Environmental Internship Program - 2023 Booklet
2023 Summer of Learning In summer 2023, 105 Princeton students from 23 academic departments worked with University faculty, researchers from other scientific enterprises, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations on projects focused on pressing environmental challenges. Students engaged in research, public outreach, policy analysis, communications and other practical work assignments that contributed meaningfully to research and solutions in the areas of biodiversity and conservation, alternative energy, climate change, environmental policy, water, agriculture and human health. Several students contributed to the development of new technologies, while others participated in projects aimed at urban sustainability and resilience, global climate policy and environmental justice. This booklet provides an overview of student experiences during the 2023 environmental internship program. The diversity of students’ backgrounds, talents, interests and contributions is captured in the descriptions of their individual projects. For many, their internship will serve as the foundation for continuing research and academic study. 2
Students eagerly undertook research in laboratories on the Princeton University campus while others pursued fieldwork at sites in Australia, Brazil, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Alaska, California and Colorado. HMEI’s Environmental Internship Program provides opportunities for students to complement their academic interests with hands-on work experiences in the summer months and is designed to enrich students’ perspectives and prepare them as leaders. Many interns benefit from strong ties to HMEI’s Grand Challenges Program, an integrated research and teaching program designed to address critical environmental issues for the 21st century. For more information, please contact us at envintern@princeton.edu. Front Cover: Meera Burghardt ’24 and Bailey White ’25 3
- Page 1: 2023 SUMMER OF LEARNING Environment
- Page 5 and 6: Aidan Matthews ’24 30 Kat McLaugh
- Page 7 and 8: INNOVATION AND A NEW ENERGY FUTURE
- Page 9 and 10: PROJECT TITLE Climate-change Mediat
- Page 11 and 12: PROJECT TITLE Naturalizing the Envi
- Page 13 and 14: PROJECT TITLE Seasonal Evolution of
- Page 15 and 16: PROJECT TITLE Investigating the Str
- Page 17 and 18: Patrick Newcombe ’25 ECOLOGY AND
- Page 19 and 20: PROJECT TITLE Broad-tailed Hummingb
- Page 21 and 22: Zehao Wu ’26 ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIO
- Page 23 and 24: Helen Brush ’24 ECOLOGY AND EVOLU
- Page 25 and 26: Tacy Guest ’26 ECOLOGY AND EVOLUT
- Page 27 and 28: Benjamin Liu ’24 COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Page 29 and 30: Maddie Machado ’25 ECOLOGY AND EV
- Page 31 and 32: Senne Michielssen ’25 COMPUTER SC
- Page 33 and 34: Peyton Smith ’25 ECOLOGY AND EVOL
- Page 35 and 36: Stella Szostak ’26 GEOSCIENCES PR
- Page 37 and 38: Emeline Blohm ’25 CIVIL AND ENVIR
- Page 39 and 40: Isabella Gomes ’25 CIVIL AND ENVI
- Page 41 and 42: Sriya Kotta ’26 CIVIL AND ENVIRON
- Page 43 and 44: Charlie Nuermberger ’25 COMPARATI
- Page 45 and 46: Jamie Rodriguez ’24 ENGLISH PROJE
- Page 47 and 48: Molly Taylor ’25 HISTORY Certific
- Page 49 and 50: Lily Weaver ’26 COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Page 51 and 52: Brooke Beers ’25 CIVIL AND ENVIRO
<strong>2023</strong> Summer of Learning<br />
In summer <strong>2023</strong>, 105 Princeton students from 23 academic<br />
departments worked with University faculty, researchers<br />
from other scientific enterprises, government agencies and<br />
not-for-profit organizations on projects focused on pressing<br />
environmental challenges.<br />
Students engaged in research, public outreach, policy<br />
analysis, communications and other practical work<br />
assignments that contributed meaningfully to research and<br />
solutions in the areas of biodiversity and conservation,<br />
alternative energy, climate change, environmental policy,<br />
water, agriculture and human health. Several students<br />
contributed to the development of new technologies, while<br />
others participated in projects aimed at urban sustainability<br />
and resilience, global climate policy and environmental<br />
justice.<br />
This booklet provides an overview of student experiences<br />
during the <strong>2023</strong> environmental internship program. The<br />
diversity of students’ backgrounds, talents, interests and<br />
contributions is captured in the descriptions of their<br />
individual projects. For many, their internship will serve as<br />
the foundation for continuing research and academic study.<br />
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