of us. They unemployment. But don’t let
volleyball together
pay for both our accommodations that scare you away from visiting
me back home in Sweden was not
an easy decision. What got me to
see your course of me and two more senior
engineers. I take part in and help
and cars. The interns are a mix this gem of a city. It is definitely
of Germans and French, with a city on the comeback with the
do it was the fact that both of my
siblings have been on internships work actually out with the daily work, which for
example can consist of testing of
me being the first Swede on the auto industry on the rise again. Johan Sparlund
Born: 1991 in Grästorp, Sweden
premises. All of the interns live at I absolutely plan on returning
in the US, and their positive a car’s emission levels. With my
experiences acted as a catalyst being applicable limited knowledge of combustion
the same apartment complex just again, for either work or pleasure. Present education: B.Sc. in
Mechanical Engineering
5 minutes by car from the office. But first, I am going to finish my
for me to do it as well. I knew I engines and cars in general I Future plans: Open for
wanted to do something with in the work was afraid whether I was up for
From the very first day I started
to hang out with the rest of the
internship and do my masters
back home in Gothenburg. I am
suggestions!
modern technology, preferably the task or not, but the work
with cars, in the auto industry. place” environment here is a good place
interns. To have a place to stay and
a group of friends to join in with,
sure that my time at FEV, here
in the US, will prove to be an
That led to me applying to the for learning since everybody is
right off the bat from arriving, invaluable experience.
renowned powertrain and vehicle so friendly and used to working
Germany, but it has branches all is fantastic. We get up to a lot
engineering company FEV, in with interns. At FEV you truly get Text & Pic: Sparlund J
over the world. It is trusted by of fun activities, such as playing
Michigan’s Auburn Hills, which is a taste of what it is like to work
the likes of FORD and GM for volleyball together or going for
part of the greater Detroit metro as an engineer. My background of
its research and testing. They are nights out around town. I haven’t
area. FEV is a global company studies in mechanical engineering
working with ground breaking been on any road trips yet, but in
with about three thousand has been a perfect fit since almost
technology on a large scale. the future I would like to go to
employees and its base in Aachen, everybody at my office has
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DNA2.0
Founded: 2003
Location: Menlo Park, California
Employees: 66
Area of business: Gene synthesis and
bioengineering solutions
Hosting our interns since: 2012
Website: www.dna20.com
In the creative atmosphere of Silicon Valley lies the biotechnology company DNA2.0 Silicon Valley and living in the sea near Big Sur. You found Left: At the Nevada Falls in Yosemite
Bay Area, San Francisco was enormous Sequoia redwood National Park where we went camping
– an industrial leader in synthetic biology solutions. The company produces synthetic and hiking with Sofie
never far away. The first thing you trees and mountains in Yosemite
DNA and is unique due to its focus on gene optimization and protein expression. had to learn about San Francisco and never-ending vineyards in Top right: San Francisco’s landmark, the
DNA2.0’s customers are worldwide, ranging from universities and government to Golden Gate Bridge
was that the sunny weather Napa Valley. We celebrated The
Bottom right: At work with some
pharmaceutical, chemical, agricultural and biotechnology industries. can easily change to a cold fog Independence Day with Sofie in colleagues
within a few hours. A sunny the beautiful South Lake Tahoe
day in Menlo Park, where we where we also went hiking in the
One thing that makes Silicon “Outside our about their work. We have had worked, did not necessarily mean mountains and swimming in the
Valley special (aside from the the opportunity to learn about sun in San Francisco -- and the cold lake. Julia
fact that it is home to many big working hours everything from mammalian conclusion of all this is that you Born: 1992 in Saint Petersburg,
companies like Google and cells to intellectual property. never know what to wear when When we first arrived to the Russia
our neighbors Facebook) is its we were busy The open landscape of the lab you hang out in San Francisco. United States, we did not know Present education: B.Sc. in
Bioengineering
entrepreneurial spirit and the and office together with a friendly However, this great city with what to expect. For the past
constant exchange of ideas, even exploring environment made us feel like the Golden Gate bridge as its months though we not only gained Future plans: Enjoying some last
days in California before proceeding
between companies. These values part of the company from day landmark gave us unforgettable cultural and biotechnological
California”
with my masters in Biotechnology at
have a big influence on DNA2.0’s one at our internship. You could memories and fantastic food, experience, but also met new
Chalmers
corporate culture as well. ask any colleague for help with culture and nightlife experiences, friends and made life-long
During our time at DNA2.0, for DNA from an order all the way either your own work or which to name a few. memories. Therefore, we would Jimmie
example, we had guest lectures to preparing it for shipping. restaurant they recommend for like to thank DNA2.0 for giving Born: 1992 in Norrköping, Sweden
with professors from both UC Included in this work is, for dinner in San Francisco where When San Francisco was not us this fantastic opportunity and Present education: B.Sc. in
Berkeley and Stanford University. example, synthesizing oligomers, there are a lot of god restaurants! calling we got to experience we hope that this was not our last Bioengineering
amplifying DNA, purifying the natural environment of visit to Silicon Valley and the San Future plans: Travel in the US
Our internship involved working plasmids, sequencing DNA and Sleeping was absolutely not on California. The west coast offered Francisco Bay Area. before proceeding with my masters
in the different stages of the much more. Whenever we had our agenda. Outside our working everything from white beaches in Entrepreneurship and Business
production of synthetic DNA, some spare time, we could easily hours we were busy exploring in the surfers’ town of Santa Text & Pic: Gutman J, Hoffman J Design at Chalmers
starting with synthesizing approach and ask a colleague California. When working in Cruz to dramatic cliffs into the
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Plagghantering Lagersystem
• Embedded Electronic
Systems Design
• Software Engineering OUR
A DEGREE FROM
“Jonas and Marcus in their very first weekend showed “us” how to
Michaela Novak Pelle Duong
jump around like small green frogs in Philadelphia (midsommarafton).
