Louise Carroll: Mechanical Engineering, May 2008

"As a CoOp at Kop-Flex, working in a team and being open-minded to listen to new ideas helped me gain experience in Mechanical Engineering."

Placement: Kop-Flex/ Emerson Power Industial Engineering Company

Description of Duties: Assisting Product Engineers in the design of mechanical couplings and ujoints used in industrial, and power transmission applications; performing rudimentary stress analysis using in-house computer programs; calculating coupling mass elastic data; applying engineering knowledge to modify coupling designs to meet customer specifications; and other computer-related duties as assigned.

Future Career Plans: I want to start my career, in Mechanical Engineering, once I graduate in May 2008. I want to use my BS Degree to go into research and automotive design.