{"id":2078,"date":"2017-04-18T10:20:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T14:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2017-04-18T10:20:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T14:20:04","slug":"germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Research, Science and a Summer in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2079\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Picture from Germany \" width=\"387\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/files\/2017\/04\/pirmasens3-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This summer, mechanical engineering sophomore Duncan Hacker, of Sudbury, MA, will venture to Pirmasens, Germany. As a participant of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daad.de\/rise\/en\/\">DAAD-RISE<\/a> (an exchange program), he will conduct research on surface coating for ski jumping skis.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">DAAD-RISE hosts science and engineering undergraduate interns at top universities in Germany to work with research groups and gain practical experience. Annually the award funds around 300 participants. In preparation for this summer, Duncan answered a few questions about his career goals and experiences:<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I want to be an engineer working in the aerospace industry. It\u2019d be great to work for NASA or SpaceX.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">How did this interest develop?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When I was younger I loved looking at the constellations, and math and physics were my favorite subjects. Also, I enjoyed building Legos; I enjoyed building in general.\u00a0 So, I put all of my interests together: space, math, physics, and creating new things. It became clear that engineering was where I wanted to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">What are the main things you are doing to prepare for your future career?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019m involved in Alternative Energy Racing Organizations and the America Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. Also, the mechanical engineering classes I\u2019m in are well-taught and great preparation. I\u2019m excited to work in a lab this summer and do engineering research. The research this summer is on ski-jumping skis, which isn\u2019t aerospace engineering, but it is still research and engineering, working in an actual, real lab; this will give me experience that isn\u2019t available in a classroom.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">How did you decide to apply for DAAD-RISE?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I wanted to get an engineering related job or internship over the summer, but I also wanted to go to Germany. I thought about doing a semester abroad, but it is difficult and limited as an engineer to get the credits you need, while going wherever you want.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\nDAAD-RISE will allow me to go to Germany and have the engineering experience I want. When I return, I will continue to take German language and space-related classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">What advice would you offer students considering applying for fellowships?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Don\u2019t always say next time. There are going to be too many things to do next time and you\u2019ll miss out. Seize the opportunity now and make this time \u201cnext time.\u201d If you don\u2019t apply you definitely won\u2019t get it; if you apply at least you have a chance.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Learn more about fellowships <a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/ofa\">here<\/a> or stop by The UVM Hub any Tuesday between 10:30am \u2013 3:00pm to figure out which awards you should have on your radar.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8211;Sarah Heath, UVM Career Center,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Assistant Director for UVM Partnerships\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, mechanical engineering sophomore Duncan Hacker, of Sudbury, MA, will venture to Pirmasens, Germany. As a participant of DAAD-RISE (an exchange program), he will conduct research on surface coating for ski jumping skis.\u00a0 DAAD-RISE hosts science and engineering undergraduate interns at top universities in Germany to work with research groups and gain practical experience. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/germany\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Research, Science and a Summer in Germany&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":832,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127021,129271,45177],"tags":[116804,132056,53474,135226,138813,660,528],"class_list":["post-2078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-exploration","category-helpful-resources","category-motivation","tag-advice","tag-career-path","tag-experience","tag-internship-search","tag-internships","tag-search","tag-tips","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"career","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/author\/career\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/832"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2078"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2085,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078\/revisions\/2085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}