Representatives of five potential employers will be on campus Friday, October 5, 2012, during 2012 Interchange to meet with NPRE students and provide information on internships, career opportunities and strategies.
The event marks the fourth year NPRE has hosted potential employers, including many alumni, to meet with students in small group informational sessions and a panel discussion. NPRE students are encouraged to take this opportunity to network and gain valuable advice
Visitors to campus also get the chance to interact with NPRE faculty. This year's participants will be:
- Argonne National Laboratory - Michael D. Kaminski, BS 94, MS 96, PhD 98, Leader of the Nuclear Forensics and Nanoscale Engineering Group
- Exelon Corporation - Edward A. McVey, BS 83, Manager of Emerging Issues and Reactor Oversight for Exelon’s Cantera Nuclear Fuels headquarters in Warrensville, Illinois; Gabriel Chavez, BS 07, Dry Cask Storage Program Manager for LaSalle and Clinton stations in Illinois; Thomas E. Sowinski, BS 09, Qualified Nuclear Engineer at the Dresden Generating Station in Morris, Illinois; and Eric J. Stein, BS 10, Reactor Engineer at the LaSalle County (Illinois) Nuclear Generating Station
- General Electric - Christopher Holzer, Water Field Services Site Manager at the Lasalle County (Illinois) Nuclear Station
- Sargent & Lundy LLC - Kenneth J. Green, BS 71, Mechanical Engineering, Vice President and Project Director
- Starfire Industries LLC - Brian E. Jurczyk, BS 95 Aerospace Engineering, MS 97, PhD 01, MBA 01, President
The schedule for the day's events is as follows (program available here):
Morning Informational Sessions, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.; Afternoon Informational Sessions, 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. (drop-in basis, all in Talbot Laboratory):
- Agonne National Laboratory, 111 Atrium
- Exelon Corporation, 220 Lounge
- General Electric, 220 Lounge
- Sargent & Lundy, 100H
- Starfire Industries, 111K (afternoon only)
Order of Panel Discussion, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 103 Talbot Laboratory, with question and answer sessions following each presenter:
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Exelon Corporation
- General Electric
- Sargent & Lundy
- Starfire Industries
Pizza will be served at the panel discussion.