We’re doing our best to reconnect with José E. Serrano EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship alumni! Please update us on your continuing education and career path in our voluntary alumni tracker. To share successes like new awards or publications, email EPP.USP@noaa.gov today!

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All EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program alumni are listed below by the year they received their award, along with the topic and NOAA office of the two internships they completed as scholars.*

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Class of 2021

2021-2023 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Dominick Davis

Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology, Humboldt State University

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Kyra Freeney

Environmental Science, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

NOAA internship 1

Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Project Title: Identification of microplastics polymers in fibers from different oceans by using a novel technique of pyrolysis GC-MS.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Lafayette, Louisiana
Project Title: Identifying optimal tissue archive conditions for maintaining DNA quality in common bottlenose, Tursiops truncatus, dolphins: Testing salt-saturated 20% DMSO as a preservative.

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Emily Fritsche

Biology, University of Houston - Downtown

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Sanctuary area profile: National Marine Sanctuaries.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Charleston, South Carolina
Project Title: Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sargassum from Puerto Rico.

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Devynn Gately

Marine Science, California State University, Monterey Bay

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, California
Project Title: Using unmanned aerial system (UAS) to assess nearshore ocean color, nearshore kelp coverage, and measurements of ecosystem status.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington
Project Title: Trophic linkages among pelagic fish, jellies, and zooplankton in the Puget Sound.

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Trinity Gbla

Environmental Engineering, Howard University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL), Princeton, New Jersey
Project Title: Heat, humidity, and other compound stressors as a function of climate change and land use type in GFDL's ESM4.1.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Newport News, Virginia
Project Title: Robotics: Exciting the new generation in ocean conservation.

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Stella Heflin

Atmospheric Science, University of Arizona

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL), Princeton, New Jersey
Project Title: Evaluating the diurnal cycle of precipitation over the Maritime Continent in GFDL variable-resolution global model.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research, Earth Systems Resource Lab (ESRL), Boulder, Colorado
Project Title: Intermountain sites experience differences in precipitation and microphysics during the Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH) field campaign.

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Rose Leeger

Marine Biology, Environmental Science, and Biology; Nova Southeastern University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Office of Aquaculture, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Communicating the impact of NOAA Aquaculture research.

NOAA internship 2
Office:  NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, San Diego, California
Project Title: Automating image analysis from marine wildlife surveys.

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Tehani Malterre

Global Environmental Science,University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Project Title: Sanctuary area profile: National Marine Sanctuaries.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, Portland, Oregon
Project Title: Mapping habitat suitability for culturally significant plants in the South Slough watershed.

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Gabryelle McDaniel

Chemical Engineering, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Centers for Environmental Studies, Stennis Space Center, Missouri
Project Title: Annotation modification project to support deep sea video AI development.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Newport News, Virginia
Project Title: Preparing the next generation to make a change beginning at Mallows Bay.

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Ricardo Polanco

Civil Engineering, City College of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Office of Projects, Planning, and Analysis, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Space weather studies.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Satellites, Office of Projects, Planning, and Analysis, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO L1) ground segment systems engineering.

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Yesenia Rivera-Lopez

Geology, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Project Title: Measuring hurricane impacts and recovery remotely with blue tarps.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Management, Wilmington, North Carolina
Project Title: Increasing Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin focused educational outreach and enhancing visitor connection with the North Carolina NERR’s sites and mission.

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Gracia Rojas

Marine Science, The College of the Florida Keys

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key West, Florida
Project Title: Mission: Iconic reefs.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Monterey, California
Project Title: Subtidal monitoring and underwater 360 imagery composition.

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Auriel Sanders

Biochemistry, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Analysis of photogrammetry imagery from coral restoration monitoring.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Chesapeake, Virginia
Project Title: The use of mooring analysis software to support the design, development, and testing of mooring systems.

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Derrick Seegars

Architectural Engineering, New York City College of Technology

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Greenbelt, Maryland
Project Title: GOES-R use cases development internship.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office Guam
Project Title: Examining the inter-annual variability of tropical cyclone trends in the Western North Pacific.

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Keith Sellers

Marine Biology, University of Alaska Southeast

NOAA internship 1
Office:  NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Juneau, Alaska
Project Title: A paper-based microfluidic detection method for thiamine measurements in field labs.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Juneau, Alaska
Project Title: 3D-printed portable plate reader for fluorescence measurements of thiamine in salmon eggs.

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Ronja Steinbach

Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

NOAA internship 1
Office:  National Ocean Service, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuaries, Kihei, Hawaiʻi
Project Title: Experiencing the multifaceted goals of the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, Homer, Alaska
Project Title: An investigation of alder ectomycorrhizal fungi and community outreach in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

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Nadia Vidal Difré

Biology with a concentration in Marine Biology, Valencia Community College

NOAA internship 1
Office:  NOAA Research, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL), Princeton, New Jersey
Project Title: Climate change impacts on loggerhead turtle ocean and nesting habitat in the Northwest Atlantic.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Santa Cruz, CA
Project Title: Bridging the gap between science and the general public: A GIYS experience.

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Taylon White

Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office:  National Weather Service, Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Severe weather program review.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office Jackson, Mississippi
Project Title: Analysis of summer tornadoes in central Mississippi not associated with tropical cyclones.

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Class of 2020

2020-2022 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Teemer Barry

Environmental Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Project: Visualization of planktonic flow cytometry data collected by NOAA vessels.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: GIS development and production.

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Ilyana Collins

Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, Seattle, Washington
Project: Investigation of the air-sea heat and/or carbon dioxide (CO₂) uptake at the KEO buoy in the NW Pacific Kuroshio Extension recirculation gyre.

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Lab
Project: Documenting the evolving state of ocean CO₂ uptake and ocean acidification.

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Semaj Fielding

Environmental Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Monterey, California
Project: Expanding species database for West Coast National Marine Sanctuaries.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology
Project: Regulations, policies, statutes, and laws relating to regional observer programs.

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Lily Gavagan

Marine Science, University of Hawai’i Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Marine ecology internship with a focus on soniferous species.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Biodiversity in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

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Alexandra Grayson

Environmental Studies, Howard University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Center for Environmental Information, Asheville, North Carolina
Project: Documenting the value of NOAA data.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Project: Meta-analysis of benthic species abundance at offshore wind farms.

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Erianna Hammond

Marine Science, Savannah State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Project: Marine mammal strikes in the Greater Atlantic Region.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Scituate, Massachusetts
Project: Feeding strategies of humpback whales.

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Noah Jenkins 

Marine Biology, Humboldt University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Monterey, California
Project: Expanding species database for west coast national marine sanctuaries.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Regional Office
Project: Aquaculture growing methods and environmental regulations.