Morgan R&D Manager
“We have been very pleased with the internship program at Chalmers. They’ve blended right in with our relatively young, fun, and creative
Vice President Pandrol
The enthusiasm of the candidates to learn has been great and we enjoy Engineering team.
Avalex
sharing our knowledge with them. Sofie is a very adventurous and The two are involved in different projects. Marcus is leading a wide scale Intersn: Jonas Ottoson
Intern: Sofie Carlsson active person and fits in real well with our organization and the Tahoe cross functional cost cutting initiative. Jonas is designing and developing & Marcus Antonsson
lifestyle.” three new products for us. Both are astute problem solvers and great
persons. It is an absolute pleasure working with them.”
www.dnv.com
I
GM
Founded: 1956
Location: Warren, Michigan
Employees: 16 000
Area of business: Automotive
Hosting our interns since: 2012
Website: www.gm.com
In a little city called Warren with sweet houses and gardens around, everybody needs to see how he worked and to it’s easy to measure the distance. Top: View of Detroit
practically shake hands with him. I’ve also tried out a real American Bottom left: Outside my office, General
a car. Is it because of the distances, or because they like to drive? Here I had the Motors campus and one of the many lakes
It felt almost like a human and Zumba class; salsa dancing and
opportunity to do a summer internship working at a car company and I am really it was really interesting how his shaking hips. That is a feeling! Bottom right: Meeting Mary Barry the
interested to work with them in the future. CEO of General Motors
fingers could move like mine.
Another Robonaut 2 is on the One weekend, some friends
international space station right and I went to Cedar Point, a big General Motors, Mary Barra at a
The General Motors Technical
Center is huge! The buildings “You change their robot cells and how
they worked as a company. My
now, helping the astronauts up amusement park in Ohio. There car show. She is one of the most
there. were a lot of big roller coasters, powerful women in America but
are surrounded by lakes and it main task was to setup a program
stretches 1 mile in each direction. don’t for one of their robot welding
My home in Warren is a hotel
that I had never tried before! The
trips on the roller coasters were
was so friendly and was interested
Here I am doing my internship in cells and teach them how to use to hear about us Swedish students
the Research and Development have a IPS to increase the efficiency of
room some minutes away from
GM. A big bed and a bathtub,
surprisingly long and with many
really high hills. One of them was
doing an internship at GM. I
center. their work cell. think I wouldn’t mind being in
car?!” what more can you wish for?
Mornings start good! Go down,
Top Thrill Dragster, 190 km/h in
3 seconds and right up in the sky,
her shoes some day.
It all started with an interview At General Motors huge campus,
eat your breakfast buffet. In the WOW! Text & Pic: Haglund S
in Gothenburg for Fraunhofer April I started to work at FCC to I’ve been given the opportunity
evenings after work, the hotel
Chalmers Center. FCC is learn about IPS, a program for to see the manufacturing center
personal welcome’s you home and Shopping is another out-of-office
an institute that provides optimization and path planning for welding. The center has many Sofia Haglund
it’s just to sit down and eat dinner occupation. Close to where I live Born: 1990 in Jönköping, Sweden
mathematic solutions for of a work station. After that I flew different technical testing cells
in the hotel restaurant. What a there’s a big outlet called Great Present education: B.Sc. in
the industry, simulation for to Warren, Michigan and started from different departments to try
difference from the student life, lake crossing. It provides some Automation and Mechatronics
prediction, control, optimization, working at GM Research and out new methods or cells. A lot of
right? great shopping with a lot of fancy Engineering
quality assurance and risk Development in the Automation testing must be done before they
brands. Future plans: Starting my masters
assessment. FCC have a project and manufacturing flexibility can take these test cells into real
I spend a lot of my spare time in production engineering and start
together with General Motors in group. I am a kind of consultant production. I got the opportunity studying Economics
training. In the beginning I would The coolest and most surprising
Path planning and optimization here; when I started I had to learn to meet Robonaut 2, an advanced
run around the neighborhood. thing that happened to me on this
of a robot work station. Then in about GM’s process to create and humanoid. It was really cool
The blocks are all 1 mile long, so summer, was meeting the CEO of
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www.stena.com Mexico City har 21 miljoner invånare. Vatten
utmaningarna är lika enorma som staden.
