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“What’s your favorite element?” is a question that I have never had a confident answer to. As someone in science and engineering, this is a question I have been asked a surprisingly high number

It seems crazy to me that I am already writing my second blog. It feels like I just finished the first one, but I guess that is a testament to how quickly the summer has flown

It Started with One Question “What are you looking forward to this summer?” A few weeks ago, we had the chance to attend an internship event where Indium Corporation was one of the main

If you had told me 4 years ago that I would have a business internship in Human Resources, I would have probably laughed in your face. Fifteen-year-old me was convinced she was going to have a career

I started college as a general psychology major, as that was my interest. I wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of becoming a therapist or a professor. I just knew I had a love for people and the way

What’s your favorite thing about your hometown? Do you have an answer? Because when my freshman orientation leader asked us to introduce ourselves with our name, major, and something we love about

Thinking about my short experience so far at Indium Corporation, the main thing that comes to mind is how significantly my perspective on the business world has changed. Coming into this internship,

Problems are a part of everyday life. Whether in school, engineering, manufacturing, business, or personal situations, challenges come up that require thoughtful solutions. The difference

Before starting my internship, I was worried about moving to an unfamiliar new city. I didn’t have an established group of friends or knowledge of the area that I could lean on as I transitioned

Taking your first steps in the workplace, in your career, feels just like taking your first steps in any other milestone, such as kindergarten. As a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame, I

If you search “internship” on LinkedIn, you will probably see the same things over and over again. The first day picture. The “excited to start this new chapter”

When I received my internship offer from Indium Corporation, one of the first things I did was open LinkedIn and see if I had any mutual connections at the company. I found exactly one person. I will

Beginning my internship at Indium Corporation has been an exciting and rewarding experience. Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new, whether it is developing a technical skill,

Introduction When stepping headfirst into this internship, I had no idea what to expect. I have never had a true engineering internship in a full office setting before. When applying at the

Coming into this summer at Indium Corporation, I had a few key goals in mind to make the most of this internship. So far, technical goals, such as developing new lab skills and obtaining a greater

Eating is necessary to live: it is one of the simple truths of being a human. Yet, there is more to meals than just basic survival. Sharing a meal with someone is one of the more common sources of

Beach Balls & Gelato: Building Connections and Facilitating Career Growth Pt. 1 Let me start off by laying this out – one of the most important experiences you can have while in college is not

Folks, Let’s check in on Megyn Woodley as she helps Andover Electronics solve their response-to-pause problem… Megyn Woodley had performed response-to-pause experiments on the solder paste that

Megyn Woodly had just finished a three-day audit of Andover Electronics Assembly’s four assembly lines. She felt the factory was well organized, run with high first-pass yields, and quite good

In Part 2, we outlined materials challenges that can impact robotic soldering performance. In Part 3, we shift to product solutions and emerging innovations—highlighting how cored wire performance

In Part 1, we covered how robotic soldering evolved, and why materials quality is a major driver of process stability and precision. In Part 2, we focus on common materials-related issues that can