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Monica Keim 

Environmental Science, Alaska Pacific University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Regional Office, Portland, Oregon
Project: Why is it hard to measure salmon recovery?

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Interior Columbia Basin Office, Boise, Idaho
Project: Wallowa Lake Dam repair studies.

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Brittany Melton 

Animal Science, Tuskegee University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Toxicity data analysis with NCCOS Monitoring and Assessment Branch.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California
Project: Using passive acoustic data to assess sperm whale population structure in the California Current.

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Daniel Montoya 

Natural Resources Management, San Diego Mesa College

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Regional Office, Portland, Oregon
Project: Tribal relations in the Fisheries West Coast Regional Office.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Gloucester, Massachusetts 
Project: Marine aquaculture resource inventory for the Greater Atlantic Region.

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Adriana Muñoz Soto 

Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

NOAA internship 1
Office: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Project: Mechanical design with the URI DEEPi Program.

NOAA internship 2
Office: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Project: Design analysis of an aerial drone-based imaging payload system for deep-sea exploration.

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Tzunami Santiago

Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Technology, Planning and Integration for Observation, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Exploring NOAA's Observing Systems:  Do they fulfill environmental observing requirements?

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of the Coast Survey, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Ocean mapping innovation with NOAA Office Of Coast Survey’s Hydrographic Systems and Technology Branch.

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Abigail Schulz

Marine Biology, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Interpreting and analyzing data received from the Structure from Motion (SfM) technology as used on coral reefs.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Automatically classify coral species using artificial intelligence.

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Mya Sharpe

Biology, Morgan State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, Maryland​​​​​​​
Project: Harmful algal blooms and ocean acidification - priorities for future research.

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Project: Endangered Atlantic salmon research: scale aging & analysis of emigration patterns and growth to inform recovery efforts.

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Alycia Triplett

Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service - Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project: Use of weather information for decision support.

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecasting Office, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Project: Thunderstorm speed and its relation to injuries and fatalities.

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Class of 2019

2019-2021 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Ashley Yates-Contreras

Environmental Science, St. Mary's University

NOAA internship 1
Office: CoastWatch, NOAA Satellites
Project: Investigating new satellite techniques to identify Trichodesmium spp. blooms

NOAA internship 2
Office: West Coast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Southern resident killer whales: a project-based learning approach

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Darrielle Williams

Animal Science, Tuskegee University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Aquaculture, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Straight from the source: Assessing microalgal nutrient and usage potential in the US

NOAA internship 2
Office: Pacific Islands Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: The impact of plastic ingestion on sea turtles

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Elyse Bonner

Environmental Science, Tuskegee University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Assessment and characterization of legacy and current-use pesticides (CUPs) in the Maumee and Ottawa riverine systems

NOAA internship 2
Office: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Investigation of bigeye tuna fishing grounds and habitat in the Central Pacific

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JaNia Dunbar

Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of the Chief Operating Officer, National Weather Service (NWS)
Project: Transforming the NWS: The influence of Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Memphis Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service
Project: Use of Geostationary Lightning Mapper data for pop-up thunderstorms

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Jezella Peraza

Marine Science, California State University - Monterey Bay

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Exploring a new path: Using the O.C.E.A.N (Observation, Collaboration, and Expeditions to increase Awareness in National Marine Sanctuaries)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Analyzing underwater imagery of horse mussels on the Northeast Atlantic continental shelf

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Koffi Apegnadjro

Environmental Engineering, The City College of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Satellite Operations Facility, NOAA Satellites
Project: Model S-NPP 180 degree yaw scenario for pure retro grade maneuver

NOAA internship 2
Office: Physical Sciences Lab, NOAA Research
Project: Characterizing whiplash events (drought to floods, floods to droughts) and how risk managers make decisions about compounding risks: A case study of the state of California

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Kristyn Wilkerson

Environmental Science, Spelman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Climate Program Office, NOAA Research
Project: Flooding the margins: Investigating the compounding effects of urban development and coastal hazards on marginalized communities

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Education
Project: NOAA-wide citizen science portfolio

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Nohemi Perales

Geology and Environmental Studies, University of Texas at El Paso

NOAA internship 1
Office: OMAO Operations, Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO)
Project: Supporting science: How OMAO operations support NOAA's mission through leadership

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: The influence of meteorology on ozone formation and transport in the Paso del Norte region 

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Paola Santiago

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Ocean Exploration, NOAA Research
Project: Analysis of multibeam and ROV data in US South East region

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project:  The characterization of mesophotic reef habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using 3-dimensional reconstruction techniques

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Sheldon Rosa

Marine and Aquatic Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: Ocean Acidification Program, NOAA Research
Project: Ocean acidification: Informative kit for education and outreach

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Identifying marine cultural keystone species for the Hawaiian Archipelago

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Class of 2018

2018-2020 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Analyssa Hernandez

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

NOAA internship 1
Office: CO-OPS Program, National Ocean Service
Project: Analysis of the National Water Level Observation Network benchmark networks

NOAA internship 2
Office: Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service
Project: Collaborative tool development for promoting resilient groundwater resources in the Kachemak Bay region

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Annalise Guthrie

B.S. in Environmental Science, Haskell Indian Nations University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Ocean Acidification Program, National Ocean Service
Project: Ocean acidification toolkit

NOAA internship 2
Office: Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service
Project: Monitoring of the marine and estuarine environments in Kachemak Bay located at the KBNERR

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Delaena Stephens

B.S. in Biology, University of La Verne

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary inventory of soniferous species

NOAA internship 2
Office: North West Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Parasites of juvenile Pacific salmonids as metrics of diet and habitat use in the nearshore Pacific Ocean

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Gina Selig

B.S. in Marine Science, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, NOAA Research
Project: Deep water exploration with the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Coast Survey and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, R/V Fairweather, National Ocean Service
Project: Seafloor mapping in Alaska and the Bering Sea with the Office of Coast Survey

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India Oliver

B.S. in Biology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Ocean color calibration/validation of in situ measurements

NOAA internship 2
Office: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Project: Using shells to investigate invasive mussel population dynamics

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Janelle Layton

B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Marine mammal health and stranding response

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Profiling marine wildlife viewing stakeholders in Southern California: a case study for La Jolla, California

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Jendahye Antoine

B.S. in Marine Biology, University of the Virgin Islands

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Sea Grant Office, NOAA Research
Project: Sea Grant science communication

NOAA internship 2
Office: Greater Atlantic Fisheries Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Collection and content analysis of historically significant whale watching oral histories

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Taylor Miller

B.S. in Physics, Spelman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Goddard Space Flight Center, NOAA Satellites
Project: Satellite algorithm integration

NOAA internship 2
Office: Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Inter-calibration of Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) and Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) data

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Class of 2017

2017-2019 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Camisha Few

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Creation of a database of historic distributions of Endangered Species Act-listed corals in non-U.S. jurisdictions in the Caribbean