Det totala behovet ligger på 81,9 m³/sek.
Vi skapar utrymme
för din verksamhet.
DISCOVER
STENA
Since the start in 1939, Stena has been heading towards the
goal that our own success must also contribute actively to
BEHOVET
the positive development of our clients and society. This is a Eklandia är ett av Göteborgs största privata fastighetsbolag och har ett stort
guiding principle for our 20,000 employees worldwide. urval av attraktiva lokaler – kontor, butik, lager eller industri.
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Ladda ned ritningar
i 2D eller 3D från
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Behov av 3D ritningar?
Wiberger säljer mekaniska komponenter
som t ex maskinrattar, tryckskruv, handtag,
excenterlås, magneter, stjärnvred och
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Monte Stott & Associates, Inc.
Founded: 1989
Location: San Francisco, California
Employees: 9
Area of business: Structural Engineering
Hosting our interns since: 2011
Website: www.montestott.com
gays in the Castro and Mexicans classes, Carl has travelled and Top: Most of the team, including our dog
in the Mission. It is also the city experienced the area. From Polly, gathered at the office
where the dogs outnumber the vineyards in Napa Valley to Bottom left: Inspecting rebar at a job
The diversity of San Francisco makes it possible to enjoy the city regardless of where site, getting some hands-on construction
babies and yogamats are spotted surfing on Ocean Beach he has
you are from and what interests you have. People from all over the world gather in on every corner. If you have ideas seen a lot.
experience
this town and that opens up for possibilities. Among a lot of other things we were able Bottom right:Carl making a leep of joy by
and are driven this is the place to the Golden Gate Bridge
to celebrate the perfect Swedish midsummer right here on the US west coast. be, and whatever ideas you have During the summer we also
you will meet likeminded here. got the chance to experience
It is another August night, the
time is 03:20:44 am. Only tonight
“We’re character of the next earthquake.
What we can be sure of though Something we have both noticed
some Swedish festivities. For
midsummer weekend we went
is going to be a little bit different
than the previous nights we have
suddenly is that the next one is coming
sooner or later.
since moving here is that business
is run a little bit different. Open
on a road trip with the final
destination three hours north of
Carl
Born: 1991 in Stockholm, Sweden
spent in the beautiful city of
San Francisco. We are suddenly awoken...” Between battling learning
schedules and friendly and
relaxed attitudes make for a
San Francisco, a cabin in Clear
Lake. The Swedish feast had
Present education: B.Sc. in
Mechanical Engineering
awoken, the bed is shaking, the AutoCad, understanding the very laid-back lifestyle. Do not reached all the way to America’s Future plans: Go back to Sweden,
windows are vibrating and car joking Monte Stott (the man with California Building Code, take it for granted though, with west coast and the celebration pursuing my master’s degree and
alarms are going off in the street. It the dog in the picture). Over picking up a few words of more freedom comes more included dancing around the at some point maybe even come
is a 6.0 earthquake with epicenter 90% of the projects we work on, Spanish and frequent visits to responsibility. After work it is not midsummer pole, singing “Små back to beautiful San Francisco.
just an hour away in Napa Valley, together with our vibrant mix of the building department, we unheard of to grab a beer with grodorna”, eating pickled herring
the biggest one to hit the area in 25 co-workers, are seismic retro- are understanding a whole new your co-workers at the corner and drinking Swedish snaps. As Sara
years. We are instantly reminded fittings of residential buildings way of living here in laid-back bar, and the same friendliness the weather was great we spent
Born: 1991 in Göteborg, Sweden
in the bay area. This means that Present education: B.Sc. in
of how important the work we do California. San Francisco is permeates everything in the city. the days swimming, tanning on Architecture and Technology
everyday is. we make buildings earthquake unlike any other place either of the dock and wakeboarding. As
safe, or at least safer, as code Future plans: Enjoy the California
us has visited before. The techies, As Sara has spent her spare time the night fell with the air still lifestyle then study, travel and keep
We are interning at Monte Stott requirements are continously attracted by big companies like trying to live as a local in SF, warm, we slept under the stars. learning
and Associates, a small firm changing and we are not sure Google and Twitter, are mixed exploring the many amazing
driven by the beloved and ever- of the size, location, depth or up with the hippies of the Haight, restaurants and going to yoga Text & Pic: Kjellberg C, Almstedt S
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Elisabeth Bergman
Enhancing life, work, and play
through the innovating use of
technology
R
Casaplex, LLC
Founded: 2004
Location: Kensington, Maryland
Employees: 25
Area of business: Technology Systems Integration
Hosting our interns since: 2010
Homepage: www.casaplex.com
Receiving the internship offer letter from the CEO of Casaplex, LLC was a truly more promising and rewarding. a list of everything I wanted to Top left: A view of DC from 32nd floor
All my colleagues at Casaplex have do and places I wanted to see. Top Right: Me and some of my coworkers
exciting moment. After a year of hard work on the board of USA Summer Internship at Casaplex
been very helpful and welcoming, Together with Nastassja, I am
Program, I have to admit that I was a bit relieved as well. I could finally look forward both in the office and after work doing my very best to check Bottom left: United States Capitol in
to a summer as an Industrial Design/ CAD intern, with the U.S. capital just around Washington, DC
hours. They have invited me to everything of my list. Now that
Bottom right: Taking measurements of a
the corner. all types of activities and they I’m halfway thru, I realize that
“Halfway thru, also allowed me to participate in three months is not enough, but
hydroponic livingwall, to recreate in 3D
Casaplex, LLC is one of the leading to be involved in an electrical
their soccer team (even though that it doesn’t matter. I’m having
I realize that
system integration companies on bike project. So far my focus for Casaplex for being so friendly
my soccer skills are lacking and the best of summers, gaining and encouraging. Thank you for
the east coast of the United States. this project has been learning
I’m afraid of the ball). I’m mostly valuable working experience, being patient with my lack of
They focus on smart homes,
smart buildings and IT services,
three months is how to ride the solo wheel. I’m
guessing this is the play part of
thankful for my colleagues, learning about a new culture and computer science knowledge and
Nastassja, who generously opened practicing a foreign language. The for always making work fun and
and provide high-end residential
and commercial clients with
not enough…” the company mission and I’m
more than happy to participate.
