From July 28 – 30th, 2015, the NOAA Office of Education held its annual Student Science and Education Symposium. The Symposium was attended by 123 Hollings and Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) undergraduate scholars. The scholars presented the results of their summer internships with NOAA labs and offices throughout the United States.
Left to right, Back Row: Dr. Spinrad, Katrina Rosemond, Charlotte Eckmann, Samantha Levell, Amanda Murphy, Milton Martinez-Torres, Thomas Ludwig, Julia Maine, Joshua Wadler Front Row: Danielle Cox, Abigail Hummel, Emily Wallingford, Leigh Terry, Lewis Kunik
The three day event was filled with impressive oral and poster presentation sessions, information sharing and networking opportunities. The symposium culminated in a closing ceremony with inspiring remarks delivered by Dr. Richard Spinrad, the NOAA Chief Scientist. Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Science and Education Symposium, and all of the presentation award winners! The NOAA Office of Education is excited to hear where the future takes you (And when you find out, please fill out our alumni form!).
Poster Presentations Award Winners
Katrina Rosemond (Climate Adaptation and Mitigation)– EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Electrical Engineering
University: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Internship Placement: NESDIS Internship Location: Suitland, MD
Poster title: An Intercomparison of Predicted Sea Ice Concentration from Global Ocean Forecast System & Arctic Cap Nowcast/Forecast System
Milton Martinez (Science and Technology Enterprise)- EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Electrical Engineering
University: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Internship Placement: NESDIS
Internship Location: Suitland, MD
Poster title: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Refinement Utilizing Global Historical Climatology Network-Daily (GHCN-D) Dataset
Oral Presentation Award Winners
Weather-Ready Nation
Leigh Terry – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Economics
University: University of Alabama
Internship Placement: OAR Earth System Research Laboratory
Internship Location: Boulder, CO
Presentation title: Labor Market Analysis of Various Energy Strategies for 2030
Tie:
Thomas Ludwig – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Chemical Engineering
University: University of Alabama
Internship Placement: OAR Air Resources Laboratory
Internship Location: College Park, MD
Presentation Title: Modeling the Chemistry and Physics of Atmospheric Mercury
Amanda Murphy – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Atmospheric Science
University: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Internship Placement: NWS Weather Forecast Office
Internship Location: Huntsville, AL
Presentation Title: Investigating the Environments of Null Tornado Cases in North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee
Joshua Wadler – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Meteorology
University: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Internship Placement: OAR Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Internship Location: Miami, FL
Presentation Title: Radial and Azimuthal Variations on Convective Burst Structure in Tropical Cyclones from Airborne Doppler Observations
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
Lewis Kunik – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Computer Engineering
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Internship Placement: OAR Earth System Research Laboratory
Internship Location: Boulder, CO Presentation
Title: Multiscale Observational Constraints on CO₂ Fluxes
Danielle Cox – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Geology and Environmental Studies
University: University of Miami, FL
Internship Placement: NOS
Internship Location: Beaufort, NC
Presentation Title: Blue Carbon for How Long? Lability of Buried Salt Marsh Carbon Released via Erosion
Resilient Coastal Communities
Charlotte Eckmann – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Marine Science
University: University of South Carolina-Columbia
Internship Placement: NOS National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Internship Location: Charleston, SC
Presentation Title: Effects of Salinity on the Toxicity of Oil Spill Dispersants to Estuarine Species
Abigail Hummel – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Biology
University: University of Florida
Internship Placement: NOS
Internship Location: Gloucester Point, VA
Presentation Title: Raising Awareness and Understanding of the Chesapeake Bay through Summer Education and Outreach
Healthy Oceans
Emily Wallingford – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Marine Science
University: University of Hawaii at Hilo
Internship Placement: NOS
Internship Location: Beaufort, NC
Presentation Title: Development of Lionfish Aggregating Devices (LADs) for Use in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Local Control
Tie:
Samantha Levell – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Marine Biology
University: Florida State University
Internship Placement: NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Internship Location: Seattle, WA
Presentation Title: Habitat Selection and the Effect of Conspecific Presence in Forage Fish
Julia Maine – Hollings Undergraduate Scholar
Major: Earth and Oceanographic Sciences
University: Bowdoin College
Internship Placement: NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Internship Location: East Boothbay, ME
Presentation Title: Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Food Quality of the Coccolithophore E. huxleyi and the Response of Copepod Grazing