NOAA internship 2
Office: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Monterey, National Ocean Service
Project: Sanctuary biodiversity assessment for West Coast region

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Draven Hawk

B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Documenting sea turtle and/or marine mammal life history traits to support climate change vulnerability assessments

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Remote acoustic monitoring of killer whales in the Northwest Pacific

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Sarfo Kantanka, in memoriam

Studied in Biology, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Satellites
Project: A comparison between research-quality baseline climatological ocean data products for climate studies

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Danielle Olive

B.S. in Biology, University of the Virgin Islands

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Characterizing the history of legal regulations to protect deep-sea coral

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Quantifying the impacts of temperature and elevated CO₂ levels on blood oxygen affinity of clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria

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Nikola Rodriguez

B.S. in Marine Science, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: Ocean Exploration and Research, NOAA Research
Project: Quantitative and qualitative assessment of underwater video annotations

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Pacific Regional Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Evaluating corals of opportunity for an nursery/husbandry area in Kaneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu

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Stephen Thompson

B.S. in Chemistry, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA Satellites
Project: An evaluation of NOAA's blended ice concentrations

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Identification and analysis of size frequency in relation to distance to shore of Farfantepenaeid shrimps in the nearshore mangrove-seagrass ecotone of southern Biscayne Bay, Florida

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Kayleen Torres

B.S. in Meteorology and Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: Policy Planning and Evaluation, NOAA Research
Project: How close is the U.S. to one hour tornado warnings?

NOAA internship 2
Office: Weather Forecast Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico, National Weather Service
Project: Validation of satellite estimates in the Northeast Caribbean

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Imani Wilburn

B.S. in Biology, Bowie State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Evaluating collaboration and science for management applications in landscape-scale conservation

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Atlantic menhaden: Age comparison between reading scales and otoliths

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Class of 2016

2016-2018 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Akofa Kekeh

B.S. in Biology, Pre-professional, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries
Project: North Pacific loggerhead turtle conservation

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Effect of pH on the metabolic rate of Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) during the megalopae to first juvenile transition

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Char'Mane Robinson

B.S. in Environmental Science Technology Policy, California State University Monterey Bay

NOAA internship 1
Office: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: A statistical and spatial analysis of chemical contaminants in Cocos Lagoon, Guam

NOAA internship 2
Office: Great Lakes Environmental Lab, NOAA Research
Project: Modeling the growth potential of Asian carp In Lake Michigan

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Kammie-Dominique Tavares

B.S. in Global Environmental Science, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

NOAA internship 1
Project: Our pools are better than yours! The cultural and ecological significance of West Hawai'i's anchialine pools

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Identifying potential beach sanctuaries on Oʻahu, Hawai‘i, for coastal biota of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

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Kirby Bartlett

B.S. in Marine Science, California State University, Monterey Bay

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Spatial characterization of corals in Puerto Rico

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Salmon recolonization of the Cedar River: Multivariate models

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Maria Cogliando

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Assessing wetland vulnerability in the Choptank River complex of Chesapeake Bay

NOAA internship 2
Office: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Assessing ecological health and resilience in restoring Padanaram salt marsh

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Robert Abitbol

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ice Center, NOAA Satellites
Project: An evaluation of NOAA's blended ice concentrations

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Valentina Rappa

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Finding harmful algae with high resolution satellite

NOAA internship 2
Office: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Develop bathymetric habitat data and products derived from World View-2 satellite imagery for coral reef ecosystems in the Pacific Islands

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Class of 2015

2015-2017 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholar profiles

Jala Morrow

B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Analysis of frequency and impacts of storm events and service assessments to inform the National Weather Service Operations and Workforce Analysis

NOAA internship 2
Office: Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service
Project: Mid-south tornado environment project

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Jim Freed

B.S. in Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Deep-sea coral image catalog: Northeast Pacific

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Life history and ecosystem interactions of the ribbonfish, Trachipterus altivelis, in the California Current

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Katrina Rosemond

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: An intercomparison of predicted sea ice concentration from Global Ocean Forecast System and arctic cap 'Nowcast/Forecast system' project report

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Research aircraft electrical load analysis

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Kenya Bynes

B.S. in Marine Environmental Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Models for U.S. fish stock assessment

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Weather, climate, and biological influences on ocean productivity

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Lawrence Vulis

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Enhancing snow depth estimation using regional elevation relationships

NOAA internship 2
Office: Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Analysis of the NOAA hydrometeorological testbed soil moisture datasets

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Michaella McFarland

B.S. in Marine Environmental Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: An analysis of marine mammal self-reports and observer reports from 1996-2014

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Genetic identification of larval rockfish

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Mikayla Jones

B.S. in Marine Science and Biology, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Break the grip of the rip: Assessing NOAA's capacity to message risk from beach hazards

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Laboratory assessment of cetacean thyroid hormones in blubber tissue with respect to demographic status

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Milton Martinez-Torres

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Interactive multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) refinement utilizing Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-D) dataset

NOAA internship 2
Office: MacDill Air Force Base, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Research aircraft radar component verification

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Ramsey Fisher

B.S. in Marine Biology, Florida International University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: A comparative study of mortality by major fishing methods used in the exempted fishing permit program for various shark species and incidental sea turtle interactions

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Distribution and environmental preferences of angel sharks in the northern Gulf of Mexico

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Samuel Oge

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Design and fabrication of a simple sensor for unmanned aircraft

NOAA internship 2
Office: Earth System Research Laboratories, NOAA Research
Project: Spectroscopic measurements of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols

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Zainab Ali

B.S. in Atmospheric Science, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Sticky questions and endless debates: Integrating social and behavioral science into meteorological research and practices

NOAA internship 2
Office: Weather Forecast Office (Boulder), National Weather Service
Project: Quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) verification on the Colorado front range

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Class of 2014

Autumn Chong

B.S. in Marine Biology and Conservation, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Biographic assessments to promote healthy oceans in Hawai'i, Southeast Florida, and U.S. Caribbean Islands

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Sizes of fish consumed by ice seals

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Chanelle Stigger

B.S. in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Characterizing dust storms in the continental southwest

NOAA internship 2
Office: Aviation Weather Center, National Weather Service
Project: Investigation of high-resolution model of cloud ceiling and visibility

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Joshua Bailey

B.S. in Computer Science, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Developing a web-based interface to evaluate downscaled Global Forecast System (GFS) products

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Mobile scientific data entry application development

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Justin Shaifer

B.S. in Marine Environmental Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Using content analysis to explore communication of coastal resilience indicators

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Environmental factors affecting early life-stages of estuarine fishes

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Nishan Pressley

B.S. in Wildlife Biology, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: A plankton and ecosystems status report for the U.S. large marine ecosystems

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Environmental health and toxicology in marine mammals

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Olivia Poon

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Development of phenological climate indicators to support mitigation and adaptation decisions

NOAA internship 2
Office:  San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service
Project: Using the NERR system wide-monitoring program (swmp) dataset to understand factors that influence carbon stocks and fluxes in coastal marshes

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Ricky Dixon

B.S. in Mathematics and Education, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: The impacts of seasonal flooding on the Mississippi delta and future adaptation management planning.