up her home to me and let me only thing that would make my interesting. Last but not least,
stay in one of her bedrooms. Her experience better is more time. thank you everyone involved
integrated technology solutions. As an industrial design / CAD Being halfway thru, there is talk
apartment is located in Bethesda, I’m sure I’ll be back to see more of in the USA Summer Internship
This includes communications, intern, most of my time is spent of several assignments that still
within walking distance to shops, what this country has to offer and Program 2014 for making this
entertainment, security, with Autodesk Alias creating 3D need to be completed before
restaurants and bars, and only to check off the rest of the items opportunity possible.
convenience and information models and renderings for various the summer is complete. One of
a short drive from the office in on my list another time, hopefully
systems. Casaplex describes their projects that the company has them is to design a hand-held
Kensington. If that’s not enough sooner rather than later. Text & Pic: Bergman E
mission as “Enhancing life, work, going on. The assigned projects product for smart homes or for
Washington, DC is only a short
and play through the innovating so far have required 3D modeling conference rooms. The other one Elisabeth Bergman
trip away on the metro and I At last, I would like to thank
use of technology”, where they of existing systems, products and is a sustainable project including Born: 1988 in Halmstad, Sweden
love walking around visiting the Derek Goldstein and Aleksandar Present education: B.Sc. in
strive to constantly evolve technical devices, to be installed vertical farming, hydroponics
many monuments, museums and Petkoski for believing in me and Industrial Design Engineering
alongside technology. For me in conference rooms. This will and intelligent green houses.
memorials. giving me the opportunity to Future plans: Pursue a M.Sc.
to get the opportunity to evolve give potential clients a visual Knowing what the summer has
have this lifetime experience. at Chalmers School of
alongside them has been both understanding of what Casaplex already given me, I’m sure that the
To try and make the most of my I would like to thank all of my Entrepreneurship
exciting and challenging. offers. I have also had the pleasure rest of the summer will be even
three months in the U.S., I wrote colleagues and new friends at
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Zoran Maracic
Spending the summer in the
sunshine state
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Avinode
Founded: 2001
Location: Miami, Florida
Employees: 15 (65 worldwide)
Area of business: Aviation Industry
Hosting our interns since: 2013
Homepage: www.avinode.com
Living in Miami is like a delicious daily buffet of great food and people. The mix with each other and make their though the three projects were Top left: View from our usual after-work
business more efficient through different they were all important rooftop bar
of South and North American cultures works like a charm and every day is a new Top Right: The view from my balcony
their high end technology. Today in acquiring knowledge about
experience. Full of surprises, Miami turned this summer into one of the greatest Avinode’s product portfolio goes customers and users in order for Bottom left: A luxurious view while having
experiences of my life. breakfast
beyond the marketplace and the company to make decisions on
Bottom right: Most southern point in the
they offer business solutions to how to minimize customer effort, USA
their customers in order to assist enhance the Avinode brand and
The people in Miami come from internship. I was introduced to the
various places around the world “… there is Avinode family, a great team with
them in their strategy plan and in
reaching their goals.
improve customer loyalty.
and everyone has a story of their professional individuals, who all
own to tell. I experienced this no place like instantly made me feel at home.
I’ve worked together with a
I really enjoy working with the
team at the Miami office. I am
than working for Avinode in
Miami. After everything I have
during my first cab trip from After my first day everything was
Miami International Airport. Miami!” just perfect.
consultant on three different
projects. My main project has
grateful for everything that they
taught me, for taking such good
experienced, I can confidentially
say there is no place like Miami!
