On August 20-23, ESSIC hosted 52 interns both in-person and remotely for the Summer Intern Presentations. The interns, composed of both high school and undergraduate students, were tasked with presenting their summer accomplishments and research results in 5-minute lightning talks. Many of their mentors were in attendance to support them and provide introductions, sharing how proud they are of their intern’s impactful work.
On August 20-21, 22 CISESS interns presented in-person and 19 presented remotely. This hybrid approach allowed for CISESS collaboration across the country. One group presentation involved five interns from three different states who worked together on lighting observations and analysis of storms across the US.
On August 23, Climate Resilience Network (CRN) held its very first summer intern presentations. This summer marks the first CRN Summer Internship Program, led by CRN Education Innovation Coordinator Jennifer Collins. CRN supported nine interns working on a variety of CRN projects, from testing water quality in College Park’s Watts Creek to mounting more sites for the Maryland Mesonet.
All of the interns’ slides will be shared at a later date on the CISESS website’s Students’ Page and the CRN’s Intern Hub. Their end-of-summer reports will also be compiled and shared.
While both intern programs come to an end on Friday, 23 August, the benefits to the interns and mentors will continue to be realized moving forward. CISESS has a record number of interns continuing to work during the fall semester. Including new hires and continuing interns, CISESS-UMD will have 27 fall interns (and possibly more) being funded by their mentors’ own grants.