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Class of 2013

Ahsin Shabbir

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, City University of New York, City College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) Aquatrak system temperature analysis

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Hurricane research aircraft instrumentation

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Chante' Vines

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Morgan State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: NOAA Mussel Watch program/Great Lakes petroleum hydrocarbons (PAH) assessment

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Evaluating commonly used reanalysis soil products

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Derrick Jones

B.S. in Mathematics, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Interactive multi-sensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) version three snow depth cross

NOAA internship 2
Office: NWS Forecast Office Jackson
Project: Flood extent simulation project

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Jamila Tull

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Occurrence of parasitic worms and disease in oysters and mussels of the U.S. coastal waters: Two decades of mussel watch monitoring

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Video of sanctuary benthic invertebrates

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Kelly Nunez

B.S. in Theoretical Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, National Weather Service
Project: Simulation of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) asymmetry in climate models

NOAA internship 2
Office: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: An extreme event in the eyewall of Hurricane Felix

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Kevin Brodie

B.S. in Computer Science, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service
Project: Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Geology interpreted from gravity data

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service Training Center, National Weather Service
Project: Distance learning developer

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Kevin McCarty

B.S. in Marine Biology, Barry University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Restoring and sustaining habitat for fisheries, marine life, and coastal communities by evaluating data that are essential for selecting habitat focus areas

NOAA internship 2
Office: West Coast Regional Office, National Weather Service
Project: Application of habitat equivalency analysis for Section 7 mitigation to ESA-listed Salmon

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Laurence Walsh

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service
Project: The 15-minute dilemma; the impact of sampling frequency on tidal datum estimations

NOAA internship 2
Office: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Pollock spatial distribution analysis and Aleutian Islands bottom trawl survey

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Pedro Matos-Llavona

B.S. in Meteorology and Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Hydrologic Development, National Weather Service
Project: Analysis of climate change effects and exceedance probabilities of extreme precipitation events in Puerto Rico

NOAA internship 2
Office: The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, National Ocean Service
Project: West Florida shelf ocean observing program: Engaging students in instrument deployment, data collection, and analysis

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Symone Gyles

B.S. in Marine Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries
Project: An analysis of killer whale (Orcinus orca) and Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) occurrence and distribution patterns near Monterey Bay, California, using multiple data sets

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Estimating reproductive output in cetaceans using aerial photographs

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Tiffany Barber

B.S. in Marine Science, California State University, Monterey Bay

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Comprehensive review and analysis of mammal-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) predation events (An update of Jefferson et al. 1990 review) and their role in shaping the marine ecosystem

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Ocean acidification research - modeling and statistics

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Class of 2012

Alexandria Lacy

B.S. in Mathematics, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Optimizing satellite-based marine debris detection

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA Satellites
Project: Viirs nighttime lights

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Amber Mcrae

B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Howard University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Improving historical tsunami data quality

NOAA internship 2
Office: The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service
Project: Development, test, and evaluation of NOAA's next generation sea level and ocean current measurement systems

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Ana Torres

B.S. in Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Climatological assessment of meteorological parameters

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Severe storms warning strategies

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Briana Jones

B.S. in Marine and Aquatic Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Taking the green sea turtle journey

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Indicators of stress in blue crab: Linking land use patterns to ecosystem health in the Chesapeake Bay

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Brittany Carmon

B.S. in Marine Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Development of a life history database for NOAA Fisheries

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Characterization and trends analysis of fishing gear and other materials associated with the capture of entanglement of protected species in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic

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Camille Gaynus

B.S. in Environmental Science, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Human interactions with oceans and coasts report

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Systematics Laboratory (Smithsonian Institution), NOAA Fisheries
Project: Exploring the processes controlling coral reef biodiversity in the coral triangle and how that biodiversity is impacted by anthropogenic stress

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Jessica Lozada

B.S. in Biology, Tennessee State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Using a social media tool for harmful algal bloom (HAB) communications

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Bioactive compound isolation, purification and molecular structural characterization from marine micro-organisms involved in environmental and/or human health issues - Part 3

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Sasan Dilbehbahani

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Ocean surface currents data visualization

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA Satellites
Project: A web-based near real-time monitoring system for ocean surface winds

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Shareena Cannonier

B.S. in Chemistry, Lincoln University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Assessing the benefits of the U.S. hypoxia and harmful algal bloom programs

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Ocean acidification research – carbon chemistry for experiments

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Vernicia Winford

B.S. in Biology, Xavier University of Louisiana

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Life matrix of the leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Sea turtle stock identification

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Yannick Williams

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Morgan State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Geodetic receiver differential code biases (DCB) estimation for ionospheric modeling

NOAA internship 2
Office: Space Weather Prediction Center, National Weather Service
Project: Automated identification of space weather events

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Class of 2011

Alexandra Ramos

B.S. in Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service
Project: Correlating errors in hurricane forecasts to improve probabilistic storm surge (psurge)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Climate and Atlantic hurricanes

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Jasmine Richardson

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

NOAA internship 1
Office: Information Services Management Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Project: Desktop virtualization

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Best practices for using pesticides and herbicides to limit negative impact on the Altamaha River Watershed

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Jermaine Dory

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service
Project: Configuration and quality control for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers used by NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey to define the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS)

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Pathfinder sea surface temperature (SST) ocean climate data record

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John Bell

B.S. in Computer Science, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA Satellites
Project: Earth on the Go: A mobile website for data visualization

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Social media system - Part 1

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Kaila Stubbs

B.S. in Environmental Science, Tuskegee University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, National Ocean Service
Project: Ecosystem services of coastal and estuarine land conservation program properties

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Kandace Kea

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Howard University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Hydrologic Development, National Weather Service
Project: Sensitivity of engineering design to uncertainties in NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation frequency estimates and related design storms

NOAA internship 2
Office: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Project: Advancing the state-of-the-art in Great Lakes hydrological modeling for supporting regional water resources management

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Kendra Thompson

B.S. in Computer Science, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office, National Weather Service
Project: Analysis of survey results by geographic sector and ZIP code

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Water Quality Protection Program (WQPP) monitoring and data analysis internship

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Kevin Freeman

B.S. in Computer Science, South Carolina State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NOAA Satellites
Project: National Ice Center computer-based training update

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service Training Center, National Weather Service
Project: Distance learning developer

