Posts Tagged ‘student’
Fluid Power Forum Explores Industry Opportunities for Students
Episode 35 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Josh Scarbrough of Murray State University. Listen below to learn about how his involvement with NFPA workforce programs (like the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge and Fluid Power Club) led him to a career at IFP after graduation. [button link=” https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/utilizing-educational-resources-to-secure-a-career-in-fluid-power” target=”blank”…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Looks at NFPA Scholarship Winner’s First Year of College
Episode 20 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode explores the unique experiences of NFPA Fluid Power Scholarship winner Trevor Burke, a mechanical engineering student at Southern Methodist University. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/a-look-at-a-fluid-power-scholarship-winners-first-year-of-college” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies, and unique applications that are moving the…
Read MoreNFPA Connects Robotics Challenge Winner to Local Industry for an Internship
Last fall, I contacted Spencer Tiegs, the 2017 Robotics Challenge Scholarship winner, to find out if he had secured a summer internship. When I found out that he was currently searching for internship opportunities, I emailed all of our local Milwaukee area members and let them know. HUSCO replied and set up an interview with Spencer…
Read MoreFluid Power Student Profile: Dustin Johnson
We’ve written before about the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP)—the network of fluid power research laboratories, academic faculty, graduate and undergraduate students at seven universities—that is making a difference when it comes to preparing a better educated workforce for the fluid power industry. The CCEFP has created a 500% increase in the…
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