EPP and Hollings scholar blog

Each summer, EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars complete summer internships across NOAA. On the scholar blog, they share their experiences by describing their projects, creating art, writing science communication pieces, and more.

Photo series: A Hollings intern's trip to document weather impacts in rural Alaska

November 9, 2022

A black and white photo. A nearly empty, grassy parking lot abuts against a wide, calm river. The river bends against a rocky mountain dotted with evergreens and flows into the horizon towards a distant mountain range. A truck and two vans are tucked into the left side of the parking lot, and lend the photo a sense of being taken out of time because they are in good condition, but with a decades old style.

A Hollings scholar's internship comparing methods for mapping plant hardiness zones

November 1, 2022

My internship communicating messages of ocean literacy, conservation, and protection

October 27, 2022

Caroline talks to a few people from behind an exhibit table. The table has materials including pamphlets, a plush salmon, and outreach swag typically found at conference exhibits.

Art gallery: Creating art to spark conversations about sea level change in Alaska

October 20, 2022

Kate holds a ruler as her sister places a painting. The left painting shows someone holding a pole that extends several feet above them while another person looks through a surveying tripod in a coastal area. The second painting shows a scuba diver mid-jump from a boat docked near the shore.

An EPP/MSI scholar's internship analyzing Antarctic images

October 14, 2022

Using machine learning to identify penguins

Three penguins stand on a rocky coast. One penguin looks off to the distance with its wings spread. Another stands stoically, and a third looks at the first one, wings spread. The penguins have black backs and white fronts, with the exception of black markings that look like a helmet with a thin chin strap running under their chin.

How a scholar helped modernize forecasting software used in NOAA offices across the U.S.

October 6, 2022

My summer internship on messaging a sensitive and complex topic — pediatric vehicular heatstroke

September 27, 2022

Lily Muller researched how to create accurate and effective warning communication products about pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths

My summer research experience with NOAA Fisheries

September 20, 2022

Alison Novara learned about experimental design and execution and the breadth of NOAA Fisheries' work during her summer at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Alison sits at a lab bench, holding a scallop in one gloved hand and examining it with a pair of forceps in the other. A tray with weighing tins and a laptop with a data sheet open are on the lab bench.

Scholars diving for research and outreach

September 13, 2022

Hard at work above and below water at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Gracia SCUBA diving. She holds onto a large camera on a tripod that is placed on the ocean floor. The camera's flash is going off.

My summer internship at a National Weather Service forecast office

August 30, 2022

Gabby Brown learned about National Weather Service operations both in the office and out in the field during her summer internship with the Weather Forecast Office in Columbia, South Carolina.

Three women and a large steel pool of water the size of a kiddie pool in front of them surrounded by a flat rural landscape. Gabby is holding a pickaxe, the woman in the center holds a hose that is filling the pool, and the other holds a shovel. All three smile at the camera.

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