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Nneamaka Ezekwe

B.S. in Biology, Tougaloo College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Seafood Inspection, NOAA Fisheries
Project: A consumer comparison of various shrimp samples

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Analysis of derived products

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Stefan Boskovic

B.S. in Atmospheric Science, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Hydrologic Development, National Weather Service
Project: Effects of potential climate change on precipitation frequency estimates in Oklahoma

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Tasha Adams

B.S. in Optical Engineering, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Pathfinder sea surface temperature products (The hottest spot in the ocean)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Improving the prediction of geomagnetic storms with WSA-Enlil

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Class of 2010

Billy Ill Hill

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Evaluation of mammalian strategies among large social predators hunting large prey - a comparative study using well-studied social carnivores as examples

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Cy'Anna Scott

B.S. in Marine and Aquatic Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Understanding the human dimensions of research and resource management in the Chesapeake Bay: A social, demographic, and economic profile

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Stable isotope ratios and trophic relationships in Alaskan marine waters

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Jerald Watley

B.S. in Physics, Texas Southern University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: National fish habitat action plan: Coastal Caribbean assessment

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Remote sensing of atmospheric boundary-layer aerosols

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LaEsha Barnes

B.S. in Computer Science, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Latitudinal scale corrections for spherical displays

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: The Weather Research and Forecasting (Wrf) model sensitivity testing

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Malcolm Blow

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites and NOAA Research
Project: Employing autonomous technologies in Earth observations

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: NASA Global Hawk

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Martin Blow

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Utilizing advanced technologies in oceanic and atmospheric observations

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Developing autonomous systems for Earth observations

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Michael Smith

B.S. in Physics, Texas Southern University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Marine debris: Putting everything at risk

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Radiation safety

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Molly Borsom

B.S. in Marine and Aquatic Science, Maui Community College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Marine debris: Trashing our ocean

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Hawai'i wetland monitoring project

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Symone Johnson

B.S. in Marine and Aquatic Sciences, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Implementing the Endangered Species Act

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Investigation of the physiological consequences of infection by the dinoflagellate parasite (Hematodinium sp) in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)

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Zayani Sims

B.S. in Environmental Science Studies, Spelman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Assessment of contaminants in subsistence shellfish in Resurrection Bay, Alaska

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Comparison of epifaunal diversity from throw trap and other gear

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Class of 2009

Amber Smith

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NOAA Satellites
Project:  Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) network enhancement to improve operations

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Angelica Betancourt-Negron

B.S. in Physics, University of Puerto Rico

NOAA internship 1
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Global climatology of the stable planetary boundary layer (PBL)

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Experience Weather Forecast Office (WFO) operations/winter weather study

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Courtney Jones

B.S. in Chemistry, Savannah State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in U.S. coastal water and Great Lakes

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Chemical contamination of tidal creek ecosystems in relation to coastal development

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DeBie Dunn

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Comparing absolute salinities calculated with a silicate climatology versus observed silicate

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Seasonal patterns of fin whale song in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Western Atlantic

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Jamaris Moore

B.S. in Mathematics, Mississippi Valley State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service
Project: Validation of current predictions from a numerical ocean model

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Analysis of Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) Center Weather Advisories (CWA) performance metric

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Lorielle Jackson

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Determining the potential environmental impacts of offshore renewable energy development

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Effects of emerging contaminants on bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncantus) cells

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Patrina Bly

B.S. in Mathematics, Elizabeth City State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Application of G.I.S. and remote sensing in identifying contributions to polybrominated diphenyl ethers

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: G.I.S. inventory of fisheries data for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center

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Rosimar Rios-Berrios

B.S. in Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Improving the skill of National Weather Service's Extratropical Total Water Level Forecast System

NOAA internship 2
Office: Hurricane Research Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Evaluating the skill of high resolution hurricane prediction model

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Sarah Newton

B.S. in Physics, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Land-based sources of pollution

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Marine environmental metabolomics

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Wilsharo Scott

B.S. in Computer Science, Fisk University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Research and Application, NOAA Satellites
Project: Validating satellite sea surface temperature measurements

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: G.I.S. enabled fisheries application development using java and struts

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Class of 2008

Amari Jones

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Hydrologic Development, National Weather Service
Project: Investigation of flood simulation from dam failures using River Analysis System (HEC-RAS)

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Aziza Marchant

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Savannah State University

NOAA internship 1
Project: Simulation of Snow-17 at SNOTEL in Sierra Nevada, CA

NOAA internship 2
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Establishing a relationship between aspirating and non-aspirating temperature sensors in support of U.S. Climate Reference Network (CRN)

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Bobby Scott

B.S. in Chemistry, Texas Southern University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service
Project: Evaluation of PCB levels in the Hudson River

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Breanna Williams

B.S. in Aviation Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center
Project: NextGen: The Orlando collaborative thunderstorm TRACON forecast

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, National Weather Service
Project: Observations in a consistent virtual database

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Candace Rodgers

B.S. in Fisheries Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

NOAA internship 1
Office: The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, National Ocean Service
Project: Regional association harmful algal bloom efforts

NOAA internship 2
Office: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Abundance and distribution of fish eggs and larvae in the Bering Sea

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Christopher Ware

B.S. in Physics, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Ocean of Hydrologic Development, National Weather Service
Project: Verification of hydrologic ensemble forecasts within the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center

NOAA internship 2
Office: Earth System Research Laboratories, NOAA Research
Project: Development of a gas-chromatography apparatus to measure the thermal decomposition of peroxyacetic nitric anhydride (PAN)

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Courtney McGeachy

B.S. in Biology, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Benthic analysis of Buck Island Reef National Monument: Coral vs. algae

NOAA internship 2
Office: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Taking back wetlands

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Jonathan Jeffries

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Engineers in the NOAA fleet

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Marine environmental metabolomics: two case studies

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Judith Sarkodee-Addo

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Sex ratio as a function of size in Crassostrea virginica

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Kamau Mbalia

B.S. in Environmental Science, Central State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NOAA Satellites
Project: Critical infrastructure protection: Ensuring the availability of weather products

NOAA internship 2
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Environmental stressors on Saginaw Bay

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Lizeidy Nieves-Vera

B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Summit to sea characterization of La Parguera, Puerto Rico: Describing land-based sources of pollution in a coral reef ecosystem

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Flood forecast mapping during a dam break event using HEC-GeoRAS and HEC-RAS

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Markeata Lee

B.S. in Chemistry, Central State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Fleet operations management system/document control system development

NOAA internship 2
Office: Earth System Research Laboratories, NOAA Research

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Rogerick Magee

B.S. in Biology, Alcorn State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Tropic guilds in Western Atlantic fish

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Otolith microchemistry of the family Cichlidae from the Rio Negro, Brazil

