The incumbent in this position is responsible for providing support and assistance for business and marketing related projects at the ATMC. Also responsible for any miscellaneous assignments related to their area of expertise.
Responsibilities include:
Website Support (ATMC Website updates)
PR Assistance (brochure/newsletter graphics, project recording and photo editing)
Database Management (Maintaining and updating ACT database)
A/V Management (photo editing, recording, internal and project oriented)
Collaborate with Engineering Interns in developing new business opportunities for local technology based companies.
Conference Center Support (Setup)
MBA/BA BUS and MKT Interns
The incumbent in this position is responsible for providing support and assistance for ATMC management, TVC business and marketing related projects at the ATMC. Also responsible for any miscellaneous assignments related to their area of expertise.
Responsibilities include:
• Qualitative Marketing Research/Analysis (gathering and analyzing market data)
• Entreprenuerial support activities including brown bag lunch lectures, office hours consultation coordination, business plan reviews and other meetings to support startup company activities.
• ATMC Publications (Develop newsletters, brochures, ATMC in the News, and press releases)
• Market/Product Research for Prospective Clients (Provide accurate market data for use in business decision-making and product launching)
• Collaborate with Engineering Interns in developing new business opportunities for local technology based companies.
• Website Support (ATMC website updates)
• Prepare Policy and Procedure Documentations
• Conference Center Support (setup, filing, accounting)
• Managing Invoices (invoicing for ATMC and Tech Venture Companies)
• Inventory Tracking Management (maintaining and updating inventory)
An internship at the ATMC is intended to be just like you first engineering position. Our philosophy is to have interns do as much of the engineering work as possible. You will generally work in a team selected by the ATMC staff. You will act as a computer engineer on projects. Working with ATMC staff engineers, your team, and the customer, you will be expected to conceive of product or problem solutions, develop and write proposals, do the actual design, complete design simulation, construct a bill of materials, build prototypes, bench test you design, and deliver a completed device or solution to the customer.
You will be expected to write, test and fully document functional code for imbedded microprocessors and PLAs. Processors are PICs, 8051 derivatives, and various DSP units. Code is usually written in "C" but sometimes assembly language.
All of your work must be fully documented. You will write weekly status reports.
Electrical Engineering Internship
An internship at the ATMC is intended to be just like your first engineering position. Our philosophy is to have the interns do as much of the engineering work as possible. You will generally work in a team selected by the ATMC staff. You will act as an electrical engineer on projects. Working with ATMC staff engineers, you team, and the customer, you will be expected to conceive of product or problem solutions, develop and write proposals, do the actual design, complete design simulation, construct a bill of materials, build prototypes, bench test your design, and deliver a completed device or solution to the customer.
You will learn to operate standard electrical and electronic test equipment. You will be expected to learn to solder and perform mechanical fabrication and assembly.
All of your work must be fully documented. You will write weekly status reports.
Mechanical Engineering Internship
ATMC interns assigned to Mechanical Engineering will, in general, work on projects in one of three technical areas:
Technical analysis
Design and fabrication
Manufacturing support
Students will be required to compose well-written reports to the project clients and to prepare and deliver interim and final presentations.
• Technical analysis: Interns may be assigned projects that are based primarily on research, literature review, and/or computer modeling tasks. Recent examples include:
• Analysis of steam flow through the nozzles of a steam turbine.
• Research and literature review of heat pipe technology and heat transfer requirements in electronic equipment.
• Research, measure, and analyze the evaporative cooling effects for an open body of water that includes a waterfall and/or fountain spray.
• Design and fabrication: Interns may be assigned projects for which they must analyze the client's technical needs, design appropriate hardware, fabricate components, assemble parts, and debug and demonstrate a functioning prototype. Recent examples include:
• A novel two-phase (gas/liquid) microprocessor cooling system designed to fit entirely inside a personal computer.
• A "flow" cart, including tanks, pumps, valves, flow meters, and controls to permit on-site experimentation of chemical reactions.
Students are required to deliver all working prototypes to the project clients.
• Manufacturing support: Interns may be assigned projects that support manufacturing activities. On a project of this type, a significant portion of the intern's time will be spent at the client's site and/or in the factory. These projects generally involve troubleshooting, modernizing, or streamlining existing manufacturing processes. Recent examples include:
• Analysis of a manufacturing process at a textile company; the process was inefficient and costly. Interns analyzed the existing process, studied product characteristics, measured equipment properties, and recommended steps to correct the problem and save money.
• Analysis of an inefficient production line at a food manufacturer resulted in a list of ten improvement, and supporting designs for several improvements, which would save the company an estimated $75,000 per year.
It is very important to understand that most projects span several or all of these areas. Moreover, students may have multiple assignments (particularly during the summer), and these assignments can be in different technical areas.