Stepping out of the cab in
been to find every interaction care of me and showing me the
downtown Miami, looking at Avinode’s story starts with three Text & Pic: Maracic Z
a customer and a user has with phenomenal culture of South
the high rises and the fantastic Having spent three years at students from Chalmers School
Avinode in order to map out Florida. I want to thank Avinode
environment, I knew this was Chalmers I was eager to gain of Entrepreneurship with the
the different customer and user and co-founder Per Marthinsson
going to be a great summer. experience within my field and idea of changing the way aviation
journeys. The aim of the two along with Chalmers USA-SIP
Coming from a cold Gothenburg doing an internship in the United professionals buy and sell charter Zoran Maracic
other projects I was involved with for everything they did in making
I didn’t mind the heat, although States was the perfect way to do flights. Since then the company Born: 1991 in Zenica, Bosnia &
was to make the sales operation this internship possible and for
it took some time to get used to. this. Getting an internship in has been growing every year in Hercegowina
more efficient and to perform a helping me with the transition to
I quickly got acquainted with Miami felt surreal and it took an industry where change is the Present education: B.Sc. in
segmentation of the marketplace living in the United States. I have
the city. Miami is everything I some time to realize what had only constant variable. Today it Industrial Engineering and
system’s users. My work consists enjoyed every single second of my
expected, and more! The city is full just happened. I was excited and is the world’s largest marketplace management
of collecting and analyzing data, stay and this has been one of the
of surprises with great beaches, nervous at the same time, but after with over 200 000 flights Future plans: Study abroad in
programming, engaging the office greatest experiences of my life. Munich for one year
amazing food experiences and my first day at the office I realized requested every month. Avinode
in workshops and creating a map In fact, I can’t think of any better
there is always something to do. that this was going to be a great helps buyers and sellers connect
of interactions and journeys. Even way to have spent this summer
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OutoKumpu
Founded: 1995
Location: Richburg, South Carolina
Employees: 70
Area of business: Stainless steel bars
Hosting our interns since: 2002
Homepage: www.outokumpu.com
Moving to a whole new country without ever hearing of the town you are moving to Top left: My swedish friends at a
restaurant in Savannah during my first
can be more interesting then you ever imagined. I have to start this story by telling road trip in America.
you about my first day here in Charlotte, the small town which has nearly doubled its the bars by cold drawing, rough and quality compared to these Top Right: Heat treated stainless steel bars
turning and peel and polish, and specifications. As the market just taken out from the furnace
size over the last 10 years. in the other they heat treat the demands high quality steel, and Bottom left: Watching Charlotte Knights
I arrived in Charlotte, NC, on a
Saturday having booked a room
“Just don’t go roommate in his town house just
two miles from uptown Charlotte.
steel in incredibly huge furnaces
(as seen in the picture above).
won’t accept anything else, it is
really important that the material
playing a minor league game
Bottom right: The beautiful skyline of
via Airbnb.com for my first two
nights here. I sat down in the cab
out alone and Michael, my roommate, is the
same age as me and we share a
The heat treat facility is newly
built and can handle tons and
meets these requirements.
Therefore we send steel samples
Charlotte
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N
SKIM
Founded: 1979
Location: Greater New York City area, New York
Employees: 120
Area of business: Market research
Hosting our interns since: 2013
Website: www.skimgroup.com
‘New York, New York. I want to wake up in the city that never sleeps’ Frank Sinatra often to find the optimal prices used to. Although we have spent Top left: ‘New York, New York’
in order to increase revenue or all our evenings and weekends Top right: Exploring the city
sang in the 70’s. The city hasn’t slept since then and we are still waiting to wake up Bottom left: Sunbathing on a roof top in
market share, optimizing the exploring the different and many
from our living dream. With endless possibilities, places to see and people to meet, assortment of a product portfolio corners of the City, there is still SoHo
we have not been bored a single second so far in this concrete jungle. And we most Bottom right: After work drinks by
or choosing the optimal claim to an endless amount of new things
Hudson River with happy colleagues
likely never will be. attract and create loyalty among to do. Hanging out in Central
consumers. From the first couple Park, spending Saturdays by a
After the rest of the USA SIP- “If you can goods division, where of most of of weeks, we have been involved roof top pool, late nights out,
was a member of USA Summer
Internship Program at Chalmers
group had left New York, we were the clients are big international in different parts of these projects road trips to the Hamptons and
left alone in this city without any make it here, corporations, such as Procter & with the goal of being able to plenty of fantastic meals from
a decade ago and initiated the
SKIM internships.
place to stay or any clue what Gamble, Nestle, Unilever and manage full studies by ourselves all the world’s cuisines are only a
would come up. Looking at the you can make it Heineken. Together with newly in the end of our internships. few examples of things we have Text & Pic: Werner J, Antoniades C
map over Manhattan, we asked employed analysts, we started a enjoyed so far. The fact that SKIM
ourselves where in this chaos are anywhere” 3-week training program to get Besides the work on client is a global company with offices Jakob
we going to settle down. With insights into the different parts of projects, we have been assigned all over the world has also opened Born: 1990 in Kristianstad, Sweden
office on the other side of Hudson our own internal projects up the possibility for us to work Present education: B.Sc. in
an internship awaiting the next the company.
