Texas ChE hosts Emerson Networking Lunch and Modernization Celebration
On Monday, March 26, 2018, the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering hosted a celebratory Networking Lunch for undergraduate students with Emerson leadership, recruiters and Texas ChE alumni who work for the company. The Networking Lunch gave students a chance to learn more about internship and career opportunities with Emerson at their nearby Round Rock location and time to speak with the company’s representatives.
Emerson’s Group President of Systems and Solutions, Jim Nyquist, was in attendance, as well as Jamie Froedge, President of Process Systems and Solutions. The two corporate leaders offered information about the company, advice to students who were seeking opportunities in industry and answered questions from the audience. In addition to the Networking Lunch, Emerson personnel and Texas ChE alums were able to tour the department’s facilities and get a firsthand look at the new upgrades.
The lunch was arranged to celebrate Emerson’s recent support to modernize the east and west undergraduate computer labs and the Unit Operations Lab. In total, the upgrades to the Texas ChE lab facilities are valued at $217,000, which includes an in-kind gift of equipment of the DeltaV™ distributed control system software and hardware, a server cabinet, junction boxes, KVM switches, Evosite control room console furniture, along with servers, workstations, monitors and a power column in the Unit Operations Lab. Improvements to the undergraduate computer labs include new equipment, chairs, displays, a remodel to both labs and improved networking capabilities.
Through the generous support of Emerson, Texas ChE is able to give the department’s longhorns skills that better prepare them for a successful career and help them learn how to tackle new challenges. For more information about the distillation column upgrades and DeltaV process control equipment, see the department’s official announcement.
Emerson is a global technology and engineering leader and their nearby Round Rock location offers internships and career opportunities for Texas ChE students and graduates. Information on career opportunities and internships with Emerson are available on Emerson’s career website.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global technology and engineering company providing innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business helps process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturers maximize production, protect personnel and the environment while optimizing their energy and operating costs. Our Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions business helps ensure human comfort and health, protect food quality and safety, advance energy efficiency, and create sustainable infrastructure. For more information visit Emerson.com.
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