Photonics Laboratory Intern
Photonics Laboratory at ATMC requires a technology-trained intern for short and long term development projects. Duties will include running an Excimer Laser Micro-machining center to drill, cut or etch a variety of materials. This will involve programming the laser controls and motion control system using a proprietary high level programming language. This position will also involve literature searches for references to related technology. A student who has written macros in a Windows based program such as Excel will be able to learn the required programming under the direction of the laboratory manager. A technology-aware candidate will learn the details of operating the machining center on the job. The ability to use computer aided design software will be an advantage in this position.
Research Assistantship with Environmental and Materials Laboratories
Interns assigned to the Environmental Chemistry Lab (RM #129) or Textile and Materials (RM #127) Lab will work as a research assistant on projects in one of the four technical areas:
Air pollution
Water quality
Environmental biotechnology
Surface chemistry and engineering
1. Air Pollution
The Environmental Chemistry Lab works with industry partners and government agencies to develop and test emerging technologies for air pollution control and airborne pollutant monitoring. Examples of projects include:
UV range photosensors for on-line monitoring and feedback control (Bionomic Industries)
Low-temperature copper catalysts for NOx control (Bionomic Industries)
Determination of odor sources and potential chemical alternatives (OTA)
Sources of noxious odor and its prevention measures (Klear-Vu)
End-products of NO2 -S(IV) reaction (Bionomic Industries)
Students assigned to work on a project in air pollution area will learn the analytical equipment in the lab for air monitoring, such as GC, NOx analyzer, IR, H2S analyzer and will work with leading faculty and/or staff to carry the project through.
2. Water Quality
The Environmental Chemistry Lab works with industry partners and government agencies to develop and test emerging technologies for water quality control and industrial wastewater treatment. Examples of projects include:
Validation of YSI 9600 nitrate monitoring system (Endeco/YSI)
TAML activated hydrogen peroxide for dye decomposition (OTA)
Electrochemical technology for textile effluent decolorization (in house)
Fiber-enhanced biofilters for aquaculture applications (STEP)
Students assigned to work on projects in water quality area will develop the skills to use all the equipment in the lab for water analysis, such as HPLC, UV/Vis, AA, IR, spectrophotometer and will work with leading faculty and/or staff to carry out projects.
3. Environmental Biotechnology
The Environmental Chemistry Lab works with industry partners to develop biotechnologies for environmental applications. Examples of projects include:
Copper/silver ionization for swimming pool disinfection (Crystal Water Systems)
Electrochemical activation for water and industrial effluent disinfection (Nourjian Ventures)
UV irradiation for indoor air disinfection and biodefense (MassPort)
Students assigned to work on projects in environmental biotechnology area will develop basic skills to perform biological/microbiological examinations and toxicity test of water and wastewater. Students will also learn to use all the equipment in the lab for water analysis, such as HPLC, UV/Vis, AA, IR, spectrophotometer and will work with leading faculty and/or staff to carry out projects.
4. Surface Chemistry and Engineering
The Textile and Materials Lab works with industry partners to develop new technologies and provide engineering solutions for production lines in manufacturing sectors. Examples of projects include:
Powder coating (Lightolier)
Antifouling coatings for biofouling control in municipal wastewater treatment processes (E Paint)
Alternatives to sol gel techniques for TiO2 coatings in solar energy devices (UMass Lowell)
Develop Spill Guard tm materials for water repellant and stain resistance (Klear-Vu)
Test of color fastness to light on green cushion shell (Klear-Vu)
Surface treatment for water repellant and stain resistance (Klear-Vu)
Physical, chemical and mechanical properties of a polyurethane impregnated non-woven materials (Praxair)
Development of latex mesh testing procedure (Klear-Vu)
Students assigned to work on projects in material science and engineering area will develop the skills to use all the equipment in the lab for material testing, such as SEM, XRD, FTIR, spun yarn tester, Brabender, UV oven and will work with leading faculty and/or staff to carry out projects.
For additional information contact:
Dr. Chen-Lu Yang
Lab Manager
151 Martine Street, Fall River, MA 02723
Phone: (508) 910-9857
E-mail: cyang@umassd.edu
Software Engineering Intern
An internship at the ATMC is intended to be just like your first engineering position. Our philosophy is to have the interns do as much of the engineering work as possible. You will generally be in a team selected by the ATMC staff. You will act as a software or network engineer on projects. Working with ATMC staff engineers, your team, and the customer, you will be expected to conceive of software solutions, develop and write proposals, do the actual software design, development, testing, and deliver a completed working code to the customer.
You will learn to program in many programming languages and operating systems on different hardware platforms.
All of your work must be fully documented. You will write weekly status reports.