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Ronderio Hunt

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Alcorn State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: The revised NOAA ships performance ratings

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Intermediate maintenance management program

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Samuel Ubanyionwu

B.S. in Chemistry, Texas Southern University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Analysis of dust transport from Northern Africa using the HYSPLIT model

NOAA internship 2
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: An evaluation of atmospheric compounds

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Sherrita Commey

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Chemical contamination assessment of the Hudson Raritan Estuary as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center: Analysis of trace elements

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Class of 2007

Aniesha Alford

B.S. in Computer Science, Fayetteville State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Adding a ZIP code interface to a web service

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Incorporating real-time climate reference station data into the observing system monitoring center

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Antonio Magdaleno

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Bakersfield College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Translating numbers to performance

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Aircraft radiometer upgrade on the hurricane hunters

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Ashley Rouser

B.S. in Biology and Mathematics, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Overnight field trip’s impact on students' interest in marine science and the National Ocean Science Bowls

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Trends in permit ownership in the NOAA Fisheries Northeast region, 1997-2007

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Brittany White

B.S. in Marine Science, University of San Diego

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Two national projects to track habitat conservation success

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Tracking small-scale movement patterns of juvenile brown shrimp and white shrimp in marsh nursery habitats

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Cassidy Lum

B.S. in Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Project: National Marine Sanctuaries in the media: Kids and effective communication for environmental education

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Protecting the Hawaiian monk seal

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Eric Bunting

B.S. in Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Report's (TAMDAR) effects on the accuracy of the ceiling and visibility in Terminal Forecasts (TAFs)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Ikhana project and designing a middle console for pilots

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Eual Phillips

B.S. in Chemistry, Grambling State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Exploring the environmental impacts and in-flight photo-oxidation of balloons used in NOAA operations and activities

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Gregory Oliver

B.S. in Marine Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Using G.I.S. for offshore aquaculture site selection off the California coast

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Growth of Pacific threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis) on diets substituting stabilized salmon co-product meal for conventional fish meal and fish oil

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Jamal West

B.S. in Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Research pertaining to the economic value of weather information

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: An investigation into the possible degradation of G.P.S. dropsonde data in a super-cooled environment

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Karl Grant

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Measurement of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), butylins, polychlorinated biphenyls in mussels collected in the mid-1940s

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Kelvin Raiford

B.S. in Geography, North Carolina Central University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: A biogeographic assessment off North/Central California: A G.I.S. analysis of marine mammal sightings

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: The use of G.I.S. and remote sensing to support coastal management in Hawai'i

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LaToya Chandler

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Linking fisheries observers programs around the world

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Goliath grouper population

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Vanessa Malone

B.S. in Chemistry, University of the Virgin Islands

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Constraining ocean acidification in the Caribbean

NOAA internship 2
Office: Earth System Research Laboratories, NOAA Research
Project: The separation of gas components using gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and electron capture detection

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William Mathis

B.S. in Physics, Grambling State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Developing computer programs to analyze satellite data for incorporation into data visualization

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Zakiya Hoyett

B.S. in Chemistry, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: New energy and new relationships

NOAA internship 2
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: The ups and downs of ammonia: A study of ammonia flux in the eastern U.S.

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Class of 2006

Brandon Dennis

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Goddard Space Flight Center, NOAA Satellites
Project:  Real-time telemetry

NOAA internship 2
Project:  Meteorological Operational satellite (MetOp) anomaly support

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Brittany Long

B.S. in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Using digital technology to collect data aboard NOAA Fisheries research cruises

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Carlos Reyes-DeJongh

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Determining the calibration error of the GLOBE hand-held sun photometer and developing a better and more effective student data collection technique for expanded low-cost geographical aerosol satellite validation.

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Global Programs, NOAA Research
Project:  Aerosol optical depth: validation procedures involving satellites, ground-based and handheld sun photometers and describing sub-grid variability

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Christopher Luckett

B.S. in Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Storm events database modernization

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service
Project: Reanalysis of the 1945 Homestead hurricane

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Ciara Brown

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Hampton University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Data collection and interpretation

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Cyd Ruidiaz

B.S. in Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Inventory and gap analysis on monitoring at Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

NOAA internship 2
Office: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, National Ocean Service
Project: Geology of Kachemak Bay

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Eric O'Rear

B.S. in Mathematics, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Developing the mean aerial precipitation for the Río Grande de Añasco and Río Culebrina basins of Puerto Rico in one-hour time steps

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Gregory Woodall

B.S. in Physics, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Evaluating of the calibration and simulation of Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) in forecasting runoff for fast-responding basins

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Air quality data compression evaluation

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Jessica Wise

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Manatees: A possible indicator species for human illness produced by brevetoxins

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Stable isotope analysis of Lutjanus otoliths and their relation to salinity levels in the Florida Bay

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Kathy Sieber

B.S. in Marine Science, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Comparison of October 2000 and October 2004 United States imports of marine ornamental fish from the Pacific Islands and Australia

NOAA internship 2
Office: Fisheries Ecology Division, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Assessment of paternity in rockfish of the genus Sebastes

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Kristen Young

B.S. in Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: User-friendly data delivery format

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LaToya Clay

B.S. in Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Merging the National Weather Service change management processes with the Telecommunications Operating Center Remedy Change Management system

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Takiwi Milton

B.S. in Mathematics, Paine College

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish ... 

NOAA internship 2
Office: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Spatial distribution of Atlantic herring

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Yolanda Ramos-Colon

B.S. in Marine Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Characterization of disease levels in Bonaire Island

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Zachary Whitfield

B.S. in Physics and Chemistry, Tuskegee University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office
Project: NOAA Mussel Watch: Biennial report

NOAA internship 2
Office: Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: New detection method of sulfur hexafluoride and hydrogen gas

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Class of 2005

Ashley Heard

B.S. in Marine Science and Art, University of Hawai'i, Hilo

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Effects of sonar on marine mammals

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Apex predator investigation cooperative shark tagging program

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Brandi Brehon

B.S. in Mathematics, Elizabeth City State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Analysis of statistical methods used in environmental science research

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Branson Williams

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, National Ocean Service
Project: Estimation of relative abundance of economically and ecologically important juvenile bluefish and blue crabs in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Understanding localized movements and habitat associations of summer flounder in Chesapeake Bay using passive acoustic arrays

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Courtney Jackson

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Bethune-Cookman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: SAS development

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Cre'Shannan Thompson

B.S. in Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service
Project: Data structures with java

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Building a file transfer protocol (FTP) monitor module

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Jenelle Rogers

B.S. in Information Systems, Columbia Union College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: The value of printed outreach material as research tools

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J'shuntme McCollough

B.S. in Engineering and Physics, Morgan State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service
Project: Verification of model forecasts

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Meteorological and oceanographic conditions on the coast of Fort Lauderdale

