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Client & Intern Perspectives
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Mike Dwyer, the Boeing Company, St. Louis's Director of Environmental Health and Safety
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Dwyer, who hired P2 intern, Sean Crockett (pictured above), as a full-time employee after completing a summer project in 2008, says, "All contact with the Environmental Assistance Center was very good. I was especially impressed with the interest shown by Marie and her team regarding the value provided by the Center, student development, and any additional interest or service which could be supported."
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Dave Evans, Manager of American Commercial Lines, St. Louis Terminal
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"Hiring a P2 intern was definitely worth the upfront cost. Basically Aziz took the initiative to do everything for the project on his own and he's been tenacious. One of these days Aziz will run a company; his work speaks for itself."
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Koketso Makhafola, 2012 P2 Intern Kraft Foods, Kirksville
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"There are hidden costs everywhere. It's amazing how you can change one part of a system and reduce costs for the entire system."
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MOEAC eNews
Welcome to the premier issue of the Missouri Environmental Assistance Center's (MOEAC) eNews. The MOEAC is a partnership between MU Extension's Small Business and Technology Development Centers and the MU College of Engineering. The newsletter will be published quarterly to share success stories, funding sources, training opportunities and resources to help businesses reduce waste, energy, water and costs. This month features impacts from the 2012 Pollution Prevention Intern Program. Businesses seeking P2 interns for summer 2013 can apply now through www.moeac.net.
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The Pollution Prevention Internship Program
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 The P2 Intern program accepts upper-level students from engineering colleges across Missouri. Interns are recruited from top-performing students who successfully complete coursework in applied engineering and sustainable business practices. The course teaches students how to identify, measure and analyze opportunities for equipment and operational efficiencies and cost reductions. The interns are matched with manufacturers, health care facilities, schools, data centers, businesses and municipalities anywhere in Missouri for a summer job where they apply their knowledge to improving environmental performance. Ongoing technical support is offered through the MOEAC and College of Engineering. To learn more about hiring a P2 intern, visit our P2 business page or download an application here.
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2012 Summer Success Stories
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American Commercial Lines, St. Louis
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 P2 intern, Aziz Kadric, a Civil Engineering student from the UMSL/ Washington University Joint Engineering Program, analyzed facility and conveyor systems for the ACL St. Louis Terminal. Kadric identified opportunities for improving efficiencies to drive motors and lighting that could save the company nearly $500,000 over the next 10 years.
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 Brown University chemical engineering major, Koketso Makhafola, worked as a P2 intern at Kraft Foods in Kirksville this summer. Makhafola found more than $100,000 in potential annual savings through water conservation and boiler and refrigeration efficiencies for the company.
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Business Application Deadline
March 29th, 2013 is the application deadline for businesses to apply to hire interns. More here.
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Schedule a Meeting
P2 Program coordinators can meet with interested companies before hand to discuss past projects, program capabilities and to identify projects with significant potential cost savings for your organization. Contact a program coordinator today to schedule a P2 informational session.
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Leah Christian, P2 Program Coordinator
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Types of Projects
Heating, ventilation and cooling
Compressed air systems
Water use
Waste water
Hazardous solvent analysis
Process modification
Lighting studies
Boiler efficiency
Building envelope heat loss
Inventory/warehouse
Lighting retrofits
Boiler efficiency
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Upcoming Issue
Learn how James Mitchell, an Environmental Studies major at UMKC, worked as a P2 intern to perform a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory for the City of Columbia this past summer.
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