Agenda
Welcome to the 2025 MnTAP Intern Symposium!
AUGUST 20th, 2025
12:00PM - 5:00PM* CST
JOIN SYMPOSIUM Links to an external site.
This Canvas site will be your resource for joining the MnTAP Intern Symposium. This page has the schedule for the day as well as links to project abstracts.
- Use the Join Symposium button above to join the presentation.
- View the Agenda and choose the presentations you would like to see.
- More information about the presentations are available by clicking on the presentation title.
- You may come and go as you please.
- *The Zoom Webinar stream will end at 4:40 PM CST - the final 20 minutes are set aside for in-person guest networking.
If you have questions for the interns:
- Please submit any questions you have for the interns in the room's Q & A for the webinar. This can be done at any time.
- There will be 10 minutes at the end of the session where the moderator will ask panelists submitted questions.
AGENDA |
|
TIME |
PROJECT |
| 12:00-12:20 | Welcome - Kelsey Klucas, MnTAP Director |
Session 1 |
|
| 12:20-12:30 | Sining Liu, MN Direct Care & Treatment |
| 12:30-12:40 | Alex Goers, Metro Transit |
| 12:40-12:50 | Fanuel Akakpo Ayewanou, Fairview Health Services |
| 12:50-1:00 | Kayla McMayer, Abbott Northwestern Hospital |
| 1:00-1:10 | Panel Questions |
| 1:10-1:20 | Break |
Session 2 |
|
| 1:20-1:30 | Richard Bui, MINNCOR (recorded) |
| 1:30-1:40 | Ben Davis, Aveda Corporation |
| 1:40-1:50 | Xavier Dante, HERC |
| 1:50-2:00 | Joseph Morphew, Ever-Green Energy |
| 2:00-2:10 | Cole Rossman, Liberty Packaging |
| 2:10-2:20 | Panel Questions |
| 2:20-2:40 | Break |
Session 3 |
|
| 2:40-2:50 | Lucas Liabraaten, Liberty Packaging |
| 2:50-3:00 | Nina Mirfakhraie, Beacon EmbeddedWorks |
| 3:00-3:10 | Clare Heupel, Bailey Nurseries |
| 3:10-3:20 | Ruby Browning, Rust-Oleum |
| 3:20-3:30 | Panel Questions |
| 3:30-3:40 | Break |
Session 4 |
|
| 3:40 - 3:50 | Melanie Merkel, Michael Foods |
| 3:50 - 4:00 | Sam Edlund, OlymPak |
| 4:00 - 4:10 | Evin Corrigan, Silgan Containers |
| 4:10 - 4:20 | Cassie Christian, Alkali Earth |
| 4:20 - 4:30 | Panel Questions |
| 4:30 - 4:40 | Closing Remarks - Matt Domski, MnTAP Intern Program Manager |
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Networking |