Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)

“I had the experience of working on and with machines which I wasn't very familiar with on a daily basis, such as Pennsylvania's 2nd largest universal testing machine. Experience with more machines is great, but these machines tested rebar, steel mesh, polypropylene geotextiles, and plastic culvert pipes to failure. The materials science and testing aspect of this internship was a very useful bonus to the machine experience.”

“I loved working on Pennsylvania's roads first hand, filling pot holes, clearing drains, putting up temporary road signs, riding in dump trucks, jumping out of dump trucks to save turtles, and what most of my time was spent doing: flagging. Many days were grueling labor in very hot, dangerous conditions, but at the end of the day it always felt good knowing that you've helped a huge number of fellow Pennsylvanians.”