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Justin Martin

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Columbia Union College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries
Project: Analysis through optics and IDL

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Underwater stereo imagery

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Kiera-Nicole Lee

B.S. in Chemistry, South Carolina State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Oceanographic Data Center, NOAA Satellites
Project: The seasonal cycle of dissolved inorganic nutrients and oxygen in the surface waters in Hawai'i

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Monitoring chlorophyll-a in phytoplankton and biomass of zooplankton

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Krizia Negron-Hernandez

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

NOAA internship 1
Office: Weather and Air Quality, NOAA Research
Project: Distribution of surface winds in hurricanes

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Accuracy of United States tropical cyclone landfall and intensity forecast in the Atlantic Basin (2004 - 2005)

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Lauren Wyatt

B.S. in Marine Science, University of Miami

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, National Ocean Service
Project: Measuring the amount of nutrients, pesticides, and the growth and reproductive parameters of grass shrimp

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Probiotics place in aquaculture

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Marcus Atkinson

B.S. in Mathematics, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Transcribing weather broadcast dictionary

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Relationships between extended range forecast skill and agreement/disagreement between two forecast models

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Marcus Rountree

B.S. in Environmental Science, North Carolina Central University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Scientific Support, NOAA Research
Project: Examination of local impacts of atmospheric mercury emissions

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Leed recommendations for the Pope’s Peak air monitoring site

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Markeitta Benjamin

B.S. in Meteorology, Jackson State University, Mississippi

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Center for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service
Project: Evaluation radar products from Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) simulations

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Characterization of hydrometeorological factors for the Tar River Basin of North Carolina

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Marques Bivins

B.S. in Business Administration and Management, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Grants Office
Project: Reengineering grants closeout processes

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Michael Hicks

B.S. in Mathematics, Paine College

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences and Howard University
Project: Numerical solutions of two-dimensional LaPlace's equation using finite elements

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influence on the carbon cycle

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Precious Lewis

B.S. in Biology, Tennessee State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Hydrologic Development, National Weather Service
Project: Clustering stations for precipitation frequency analysis for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

NOAA internship 2
Office:  Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory NOAA Fisheries
Project: The role of tropical cyclones in global and U.S. annual rainfall

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Reginald Black

B.S. in Marine Biology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, National Ocean Service
Project: Sonar scanning of oyster reefs and the effects of ghost crab pots

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: A different view of side scan sonar: Habitat characterization

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Rejane Frederick

B.S. in Biochemical Research, Juniata College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service
Project: Elevating the value and significance of maritime heritage resources in the states through the Coastal Zone Management Program

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Are changes in summertime aerosol properties at Barrow correlated with sea ice breakup?

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Samuel Sturdivant

B.S. in Marine Biology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, National Ocean Service
Project: Assessing and tracking resident male loggerheads (Caretta caretta) in and around Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

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Shelia Milton

B.S. in Mathematics, Paine College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Systems Development, NOAA Satellites
Project: Tie point analysis of GOES operational satellites and trend plotting of POES high resolution infrared radiation sounder (HIRS) instrument

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Saving the life of an astronaut: Bringing solar energetic particle predictions for ≥100 Mega electron voltage events into the forecast center

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Sinclair White

B.S. in Mathematics, Albany State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Marine and Aviation Office
Project: Assessment of the National Marine and Aviation Office (NMAO) scientific computer senor suite

NOAA internship 2
Office: Marine Operations Center, NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: An assessment of the Data Collection System (DCS) satellite transmitters integrated with SCS

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Soralis Pimental

B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Meteorology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Global positioning system receiver and intersatellite communication radio frequency (RF) design

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service
Project: Evaluation of Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) X-band radars

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Timothy Jones

B.S. in Optical Engineering, Norfolk State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Oceanographic Data Center, NOAA Satellites
Project: Modifications of alternative dissemination methods (ADM) system

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA Satellites
Project: Analysis of NOAA-18 High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder degradation rates

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Toni-Ann Hylton

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Marine toxins in pharmaceuticals

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Purification and identification of bacterial siderophores

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Tyronza Lee

B.S. in Biology, Jackson State University, Mississippi

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: How to determine the health of a marine mammal

NOAA internship 2
Office: Pacific Region Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Developing sperm whale photo identification catalogues for the Eastern North Pacific 

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Tyronza Thompson

B.S. in Computer Science, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
Project: Discovering the San Agustín using ArcGIS mapping

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Building a file transfer protocol (FTP) monitor module

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Vincent Long

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service
Project: Upgrading tide stations

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Class of 2004

Charles Doxley

B.S. in Mathematics, Albany State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Data acquisition systems

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

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Donald Coulter

B.S. in Computer Science, Bethune-Cookman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Daily Extensible Markup Language (XML) using National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD)

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Chief Financial Officer
Project: NOAA locator for wirelessly connected mobile device users

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Ezzard Charles

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, South University, Baton Rouge

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: How the Virtual Private Network (VPN) was implemented to The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service
Project: Network Authentication and Authorization Service (NASS)

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Georgette Holmes

B.S. in Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: A preliminary evaluation of an Objective Dvorak Technique

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Development of an integrated data product for Hawai'i climate

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Jonathan Bradford

B.S. in Computer Science, Bowie State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: The Chesapeake Bay Office and how they serve the Chesapeake Bay neighborhood

NOAA internship 2
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Image sharpening of remote sensed data

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Joanelle Baptiste

B.S. in Mathematics, Elizabeth City State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: A comparison of continuation models for optimal transformation of gravimetric data

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service
Project: Analysis of Southern Louisiana subsidence model using geodetic control

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Justin Stopa

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Hawai'i

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: Hawai'i synthetic aperture radar (SAR) demonstration and remotely sensed wind validation

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Evaluation of forecast wind quality in the Hawaiian Islands and its effect on wind wave model performance

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Kirk Butler

B.S. in Biology, Morgan State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Estimation of relative abundance of important juvenile finfish in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay

NOAA internship 2
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Fibropapilloma viral infection in the Atlantic green sea turtle

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Maria Richardson

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: The influence of feeding on serum chemistry of striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

NOAA internship 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Evaluating the sublethal effects of endocrine disruptors on early life stages of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

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Matthew Brown

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: The use of satellite technologies in the National Marine Sanctuary program

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

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Melissa Martinez

B.S. in Biology, University of New Mexico

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Spatiotemporal relationships between commercial vessels and marine mammals: Implications for noise impacts

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Population modeling: How well we can monitor marine mammal populations

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Pierre Xavier

B.S. in Computer Engineering, State University of New York, Stony Brook

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Analysis and interpolation of topographic and bathymetric light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data

NOAA internship 2
Office: Marine Physical Lab, Scripps Oceanographic Institute
Project: Controlling the power cycle of the fish aggregating device (FAD)

