2021-2023 EPP/MSI undergraduate scholars

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Dominick Davis
School: Humboldt State University
Major: Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology
 
Summer 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington
Project Title: Qualitative Network Modeling of survival of Chinook salmon from smolt to adulthood.
 
Summer 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington
Project Title: Developing database and survey tools to help recruit and manage citizen science efforts on Elwha River Dam removal monitoring
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Kyra Freeney
School: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Major: Environmental Science
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: University of Houston - Downtown
Major: Biology
 
Summer 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Sanctuary area profile: National Marine Sanctuaries.
 
Summer 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
School: California State University, Monterey Bay
Major: Marine Science
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: Howard University
Major: Environmental Engineering
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: University of Arizona
Major: Atmospheric Science
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: Nova Southeastern University
Major: Marine Biology, Environmental Science, and Biology
 
Summer 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Office of Aquaculture, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Communicating the impact of NOAA Aquaculture research.
 
Summer 2
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, San Diego, California
Project Title: Automating image analysis from marine wildlife surveys.
Tehani Malterre
Tehani Malterre
School: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Major: Global Environmental Science
 
Summer 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Project Title: Sanctuary area profile: National Marine Sanctuaries.
 
Summer 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
School: Hampton University
Major: Chemical Engineering
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: City College of New York
Major: Civil Engineering
 
Summer 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Office of Projects, Planning, and Analysis, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Space weather studies.
 
Summer 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
School: University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
Major: Geology
 
Summer 1
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Project Title: Measuring hurricane impacts and recovery remotely with blue tarps.
 
Summer 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
School: The College of the Florida Keys
Major: Marine Science
 
Summer 1
Office: National Ocean Service, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key West, Florida
Project Title: Mission: Iconic reefs.
 
Summer 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
School: Hampton University
Major: Biochemistry
 
Summer 1
Office: National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Analysis of photogrammetry imagery from coral restoration monitoring.
 
Summer 2
Office: National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Chesapeake, VA
Project Title: The use of mooring analysis software to support the design, development, and testing of mooring systems.
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Derrick Seegars
School: New York City College of Technology
Major: Architectural Engineering
 
Summer 1
Office: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Greenbelt, Maryland
Project Title: GOES-R use cases development internship.
 
Summer 2
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office Guam
Project Title: Examining the inter-annual variability of tropical cyclones in the Western North Pacific.
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Keith Sellers
School: University of Alaska Southeast
Major: Marine Biology
 
Summer 1
Office: NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Juneau, Alaska
Project Title: A paper-based microfluidic detection method for thiamine measurements in field labs.
 
Summer 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
School: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Major: Marine Biology
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: Valencia Community College
Major: Biology with a concentration in Marine Biology
 
Summer 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.
 
Summer 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
School: Jackson State University
Major: Meteorology
 
Summer 1
Office: National Weather Service, Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Title: Severe weather program review.
 
Summer 2
Office: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office Jackson, Mississippi
Project Title: Analysis of summer tornadoes in central Mississippi not associated with tropical cyclones.