What did I find out on Co-op part II?
oRefineries and Chemical Plants use ridiculous amounts of steam oComputers control many refinery operations oProgramming my material balances was fun (Super important) oOther people found it fun for me to program their material balances.
oI found out about Technical Computing
• Steam heats just about everything in a refinery and I had to count the molecules.  It was an interesting assignment for about a week.  The technical computing contact, named Dan Walker (also an NJIT Chem Eng grad), showed me how to do my material balance on the computer.  I was hooked.
• The computer control center looked like mission control.
•  The computer saved 2 days a week of time for more interesting work
•  Word spread quickly that I didn’t mind staying after work to program material balances.  I saved other people time.  I also received an offer to write programs during my senior year.
•  I learned about a department that used chemical engineers for programming.  I applied for the job.