Experience
Auburn University
Office of Sustainability
As the Office's Communications and Program Coordinator, I write and post blogs as well as operate programs. I head the campus wide battery recycling program this semester. In this program, I collect, sort, and package batteries for recycling along with other members of the Office of Sustainability. Communication wise, I interview members of Auburn's campus and community for our Campus Changemaker blog. I operate our website and make sure information is accurate and accessible.
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This role is giving me the opportunity to make a positive impact on my campus before I graduate. Sustainability is very important to me, so being able to have a hand in the impacts the Office has on campus is an incredible opportunity.
Camille Colter and follow Office of Sustainability interns at the 2022 Sustainability Picnic.
Gresham Smith
As a Water Resource Engineer-in-Training, I work on projects in our area that relate to water, wastewater, and stormwater. Our office also offers support to Water + Environment projects outside our areas by collaborating with other Gresham Smith offices. In my time at the company, I have already worked on sewer replacement and restoration, water reclamation, & pump station repair projects. I have supported my team by designing in Civil 3D, collecting and organizing needed project information, & reviewing technical documents.
EnergySolutions
As a Radiation Waste Management Intern, I performed rotational work through the varying facilities while accompanying employees to gain insight on each profession. With the Instrumentation Department, I administered sitewide response checks on whole-body contamination monitors, personnel contamination monitors, tool contamination monitors, and portable detectors utilizing Cs-137 and Th-230. I also calibrated dosimeters, count ratemeters, and a whole-body contamination monitoring system. In the onsite lab, I prepared smear samples to be tested in a Tennelec machine and air samples to be tested in a Protean machine. I then used the data to evaluate radiation or contamination levels. With the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) Department, I surveyed train cars for radiation using a Geiger-Muller counter to verify levels were low enough for free release. In Resin Management Services, I was able to follow personnel during daily operations of dewatering and shredding.
In this role, I gained professional experience and learned about how waste from nuclear operations is handled then disposed of. Through this opportunity, I received Radiation Worker 2 with Respirator training.
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Along with my usual duties, I worked with other interns to complete market research to advance past technology used for future company endeavors. We worked on updating a robot that had previously been used by EnergySolutions for environmental surveys at a DOE lab site. My group researched radiation detectors for the project and communicated with company representatives to better understand the products. After the research was completed, all findings were compiled into a report and a presentation that was available company wide. This project taught me a lot about patience, grace, and comradery.
Camille Colter and fellow EnergySolutions interns with the company robot upgrades were researched for.
Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy
Working for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering as a Undergraduate Researcher for the Center of Bioproducts and Bioenergy in Biosystems Engineering has been beneficial to my experience in a lab setting. I have learned how to find and alter the pH of samples, how to operate a UV-Vis Spectrometer, and how to dope biochar samples with metal. My research has also given me a better understanding of biochar properties and how to increase the efficiency of its use. In March of 2022, I was able to present this research at Auburn University's Student Research Symposium. Please use the link below to view my poster that was shown.
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This position is advantageous for my future goals to attend graduate school and work in the field of research for my career. The team that I work with have been a great support system within my major/department.
Team photo of Camille Colter with other research assistants and the Director of the Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy.
Southern Research
At Southern Research I learned how to operate CAD software in order to produce 3D printed drones. After completing the base of the drone, I learned how to assemble the primary circuit board and other components such as the propellers. Once I had completed my own drone, I, along with other STEM Ambassadors, then was a teacher and mentor to high school age students who came to Southern Research's Drone Academy.
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This position aided me in my academics as it taught me CAD modeling, how to operate a MakerBot printer, soldering, and more. I was able to fulfill my love for teaching others as I helped younger students with a passion for STEM learn something they had not. From this experience, I have gained friendship with other STEM ambassadors and mentors from my supervisors
Camille Colter and other STEM ambassadors during training.
Harrison School of Pharmacy
Through the Harrison School of Pharmacy, I was able to gain research experience as a data analyst on a project looking into Alzheimer's treatments. I examined experimental trials and collected the data from the videos then organized all of the information into readable Excel files.
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Working on this research improved my communication skills immensely as I learned to look past fears of asking questions and voicing my thoughts. I gained experience with SMART software and enhanced my knowledge of Excel.