2015 SESYNC Interns

The 2015 cohort of SESYNC interns included 19 undergraduates with diverse majors. They worked with professors at the University of Maryland and Coppin State University, and professionals at SESYNC, the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Interns worked on a wide range of tasks and projects related to socio-environmental issues. Some examples of the work done by the 2015 interns include: investigating causes for deterioriation of drinking water quality, preparing climate indicators for the National Climate Indicators System, developing presentations for Science on a Sphere, and conducting experiments to analyze how salamanders respond to an emerging infectious disease. Additionally, interns engaged in weekly meetings with SESYNC staff and postdocs to learn about socio-environmental synthesis.