Logan Tate is a rising senior studying Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. Currently he is serving a consecutive term as the SPE Student Chapter President at Penn College, a club recognized for their excellence at ANTEC 2017.
During Summer 2017, Logan worked as a Plastics Engineering Intern at B. Braun Medical’s headquarters in Allentown Pennsylvania. During his summer experience, he worked in both the extrusion and injection molding departments. In extrusion, Logan was working with medical and surgical tubing. Here he worked with high speed extrusion lines, co-extruded tubing, striped tubing, wire encapsulation, multi-lumen, bump tubing, and paratubing. He was also able to work closely with the engineers involved in installing new extrusion lines, assisted during operations qualifications, and produced samples for product qualifications. As for injection molding, Logan spent most of his time assisting the engineers with mold validations and conducting RCAs.
While in school, Logan has been working for the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center as a Research Assistant. Here he works with clients on a variety of projects including process optimization/validation, product/material development, and assist with Workforce Development & Training workshops.
Logan earned a B.S. in Physics from Lock Haven University in 2015 and is excited to combine it with a B.S. in Plastics and Polymers Engineering Technologies in May 2018. He is excited to start exploring full-time opportunities that will utilize his educational and professional experiences in the arena of plastics engineering. Tate has a passion for operational excellence and strives to be at the forefront of innovation.