During the first week of January 2024, the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering AC3E, of USM, received 28 undergraduate students who will complete their professional internship for two months in the Research, Development and Technology Transfer Units.

In this period they will be able to work together with researchers, engineers, and female engineers, learning about the projects they develop, using the different laboratories and world-class equipment that is in the center, to acquire various skills and knowledge.

In the Technology Transfer Unit, students of Industrial Engineering and Telematic Civil Engineering joined to develop market studies and support the business strategy for scientific-technological base projects, gather information from primary sources to quantify the impact generated by the center in its 10 years, develop tools to manage internal capabilities and productivity indicators, and design interactive experiences that allow to bring science closer to society.

“It is extremely valuable to have the support of students capable of delving into tasks such as information gathering and collection, detailed analysis of certain markets or business opportunities, or the design and management of new initiatives to connect with society. The success of these internship programs has been such that several interns have continued their work during the year as unit assistants, or have even carried out theses associated with technology transfer topics, such as strategic planning or feasibility assessments for certain business cases,” mentioned Fabián Rubilar, Key Area Manager, of the AC3E Technology Transfer Unit.

For María Jesús Betancourt, a fifth-year student of Industrial Engineering at UTFSM, it has been a pleasure to complete her professional internship at AC3E. “It is an extremely satisfying environment. I found that it is good to work here, in all areas: the people, the infrastructure is super nice, it has many spaces to share or to be individually working, so it really is very comfortable to work,” she said.

In the Development Unit, students joined to work on the Arauco Bioforest (pEDRO) projects, Dhemax Split Charger, ICV Prognotics Project, ASTRI INAF, Rhona Software Trafos, EnergiE Regulatory Study, and in the PCB laboratory with the manufacture and assembly of electronic boards (PCB) and technical support for the assembly of electronic equipment in AC3E laboratories.

Finally, the Research Unit incorporated the work of different researchers in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Astroengineering, Robotics, Microelectronics, Energy and Power Conversion, and Biomedical Systems.

For AC3E it is very important to contribute to the training of these future professionals, providing them with a first-class space where academia, industry and society converge, groups that through collaborative relationships can address the challenges of the future.