Now in his final year of the BS/MS in Materials Science and Engineering program, Adam knew that a research co-op would help him to define the difference between engineering and science.

As a native Philadelphian and an avid local sports fan, Anthony Ragno could not have been more excited when he landed his third co-op position—one that saw him working in the Live Events Department for the Philadelphia 76ers.

With a career interest in medicine and a penchant for world travel, pre-junior biology major Dania Jacubovich acted on ardent plans to complete her third and final co-op in an international hospital setting. By employing her own search and collaborating with Steinbright staff, Dania was able to secure a six-month co-op focusing on pediatrics and gynecology at Hospital de Clinicas, South America’s most recognized teaching hospital located in Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires.

Working at international toy company Hasbro as a design researcher sounds like fun and games, but Danielle Chen, a product design major, wasn’t sure if she wanted to work with toy design. Having completed her co-op, the international student from China is using the research she created on toys specifically made for Chinese children for her senior project on the food and culture of Chinese-born Americans.

As an international business student, Jaise John was excited to be able to work in the booming economy of Beijing, China. Jaise was interested in China because, as he says, it is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. He worked at a public affairs consultancy firm called North Head, where he conducted research on trade between Asian countries, analyzing daily news to provide to clients and also helped with expanding the company website.

Sean O'Brien selected his co-op at K'NEX and has been exercising his creativity ever since.

Contrary to popular belief, toucans do not eat Fruit Loops. Just ask Rachael DiSciullo, senior biology major, who fed palm fruits to four different species of toucans to study their seed retention rates while on co-op in Costa Rica.

Rachel Young is a creative type. She likes to tell stories. She likes to explore new perspectives and even worlds. She particularly likes the thrill of living vicariously through fictional characters.

Kelsey Goslin was craving a fast-paced co-op where she could learn about organizational management in a different environment.

Laurelle Holley spent time around big stars at some of Philadelphia’s most exciting happenings for her last two co-ops, but she was too busy working to be star-struck.

Michelle Lanshe's first co-op helped her realize that chemical engineering just wasn't quite her, so she reevaluated her major and employed her strong computer background to switch to the computer engineering program.