River 30 minutes later. After a Industrial Engineering and
morning, we decided to pitch with focus on making project from the San Francisco office
Management
camp just next to Central Park, in bagel, coffee and a warm welcome, Within the consumer goods processes more efficient. The for two weeks in October. We
Future plans: Keep working at
a room not much different from a we already felt that we were a part division, SKIM consults projects we have been assigned are of course looking forward to SKIM until mid june next year
prison cell, hardly fitting a bunk of the SKIM team. corporations on their decisions are essential to the business and seeing that part of SKIM as well
bed and two nervous small-town regarding pricing strategy, how the company works, making as exploring The Golden State of Christophoros
boys. SKIM is a global market portfolio management, product the work both inspiring and California. Born: 1991 in Göteborg, Sweden
research agency, specializing in communication and more. challenging. Present education: B.Sc. in
The next morning, we headed out healthcare, consumer goods, and SKIM has developed expertise Finally we would like to thank all Industrial Engineering and
from our hostel into the crowded telecommunications services in advanced methodologies to The fact that the office is located of our welcoming and supportive Management
subway system. Nervous but and technology. Our positions be able to answer different key in the one of the greatest cities SKIM colleagues. A special Future plans: Keep working at
excited, we entered the SKIM came to be within the consumer business questions. The goal is in the world takes a while to get thanks to Oskar Toerneld, who
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Microsoft Corp.
Founded: 1975
Location: Redmond, Washington
Employees: 128076 (worldwide)
Area of business: Computer Technology
Hosting our interns since: 2014
Homepage: www.microsoft.com
See and be a part of what the future has to offer, but don’t tell anyone. That pretty a future Industrial Designer this improved my knowledge about Top left: “The commons”, restaurants and
is very interesting. all those technical devices which stores for the employees.
much sums up my internship at Microsoft applied science group in Seattle. And to Bottom left: View from Timberline hotel
are underneath the good looking
have this workplace in a city were in every direction you look has a post card scenery The group in which I undertook design. I also learned how you Right: Visiting Mount Hood and the
in front of you, is just amazing. Timberline hotel, spectacular.
my Internship is named ”Applied in a short period of time can
We are taught quite early that up with a work station and a big Science group”. This group was implement a project with good
founded 1999 and consists of results. heroes of the city. That is probably
the best choice when it comes to
education, is to choose Chalmers.
“Do what you desk. It felt like I could stay there
forever, and that feeling did not about 25 people with varying the reason why the tickets are
backgrounds and nationality. I lived in Redmond, just outside insanely expensive. As I mention
It is perhaps true. But my gut
feeling told me that an internship want, people fade.
This group plays a critical role in Seattle, and this city provided before the scenery around Seattle
helping bring some of Microsoft’s many outdoor activities. It is a is magnificent, you have Mount
on the other side of the atlantic
could give me an experience have patience Microsoft is a multinational
computer technology top innovations to realization. very green neighborhood were Rainier to the south, the peninsula
They have for example played a they have big parks, running with it’s rain forest to the west
and education no were else to corporation, which was founded
be found. That is why I took with the interns” 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul roll in creating the Surface and trails and good bicycle roads. and beautiful mountains to the
north. The nature was something
this opportunity to conduct an Allen. Almost everyone with a some special features in Xbox. So Redmond is actually called ”the
this is were I worked, I must say it bicycle town of Washington”. I wanted to explore, hence I went
internship in The States, and I computer has been in contact
car rental, travel plans etc. On my was very inspiring. I tried to use this as much as on several hikes during my stay.
have not regretted it one bit. with Microsoft’s products, you
first day I attended the mandatory possibly.
have probably at some time used Text & Pic: Höglander D
New Employee Orientation, Already on the second day I got
Someone told me that Microsoft the operating system ”Windows”
which gave me a brief insight into my project handled to me, due to Seattle, the home of grunge,
likes to spoil their interns, and or the software program ”Office”. Daniel Höglander
the company and also Microsoft’s some legal documents regarding Starbucks and Boeing also has a
this was something I experienced Recently, Microsoft has taken an Born: 1984 in Uppsala, Sweden
expectations towards their confidentiality I’m restricted lot to offer. If you are interest in Present education: B.Sc. in
in the early stage of my internship. interest in hardware products
interns and what kind of benefits from telling anything about it. sports you have come to the right Industrial Design Engineering
Several different teams which and have in the last 10 years
you as an intern would receive. It But this project gave me good place. They have among several Future plans: Start my master in
had their own specific tasks mail introduced several devices on
was plenty. On the first day I also opportunities to improve my teams the NFL team Seattle November, then a well deserved
bombed me with information the market. For example; Xbox,
met my manager who introduced modeling skills, I got to learn Seahawks, who are current Super vacation
months before my first working Surface and Windows phone. For
me to my colleagues and set me a new 3D-program and I also Bowl champions. They are the
day. Visa status, accommodations,
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You can’t change the weather
but you can choose the climate
M
Mobile Climate Control
Founded: 1975
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Employees: 300
Area of business: Vehicle HVAC systems Left: Preparing the latest AC rooftop unit
Hosting our interns since: 2009 for testing
Website: www.mcc-hvac.com Top right: Veiw of Toronto city
Bottom right: Met up with Christoporos
and the others in New York
My interpretation this is; you cannot change your circumstances, but you can choose ensure customer needs were met. where there are constantly events This has made me look differently
how to respond to them. Being away from one’s comfort zone and stepping into I did test preparations, which to enjoy such as festivals and at engineering; it is a tool to help
consisted of installing air ducts culturally significant sites like the assist individuals build a well
something one has never experienced before is challenging. But if one decides to take and thermocouples. I also got to famous CN tower. I got to see my functioning society. What I have
on the challenge and make the most of it, everything will fall into place. analyze and summarize test data first baseball game, the Blue Jays seen in this field has also made
in Excel. This combination of both hosted the Yankees at the Rogers me proud to pursue this career
”Whatever you practical and theoretical work Centre (this reminded me of how path. As my supervisor Chad
When I joined the USA Summer welcome and became a part of the
gave me a good understanding much I love soccer). Before I leave always says ”whatever you choose
Internship program, I didn’t know
what I was getting into, or what to
choose to do, team from day one.
