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A fellowship that paid off: Janine Yieh, MS \u201906<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Janine Yieh, MS \u201906, a six-month internship with EA Engineering, Science, and Technology last year allowed her to get her feet wet\u2014both literally and figuratively\u2014in the world of environmental engineering, including wastewater management. In one project for the Carroll County Department of Public Works, she worked to upgrade the municipality\u2019s sludge dewatering facilities, going on site to inspect and gather information to evaluate alternative design proposals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe internship was extremely interesting and relevant for me because it directly applied what I was learning in the classroom,\u201d Yieh says. \u201cIt taught me how consulting actually works.\u201d Yieh is the first recipient of EA\u2019s newly created Jensen Fellowship, established in 2005 to sponsor a student pursuing a master\u2019s degree in the Whiting School\u2019s Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering (DoGEE). Named in honor of EA\u2019s founder and current chairman, Loren Jensen, the fellowship covers a student\u2019s tuition for two semesters and provides an internship at EA\u2019s Hunt Valley, Maryland, office. The completion of the two semesters and the internship earns the student the 30 credits needed to complete the department\u2019s master\u2019s degree requirements.<\/p>\n

EA employs 430 people in 22 locations across the United States as consultants on water resource issues, environmental problems, and regulatory issues. Launched in 1973 by Jensen, an expert in freshwater biology and former professor of environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins, the company has always had close ties with the university. EA currently employees 10 DoGEE graduates, many DoGEE students have done their PhD work on EA projects, and some of EA\u2019s staff members teach in the Engineering Programs for Professionals. The Jensen Fellowship was created to build on these existing relationships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe benefit to us is that we get someone who\u2019s very bright in here helping us with our work,\u201d says Ian MacFarlane, EA president and CEO. \u201cBy tying it to the master\u2019s program we found that we can attract even better, brighter students.\u201d<\/p>\n

EA Vice President Jonathan Brownstein was Yieh\u2019s mentor during her internship. \u201cBecause she was already working on an advanced degree,\u201d he notes, \u201cengineers from many departments were competing for her time. Everyone wanted Janine on their project.\u201d During her internship, Yieh worked with EA\u2019s Facilities Management and Engineering group, the Water, Natural Resources, and Ecotoxicology group, and the Site Characterization and Remediation group.<\/p>\n

Having a bright intern in the ranks wasn\u2019t the only benefit the executives at EA foresaw. \u201cThe mid-Atlantic region is an intensely competitive environment for finding talented people,\u201d says Brownstein. MacFarlane agrees. \u201cWe aren\u2019t a huge, national name brand,\u201d he says. \u201cBy supporting these students, they get to know us instead of one of our competitors. If they decide to stay and become a full-time employee, it\u2019s icing on the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeah, in fact, did sign on with EA after earning her master\u2019s degree and is now a project engineer with the company. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty unique partnership with many benefits for all involved,\u201d MacFarlane says. \u201cI can\u2019t figure out why other companies aren\u2019t doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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