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Local college students successfully complete paid summer internship program at BASF
MCINTOSH, AL, August 24, 2021 – Four college students from across the state of Alabama spent the summer at BASF’s site in McIntosh participating in the company’s paid internship program, which provides students with hands-on experience within their field of study. Interns Ellen Beechey, Marshall Manning, Ryan Boerner and Nicholas Bush worked alongside McIntosh site team members to gain a deeper understanding of how BASF creates chemistry to solve current and future challenges.
“Through this program, BASF is showing students how chemistry and careers are created,” said Marcus Pezent, Site Director for BASF in McIntosh. “BASF is committed to fostering talent by partnering with colleges and universities to offer professional guidance, challenging projects and engaging development activities to our future workforce.”
The interns were selected through a competitive process from universities throughout the state including The University of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Huntsville and The University of South Alabama.
The students participated in supervised, on-the-job tasks to broaden their knowledge of the industry and connect what they have learned in the classroom with real workforce applications and experiences. Their duties included troubleshooting chemical processes, evaluating and consolidating data and verifying oil sight glasses used in the field.
Intern Nicholas Bush explained how he enjoyed going out into the field alongside BASF team members to identify oil sight glasses, document observations and assist with creating work orders for maintenance.
“The hands-on work helped me recognize equipment better and reminded me to check if any repairs or cleaning was needed to improve functionality,” said Bush. “On multiple occasions, I saw how my classes could be applied to the piping systems used on-site.”
For more information about careers and internship opportunities at BASF, visit www.basf.us/alabama
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 17,000 employees in North America and had sales of $18.7 billion in 2020. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at http://www.basf.com.