of HVAC, and increased my skill I am looking forward to exploring to do, you got to be a maestro at
set. Throughout this learning more sites like the Niagara Falls. it!”
expect. I knew that this would be
not only a professional journey,
you got to be a It might sound like a fairytale,
but the first couple of weeks
period my supervisors constantly I’ve visited friends in both New
challenged me by asking me York and Montreal and soon I’m I want to thank all employees at
but a life journey as well. My
goal was to gain work experience
maestro at it!” involved some difficulties too.
I had to be refreshed on the
various theoretical questions. going back to New York again to MCC for making my stay here
This was new for me since I visit some of my fellow friends amazing. A special thanks goes
abroad as well as to expose myself range from small evaporators basics of refrigeration, as well as
hadn’t been put on the spot like from USASIP and watch my out to my supervisors Chadwick
to foreign company culture. to large AC rooftop units. They updates about the projects that
that before and initially those precious Arsenal FC play live at Cuirrier and Harry Kim for
are currently among the largest the test team conducted. The
situations were a bit tricky for Red Bull Arena. I will probably their knowledge, guidance and
I was appointed an internship HVAC providers for commercial terminology used was a struggle
me to handle. By the end of it also be able to squeeze in a trip to patience.
position at Mobile Climate vehicle industry in North for me since I had only heard
they helped me to understand the Boston which I am really excited
Control (MCC) in Toronto. America. most of the terms in Swedish. Text & Pic: Lubega I
theories even better though. about.
The company develops and I was assigned to the test facility.
manufactures custom engineered Not knowing what I had gotten My main duties were to assist Isaac Lubega
Besides work I have also greatly So far this journey has been Born: 1990 in Gothenburg, Sweden
HVAC systems (Heating, myself into was quite frightening an engineer in testing the
enjoyed exploring the beautiful enriching and has tested me in Present education: M.Sc. in Product
Ventilation and Air Conditioning at first. But the reception I got performance of newly launched
city of Toronto. I live in a summer ways I hadn’t imagined possible Development
systems) for commercial vehicles when starting at MCC was AC units. In these tests we
residence in downtown Toronto, before. What has impressed Future plans: Continue my last year
such as buses, trucks, and amazing and proved my fears evaluated the heating and cooling
so I am close to all the happenings. me the most is the level of at Chalmers this fall
military vehicles. Their products unnecessary. I immediately felt capacity of the units, in order to
It is an amazing summer city professionalism I´ve seen here.
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Voices of support
AstraZeneca is one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company is engaged in the research,
development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. The
business is strategically focused on important therapy areas such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, oncology,
and respiratory, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases but also includes activities in infection and neuroscience.
Our innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
Become a maritime trainee and Research is the key to the success of AstraZeneca and in the year of 2012 the company spent 4.45 billion USD on
research and development. AstraZeneca has sales in over 100 countries, manufactures in 16 countries and employs
discover the maritime industry some 51,700 people worldwide, of which about 20 % work in R&D.
Martin-Alexander Steffensen was a trainee in Group 7 for Teekay Shipping in Stavanger, with head office in Vancouver, Canada. AstraZeneca aspires to become one of the best and most respected pharmaceutical companies in the world. Skilled
He holds an MSc in Naval Architecture from NTNU and has received 18 medals from national swimming championships, including Jan-Olof Jacke and enthusiastic employees with international experience are essential to achieve this and therefore we fully support
6 gold medals. He has also been a coach for young swimmers. Being born and raised in Bergen, Martin-Alexander is used to CEO
large amounts of water. He loves to work in global shipping. the USA Summer Internship Program 2013.
AZ Sweden AB
Sandvik is a high-technology, engineering group with advanced products and a world-leading position within
selected areas. Worldwide business activities are conducted through representation in more than 130 countries. In
2013 the Group had about 47,000 employees with annual sales of approximately 87,000 MSEK. The Sandvik Group
conducts operations in five business areas with responsibility for research and development (R&D), production and
sales of their respective products.