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Rickey Carreker

B.S. in Computer Science, South Carolina State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: An introduction to Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol (OPeNDAP)

NOAA internship 2
Office: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resource Institute
Project: Conversion of measuring protocol from Pascal to C++

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Shawn McCarroll

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Dissemination of weather observations using Extensible Markup Language (XML)

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Unified environmental observation XML schema development

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Sherry Bethea

B.S. in Biology, Edward Waters College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Restoration project in oyster hatchery

NOAA internship 2
Office: Galveston Laboratory, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Mortality and growth of neonatal loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta Caretta, held in captivity at the NOAA Fisheries Galveston Laboratory

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Class of 2003

Ayanah George

B.S. in Engineering, Bethune-Cookman College

NOAA internship 1
Office: The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), National Ocean Service
Project: Support of the CO-OPS Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) program that provides real-time oceanographic and meteorological information to support safe and efficient marine transportation

NOAA internship 2
Office: Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative, National Ocean Service
Project: Installing sensors to test reportable visibility

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Adrian Land

B.S. in Biology, Alcorn State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Develop project on the acquisition of antibiotic resistance by Escherichia coli (E. coli)

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service
Project: Comparison of E.coli antibiotic resistance patterns from potential sources of fecal contamination in a South Carolina watershed

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Chaka Johnson

B.S. in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering, Morehouse College

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Undersea Research Program, NOAA Research
Project: Removal of CO₂ from undersea laboratories using selective membranes

NOAA internship 2
Office: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, NOAA Research
Project: Improving the horizontal array segment (HAS) skid

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Durrell Jones

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries
Project: Marine data collection

NOAA internship 2
Office: Wood's Hole Laboratory, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Consequences of spatial heterogeneity on fishery yield and population dynamics

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Isha Renta

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: The thermodynamics of sea-ice

NOAA internship 2
Office: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: A flight through the summer: A study of wind analysis, landfall statistics, co-location of Airborne Expendable Bathythermograph (AXBT) and G.P.S sondes, and buoy database

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Jamese Sims

B.S. in Meteorology, Jackson State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Weather Service
Project: Research on modifying a numerical model that locates the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean

NOAA internship 2
Office: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: The re-analysis of the 1926 Atlantic hurricane season

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Marcus Chatman

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Morehouse College

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service

NOAA internship 2
Office: Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative, National Ocean Service
Project: High frequency radar surface current mapper

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See Yang

B.S. in Geomatics, California State University, Monterey Bay

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Using advanced remote sensing technologies

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Tidal wetlands elevation monitoring at Elkhorn Slough Reserves

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Terrence Waller

B.S. in Biology, Albany State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Pfiesteria and its impact on human and marine health

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service
Project: The toxic environmental effects of the production of okadaic acid from cultures of Prorocentrum lima isolated from Hilo, Hawai'i

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Thomas Searles

B.S. in Physics, Morehouse College

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Undersea Research Program, NOAA Research
Project: Underwater communications between scuba divers and research vessels

NOAA internship 2
Office: Galveston Laboratory, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Ecological modeling of coral reef ecosystems using Ecopath with Ecoism

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Class of 2002

Alyssa Wilson

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Collected information on coral reefs, estuarine habitats, and coral reef restoration. Supported and assessed the programs and the educational activities of the inter-agency Coral Reef Task Force.

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Angel Washington

B.S. in Biology, South Carolina State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Studied data on the loggerhead sea turtle and created a brochure for public information. In addition, a bibliographical database on tuna/dolphin research was created.

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Brian Dolan

B.S. in Environmental Biology, Texas A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Project: Analyzed the performance evaluations of aircraft and ship operations and researched energy transportation as part of the Marine Transportation System with the Office of Coast Survey.

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Eric Agnew

B.S. in Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Research
Project: Analyzed data and literature to explore the hypothesis that the water cycle has been the stabilizing factor in earth's climate.

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Kristin Gross

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Composed fact sheets and web pages for public use on National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) topics.

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Martin Yapur

B.S. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, City College of the City University of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Oceanic Research and Applications Division, NOAA Satellites
Project: Determined the average annual chlorophyll concentration of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, utilizing computer applications and satellite imagery.

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Maya Nunley

B.S. in Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA Research
Project: Tested the air quality in the parking decks of the NOAA Silver Spring campus and at poultry facilities to determine the amount of airborne ammonia.

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Nadine Phillpotts

B.S. in Computer Science, Florida International University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service
Project: Created animation for National Digital Forecast Database Website

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Class of 2001

Alphonso Craig

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M University

NOAA internship 1
Office: National Ocean Service
Project: Conditions of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA internship 2
Office: Rosenthiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Coral reef injury assessment methodology

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Dawn Harris

B.S. in Architectural Engineering, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service
Project: Restructuring the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) requirements database

NOAA internship 2
Office: Facility Acquisition and Management Division, Office of Finance and Administration
Project: Developing a numbering grid for NOAA satellite operations facility

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Erica Alston

B.S. in Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University

NOAA internship 1
Project: Stock assessment course

NOAA internship 2
Office: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Depth and latitude patterns of common West Coast fish as observed in bottom trawl surveys

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Evalena Ford

B.S. in Biology, Morgan State University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Center for Marine Biotechnology
Project: Method to detect methyl farnesoate in blue crabs

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Aquarium in Baltimore
Project: Create and restore tidal wetlands throughout Chesapeake Bay

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Jonathan Smith

B.S. in Earth and Environmental Science, North Carolina A&T University

NOAA internship 1
Office: Climate Prediction Center, National Weather Service
Project: The impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Arctic Oscillation on surface air temperature and its variability in the contiguous United States

NOAA internship 2
Office: Climate Prediction Center, National Weather Service
Project: Synoptic climatology of major winter storms in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the U.S. by Arctic Oscillation phase

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Jorge Peche

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, City College of New York

NOAA internship 1
Office: NOAA Satellites
Project: NESDIS CoastWatch Program

NOAA internship 2
Office: Office of Research and Application, NOAA Satellites
Project: Transferring data using the Iridium satellite communication link from the Marine Optical Buoy to the land-based computers in Hawai'i

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Kristina Dawsey

B.S. in Chemistry, Houston-Tillotson College

NOAA internship 1
Office: Habitat Conservation Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Living in an oyster

NOAA internship 2
Office: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service
Project: Red drum: A biochemical survey

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Pennie Mays

B.S. in Environmental Science, Florida A&M

NOAA internship 1
Office: General Counsel, National Ocean Service
Project: To discharge or not to discharge?

NOAA internship 2
Office: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Project: Develop environmental assessment guides for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center

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*Alumni that do not have two internships listed reflect incomplete data and does not mean that the alumnus did not complete two internships.