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Tuesday
Jun292010

Cincinnati INTERAlliance Program

Here at GE Aviation, we work with a program called INTERalliance that looks to create an environment that gives local young IT talent a compelling reason to stay in southwest Ohio both for college and their careers. Katie G. will guest blog today regarding her experience as a high school intern.       

Katie G. - GE Aviation high school intern I am Katie G., a Loveland high school student interning here at GE.  Getting involved with GE came through the program known as INTERalliance, which is a Cincinnati alliance of companies who are interested in finding and retaining high school students interested in IT.   An INTERalliance leader came and presented an opportunity to be involved in an IT camp for the summer of our sophomore year, so I submitted an application and was accepted! There are about 100 students in all of the Cincinnati area chosen each year.

INTERalliance camps show students how IT is used in different companies and allows students to participate in brainstorming challenges.  Each day exposes the technology of a new company to show how many diverse ways technology is used. Also, throughout the week, each team has to design a project and present the final idea on the last day. My team designed a communication enhancer for people with disabilities, who had difficulties communicating with care-takers, and we won the competition for our week. The time with INTERalliance changed my ideas about IT and actually prompted me to consider it in my future. Now, one summer later, I am planning to study Computer Science after I graduate.

It was through INTERalliance that I was able to apply for my internship. GE is such a fun place to be, and there are so many different ways to get involved! I love the meetings and how the committees work together to make everything a great experience. All the people I work with are nice as well, so it is easy to come to the office.  Currently, I am working on a No Data Received Enhancements project in the Engineering Tools Center of Excellence. All the planning and different ideas that I am being exposed to are so exciting and the work is helping me prepare for the future, too. I still have so much to learn but I know that this opportunity at GE will help in every way. 

Wednesday
Jul222009

Twittering With Your Brain: Enabling Technology

Follow the Wadsworth Center on Twitter @uwbciThe short message from 2nd rotation IMLP Alana Edumunds, "GE IMLP," that appeared on Twitter is not an ordinary message.

The unusual thing about this message is how she wrote it:  with her brain waves.

On July 13th, a group of 5 Schenectady Infra Energy IMLP interns accompanied by their buddy Alana Edmunds and IMLP champion visited the Wadsworth Research Center in Albany, NY to learn about the impressive research going on in the area of developing a brain-computer interface (BCI).

The BCI interface is primarily being built for patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disabling condition created by brain-stem stroke or spinal-cord injury. People with these disorders gradually lose their ability to use their muscles and therefore lose their capability to communicate with the outside world by speaking, nodding, or even with eye movement.

For almost 20 years, researchers at the Wadsworth Center have been developing a BCI system to help such paralyzed people communicate and hence lead productive and fulfilling lives.

Gerwin Schalk, chief software engineer of the Wadsworth BCI project was our tour guide. He started the tour by explaining how the BCI system records the brain's electrical activity. First, he showed us a swimming cap with a series of electrodes fitted to record Electrophysiological signals (EEG signals) from the scalp, and then explained the process of recording these signals.

To actually type via brainwaves, a user watches a computer screen that displays a flashing matrix of letters that correspond to the keys of a standard computer keyboard. To type, the user must focus on the next letter of the word he or she wishes to spell and when that particular letter flashes, the user must convey this selection message to the brain in some way - which could be thinking"that's it," or tapping a finger.

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Wednesday
May202009

Welcome IMLP Interns!

Welcome to GE!It's that time of the year again, where students at colleges and universities across the country (and globe!) are studying for finals and gearing up for summer.

For those of you who are headed to GE for a summer internship or co-op, congratulations and welcome!

Whether you have internship plans as an early identification candidate for the Information Management Leadership Program (IMLP), Financial Management Program (FMP), Human Resources, Communications, or one of our Engineering Leadership Development Programs, the IMLP Blog Team wishes you the best this summer.

For those of you who are interested in an internship with GE, the company offers opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students during the summer and school terms.

Year after year, GE's internship programs are consistently ranked well by a variety of sources, including:


For more information on internships and co-ops offered by GE, please visit the GE Careers website.