EPP and Hollings scholar blog

Each summer, EPP 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.

My internship mapping toxic microbes: The power of community in coastal health monitoring

January 27, 2026

Phytoplankton communities collected during the NOAA Fisheries September 2019 Northern California Current Ecosystem Cruise. Large type Psuedo-nitzchia chains look like grains of rice, while Asterionellopsisglacialis and Chaetoceros debilis are in spiral chains. This image shows a magnified view of phytoplankton communities: large type Psuedo-nitzchia chains look like grains of rice, while Asterionellopsisglacialis and Chaetoceros debilis are in spiral chains.

Reflecting on biocultural restoration: My Hollings internship at the He‘eia fishpond

January 20, 2026

Nicolea holding a water quality probe while conducting field research at the He‘eia fishpond.

My internship exploring the future of New England groundfish surveys

January 13, 2026

A teal bottom trawl net with orange floats stretched across a warehouse floor for inspection.

A 'stone cold' look: My internship assessing the modeling potential of the Rapid-Refresh Forecast System

January 7, 2026

A map showing MPAS Composite Reflectivity in dBZ for June 10, 2025, at 03 Z. The map covers a region from 100°W to 105°W and 31°N to 34°N, displaying several clusters of precipitation with high reflectivity values reaching 50–60 dBZ, particularly concentrated between 101°W and 103°W.

Lessons from gulls: My experience creating a collaborative research program for seabird colony monitoring

September 30, 2025

Claire stands on boat and gives a thumbs up, wearing a rain jacket, life vest, and binoculars.

Reflections on my internship experience: Piloting data collection to empower sustainable aquaculture

September 30, 2025

A gloved hand holding a thick-horned nudibranch.

Into the unknown: My internship studying the ecology of Trena Lake

September 30, 2025

You are what you eat! My internship studying Atlantic cod and striped bass diets in New Hampshire

September 30, 2025

Two people sit looking into a bucket between them while on a boat.

What’s the charge? My internship researching black carbon aerosols in Boulder

September 30, 2025

Megan stands in front of a blue and white NOAA aircraft in a hangar.

‘MEET’ MELODIES-MONET: Introducing the toolkit I developed for my Hollings internship

September 30, 2025

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