Mock Job Application

With summer right around the corner most students are deep in their job search, either for an internship or a full time job.  To help better prepare students, Iron Range Engineering is having students go through a mock job application.  This includes finding a job posting to tailor resumes and cover letters to, having a phone interview with faculty members, as well as going through a mock interview.  Currently we are about two thirds through the process.  Phone interviews took place last week and mock interviews are scheduled for this Wednesday. 

This is a great process that IRE has its student participate in.  We are able to receive feedback on each of the different steps in the application process.  It prepares us for the next steps we take in our lives and the unknown. 

By: Kali O’Brien

Read By: Danielle Goebel 

Seven IRE students traveled to Mankato University last week to take part in a vibrations lab. We were able to complete seven labs that dealt with various topics in vibrations, ranging from torsional systems to vibrations of an airplane wing.

The labs were successful, giving us hands on experience in areas that we have been studying theoretically.
Shown below are two of the systems that we worked on. The first was a rotational system that was out of balanced. We were required to add weights to different areas to balance the system. The second system had a forced vibration and a vibration absorber. We were able to make the center of the system almost completely still by driving it at the natural frequency of the absorber.

Wikispeed Progress

The Wikispeed team has made significant progress in the past few weeks. Since the client meeting in seattle the group has ordered most of the necessary parts and built up the vehicle to a complete rolling chassis. The frame material was shipped from Seattle and welded together by the students at Mesabi's Eveleth campus. Once the frame was transported to IRE the team was able to drill out the frame and assemble the suspension modules. Once the performance wheels where fitted to it the team was able to roll it into the new work space. 

Construction Update

The expansion that was scheduled to be finished for this semester has been delayed, but is expected to be completed within the next few weeks. The equipment has begun to come in to the new lab, and we are all looking forward to this and the increase in learning that we will be able to achieve with these tools at our disposal. 

Unloading the CNC Lathe

Placing the CNC Lathe

A look down the New Hallway

A look into one of the rooms on the Second Floor

a look down the Stairway

The New Lobby

Proofread by: Michael Rudi

Generation 3 Next Steps

For many of us at Iron Range Engineering, this is our last semester as undergraduate students. What this means is it is time to get ready for the real world, whether it be graduate school, a career in engineering, or a related career. This time is filled with many mixed emotions.

The two that I am experiencing are excitement and anxiety. It is exciting to know that I have made it. What seemed like a giant scary mountain four years ago now seems like a tiny foothill compared to what comes next.

The anxiety comes from the unknown. I know that Iron Range Engineering and my other experiences have prepared me for the real world but there is still a fear of the unknown. On May 20^th when I start my first real job, I will have to learn fast. I feel that no school or individual can fully prepare me for every situation that I will face. That being said, I feel that this program has set me up for success; no matter what path I choose to follow.

Grant Roy

Read by: Kali O’Brien