Past Interns
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2011
Kneeling: Theresa Edwards, Karissa Lear
Theresa Edwards, Willamette University
Two months with the wildlife in Alaska
Karissa Lear, Clark University
Studying impacts of ocean acidification on zooplankton
Dennis Negron Rivera, University of Puerto Rico
Atmosphere and ocean variable along the Washington coast
Rachel Pausch, University of Miami
Collecting and analyzing whale scat in the San Juan Islands
Vivian Underhill, University of Colorado
Sea ice distribution in the Bering Sea
Jake Zaragoza, Gonzaga University
Reconstructing past tropical climates
2010
Angel Adames-Corraliza, University of Puerto Rico
JISAO Research Intern: Understanding aerosol properties over the American continents
Korita Humphries, Claflin University
JISAO Research Intern: Studying the effects of atmospheric chemistry on climate change
Alex Kowaleski, Davidson College
JISAO Research Intern: Static stability in global climate models
Nikki Marschke, Drake University
JISAO Research Intern: Diets of Pacific herring
Cole Perkinson, Reed College
JISAO Research Intern: Aluminum concentrations in water collected near undersea volcanoes
Kelsey Powers, University of Washington
JISAO Research Intern: Collecting and studying orca whale scat
Kyle Thomas, Texas Southern University
JISAO Research Intern: Biological processes of sediment in lakes, bogs, and oceans
Olivier Borely, France
Climate Impacts Group intern: Analyzing coastal wind and climatology
2009
Alyssa De La Rosa, University of Texas, El Paso
NCAS/JISAO Research Intern: Measuring CO2 levels in the ocean
Daniel Hernandez, Humboldt State University
NCAS/JISAO Research Intern: NOAA diving center
Justin Perry, Morehouse College
NCAS/JISAO Research Intern: Chemistry in the marine boundary layer
Laura Vogel, Columbia University
NCAS/JISAO Research Intern: Analyzing ice core samples from the Antarctic
Karen McKinon, Harvard University
NOAA Hollings Scholar: Climate change attribution
2008
Angel Adames-Corraliza, University of Puerto Rico
NCAS/JISAO Research Intern: Analyzing the presence of black carbon on Arctic snow
Kelsey Powers, University of Washington
JISAO summer research: Applying knowledge of chemistry to ocean
2007 - 2001
Melanie Null, University of Washington
JISAO summer research 2007: Analyzing seawater samples for nutrient content
Dondra Biller, University of California, San Diego
NOAA Hollings Scholar 2006: Determining concentration levels of trace metals in the ocean
Jamie Smith, DePaul University
JISAO summer research 2004: Exploring hydrothermal vents
Angie Opiola, DePaul University
JISAO summer research 2001 and 2002: Studying hydrothermal plume activity
