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Taking Lehigh to the World and Bringing the World to Lehigh Iacocca International Internship Program Student Report Summer 2016 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 2016 International Internships Table of Contents: Individual Internships Bankuti, Molly ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6‐7 Blatt, Joshua ………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8‐9 Brint, Alexander …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10‐11 Brown, William …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12‐13 Chan, Allen …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 14‐15 Chen, Bohan …….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16‐17 Chung, Juliet …….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18‐19 Circus, Jack …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20‐21 Clark, Brenna …….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22‐23 Datta, Kris …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24‐25 Dinardo, Justin …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 26‐27 Ellenbogen, Annika …….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28‐29 Ferguson, Leah …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30‐31 Gemberling, Brielle …….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 32‐33 Gorman, Sonja …….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34‐35 Gottwald, Jacob…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 36‐37 Grofe, Andrew …….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38‐39 Hartmann, Carter …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 40‐41 Jeffrey, Caraline…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 42‐43 Kelly, Clarisa…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 44‐45 Kenna, Kevin…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 46‐47 Kristiansen, Kyle…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 48‐49 Kudryashova, Yelena…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 50‐51 Lambert, Matthew…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 52‐53 Lee, Sabrina…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 54‐55 Leung, Farren…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 56‐57 Lutz, Elizabeth…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58‐59 Marshall, Madison…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 60‐61 McMahon, Fei…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 62‐63 Miller, Reagan…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 64‐65 Moncada, Daniel…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 66‐67 Morrison, David…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 68‐69 Nieves, Kiana…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 70‐71 Nussbaum, Elizabeth …….………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 72‐73 Okrepkie, Emily…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 74‐75 Pai, Cynthia…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 76‐77 Radin, Eliyana…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 78‐79 Rankin, Alexandra…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…... 80‐81 Reichert, Gannon…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 82‐83 Resnick, Emma…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 84‐85 Salazar, Katherine…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 86‐87 Silverstone, William…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 88‐89 Sirdeshpande, Divya…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 90‐91 Sloan, Trevon…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92‐93 Stirling, Bryan…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 94‐95 Tsaousis, Barbara…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 96‐87 Utterback, Benjamin…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 98‐99 2 2016 International Internships Table of Contents: Group Internships Cambodia ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 100‐107 Birabaharan, Harrison; Cooper, Chelsea; Fitzgerald, Corina; Grace, Kelly China (USTC) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 108‐115 Banning, Logan; Hipwell, Chelsea; Miller, Lauren; Yehia, Myrna Costa Rica ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……… 116‐123 Bausano, James; Gregorio Alarcon, Jocelin; Lauck, Kianna; Li, Christy Czech Republic ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 124‐131 Gobes, Kira; Johri, Prarthna; Nguyen, Minh; Stevenson, Emma Germany …………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………….. 132‐139 Barr, Katelyn; Palacio Moreno, Juan; Randall, Samantha; Young, Juliana Ghana ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 140‐145 Cousens, Xavier; Haggert, Alexis; Jones, Tamara Ireland ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 146‐153 Barrella, Jennie‐Rose; Fodera, Daniella; Houck, Ellen; Rollo, Angel Italy (Milan) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………. 154‐165 Cossel, Matthew; Cotton, Simone; Elsayed, Nadine; Farmer, Casey; Jazwinksa, Klaudia; Silverman, Samantha; Thomas, Mitchell Italy (Rome) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………. 168‐175 Connelly, Jamal; Pagan, Paige; Perevezentseva, Anastassiya; Topp, Samuel Japan (Kanazawa) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 176‐183 Jeffrey, Jasper; McKinney, Veronica; Sakdiponephong, Sean; Sullivan, Christina Japan (NIT) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 184‐191 Augustyn, Kevin; Cline, Joseph; Nguyen, Angela; Schaedler, Peter Malaysia ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….…….. 192‐199 Digilio, Ryan; Milstrey, Melissa; Plaza, Hannah; Timchenko, Artem Uganda …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………. 200‐205 Brice, Dabney; Buss, Tanner; Rana, Priyokti Faculty & Staff Contributions ………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 206 3 Iacocca International Internship Program Growth Chart 4 2016 Iacocca International Internship Program Student Demographics COLLEGE REPRESENTATION PREVIOUS STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE FINANCIAL AID LEVELS 5 Molly Bankuti Kazakhstan College of Business and Economics Education USA Accounting and Finance Intern Company and Position Description: Education USA is a US Department of State program centered around counseling students on applying to and preparing for US Universities. As an intern this summer, I spent my time preparing presentations and leading workshops about US Universities, the various aspects of the college application process, and standardized testing strategies. I had the opportunity to work directly with the EducationUSA Club, a group of Kazakh high school students preparing to apply to US schools, focusing largely on standardized test preparation and essay writing. I also worked closely with the Education USA Almaty advisor in various outreach efforts, hoping to make EducaitonUSA more well‐known and more accessible to people in various parts of Kazakhstan. I travelled with my supervisor to the city of Taraz to present the services Education USA has to offer and to encourage them to seek EducationUSA advising in the future. Myself with the EducationUSA Myself and the EducationUSA Almaty club members. students in Taraz, KZ. 6 Molly Bankuti Kazakhstan Adam and I standing in front of The fountain at the entrance of a Yurt, the historically President’s Park in Almaty, which is traditional Kazakh home. an entire park dedicated to their President of 25 years, President Nazarbaev. Value Derived from the Experience: The primary language spoken in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and most big cities around the country is Russian. I went into my experience knowing one, single Russian word(that,itturnsout,Iwaspronouncingwrong)andhopingforthebest.While many people in Almaty knew a few words of English, it was nearly impossible to communicate for myself. My inability to communicate made me immediately realize how fascinated I am by foreign languages. As the two months went on, however, I realized my fascination with foreign languages extends to my fascination with other cultures—not just different food, or clothing, but the different values and opinions of others; different countries have an entirely different set of superstitions, different beliefs about what is considered “right.” Going abroad, particularly in a predominantly Muslim country, enabled me to understand, not just that we should accept other cultures, but how absolutely necessary it is for each individual to truly embrace and celebrate these differences (which, in reality, are not very big differences). Two months of throwing myself into an unknown culture gave me a sense of confidence and adventure I haven’t had before, as well as a new desire to travel and find out everything I can about languages and other people. Before my Iacocca Internship, traveling seemed unfeasible and unnecessary; now, the world feels accessible and exciting, and I can’t wait to continue to travel in the future. 7 Josh Blatt Hong Kong Integrated Business and Hutchison Port Holdings Engineering Operations Development & Industrial and Systems Technology Intern Engineering Company and Position Description: Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is one of the largest shipping terminal operators in the world with at least a partial stake in 48 ports. In 2015 HPH handled over 80 million shipping containers. At HPH, I interned in the Operations Development and Technology Department. My role was to run shipping vessel simulations. I analyzed six months of historical data from eight different ports to build Excel models. With these models I manipulated the average vessel length, operating rate of quay cranes and number of vessels berthing weekly to examine their impact on waiting delay of each vessel and total throughput of the port. Our goal was to build a model to relate Quay length and total throughput. With this information HPH would be able to calculate a more accurate value for the maximum number of containers a new port would be able to handle. They could use that information to justify whether HPH should invest