The Georgia Tech Experiential & Engaged Learning (E2L) and the Career Center would like to celebrate some of our incredible co-op and internship students who have participated in our Co-op and Internship programs.
Brought to you by E2L, the Career Center, and the Briaerean Honor Society, this page recognizes outstanding professional and academic achievement of students in our programs.
Click on each student to learn more about their experience.
Shashwati Da Cunha
Student Intern of the Year
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Spring 2021
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“I interned with the Systems division of IBM Research, which develops semiconductor technologies that will power future demands on IBM’s servers and cloud computing systems. I worked remotely with a team based in Albany, NY at IBM Research’s chip fabrication facility. Despite being a new intern, I had the opportunity to work on the biggest day-to-day bottleneck in the fab: a process where silicon wafers that had been patterned and tested were “reworked” to be reused for other experiments. The process involves very corrosive materials, necessitating frequent part replacements. I remotely controlled experiments to identify a parallel process that could reduce load on the tool. My recommendations could reduce down time and save nearly $200,000/year in operating costs. Moreover, they exposed me to a wide cross-section of IBM employees across levels and sectors. Working remotely sharpened both my technical and interpersonal skills through the added support that my project needed. I am sure these learnings helped me to be accepted at top graduate programs and will continue to benefit my research journey. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and am so grateful to my manager, Brown Peethala, and mentors, Kedari Matam, Prasad Bhosale and Robin Schulz! “ |
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IBM Research |