The world today is global and Sandvik can offer you a truly global career. Our customers, suppliers, and production
sites exists all over the world. With this international presence, it is a critical competitive advantage to know what the
end-customer demands. This can only be achieved by including all types of people, with all types of backgrounds in
a well-functioning way. An international exchange like the one at hand can be of immense value for your continuous
career and it is something that needs to be experienced, rather than taught. I hope that by joining this program,
Olof Faxander you will learn to appreciate and utilize the advantages of a diversified team, as well as get further insights into the
President and CEO industry sector.
Sandvik
Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of vehicles for the commercial transport industry.
We are today about 110 000 colleagues worldwide who each day work to develop and produce services and
products of the highest quality. Whether you are based in Sweden, India, Brasil or the US knowledge and
understanding of other cultures is vital and we gladly welcome knowledgeable, curious and passionate
Maritime Trainee Group 10 / Starts in August 2015 technicians and engineers with an international background to our company.
Maritime Trainee is a management trainee programme by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association. The candidates are about to
finish their master’s degree in technology, business, or law. The programme includes 6 academic modules in Norway, Singapore
and London. You will be employed in one of the leading maritime companies in the world and will work in our most global industry,
Trainee programs in particular has for many of our coworkers at Volvo Group been the first contact
where Norway is one of the leading nations. The MT Alumni group now comprises some 200 present and past maritime trainees with life outside their home countries. I am hoping that the participants of the USA Summer Internship
since the start in 2005. Program 2012 will bring both exciting and useful knowledge with them as they return home to Sweden.
From my own experience I know how developing it is to live and work abroad and what great use one
Olof Persson has of these experiences for the rest of one’s professional life. For me and the Volvo Group it is therefore
Application deadline Oct. 1, 2014 President and CEO natural to support the work of the USA Summer Internship Program 2013.
For an overview of this year’s participating companies, twitter.com/MaritimTrainee Volvo Group
visit our homepage on www.maritime-trainee.no facebook.com/Maritim-Trainee
Simulation
Modeling
Optimization
Quality
The board of USA Summer Internship Program 2015. From left: Ricard Bergstrom (Treasurer), Anton Haglund (Chairman), Emma Wibel
(Internship Coordinator), Sanna Blomqvist (Editor), Stefan Svensson (Internship Coordinator), Nathan Maanja (Sales Manager)
Copyright: AB Volvo
USA Summer Internship Porgram 2015
Sends their greetings
FCC offers contract research, software, and services for Since 2001 our highly skilled team of mathematicians
a broad range of industrial applications. The Modeling, and engineers has successfully solved problems for more
Simulation and Optimization of products and processes than 100 clients. We combine consultancy services with
Nowadays we live in a globalized society will pay off and contribute to personal former interns have created. Our next boost technical development, improve efficiency and cut innovative research and development based on a wide
which means that most industries development. We are very enthusiastic step will be the traditional fundraising costs of both large and small businesses. spectrum of competences.
operate globally, intentionally or not. about this year and determined to make kick-off in Stockholm, the capital of
As we finish our education, students the USA Summer Internship Program Sweden, which we are looking forward
will face a working life in a globalized 2015 the best it can be. to. We believe that this year will be
world where knowledge and experience something to remember forever and Contact:
of different cultures are invaluable. The board of 2015 is very grateful to that our time in North America will be
An internship abroad is a huge the committees that have preceded the icing on the cake. Roland Roll Anton Berce
advantage that will prepare students us. Without your dedication the good roland.roll@fcc.chalmers.se anton.berce@fcc.chalmers.se
for a professional career wherever reputation of our organization would Finally, we would like to extend a sincere Phone: +46 (0)31 772 42 55 Phone: +46 (0)31-772 42 63
they work. We are proud to represent not be as widespread. A reputation built thank you to the hosting companies in
www.fcc.chalmers.se
an organization with the ambition to during the fifty-one years the committee North America for their hospitality
offer students at Chalmers University has existed and been developed by the and all the Swedish companies for the
of Technology internships in the North eager hands of ambitious students. We support throughout the years. We are
America. This exceptional opportunity share the same belief as our former looking forward to another good year of
will provide them with experience and committees that we have the ability to cooperation. Without your support we
memories for the rest of their lives. reach out to a major part of the students would never have been able to gain this
at Chalmers to implement a mindset unique opportunity!
Our journey towards the internship in involving sustainable development.
either the USA or Canada has already The whole team of the Summer The board of the USA SIP 2015
begun and we all look forward to the Internship Program 2015 is ready
goal that we have heard so much about to continue the journey towards an
from both current and previous interns. exciting internship in North America
Although we face a lot of hours of hard this coming summer. We are sure of our
work, we are certain that the result ability to keep up the good relations that
Vi står inför viktiga utmaningar inom områden som miljö, hälsa, välfärd och klimat. Där är
teknikutveckling och teknikföretag en viktig del av lösningen – om det finns rätt förutsätt-
ningar. Det kräver goda villkor för företagande och satsningar på utbildning, forskning
och utveckling. Men framför allt kräver det tillgång på medarbetare i världsklass.
Därför är du som ingenjör välkommen till svenska teknikföretag för att utveckla företaget,
samhället och dig själv.