Interns
Sophie Shapiro, 2017, Smith College
Sponsor: Smith College
Project title: Diurnal Amplitudes in the Tropical Pacific During MJO Events
Current affiliation: University of Washington
Harrison Knapp, 2019, University of Southern California
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Potential Tropical Source of Predictability for West Coast Snowpack
Current affiliation: The Aerospace Corporation
Emma Estberg, 2021, Northwestern University
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Evaluation of MERRA-2 Sensible and Latent Heat Flux in the Arctic Using Observations from Saildrones
Kendrick Lolange, 2021, University of Massachusetts Boston
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Error growth in predictions of tropical air-sea interaction
Cecelia Ngo, 2021, University California Riverside
Sponsor: University of Washington CICOES internship program
Project title: Observations and forecasts of Arctic sea surface energy fluxes
Maria Morales-Caez, 2021, The Penn State University
Sponsor: NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunity Project (NERTO)
Project title: Simulations of saildrone tracks under hurricane conditions
Alexder Penunuri, 2021, University of Colorado
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Air-sea interaction boundary layers interaction during PISTON
Lily Zhang, 2021, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Using Saildrone Observations to Understand Diurnal Variability in Arctic Sea Surface Temperature
Current affiliation: University of Washington
Mark Yamane, 2021
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Validation of ECMWF ensemble forecasts against saildrone observations in the Arctic
Alexandra Pate, 2021
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Spatial Variability of Clouds and Surface Air-Sea Fluxes in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean
Colman Bashore, 2022, Middlebury College
Sponsor: Middlebury College
Project title: Web Development for the Effective Communication of PMEL Research Projects
Subhatra Sivam, 2022, University of Marryland
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Comparing models to saildrone measurements of air-sea heat flux near the Arctic Ocean
Gabriel Konar-Steenberg, 2022, Pomona College
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: A Vision-Based Machine Learning Algorithm for Sea Ice Segmentation Aboard Uncrewed Surface Vehicles
Brian D'Souza, 2022, University of Illinois
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Combining Saildrone Data Visualization and GOES Satellite Imaging
Ruchika Majumdar, 2022, University of California Irvine
Sponsor: Department of Commerce Partnership for Public Service Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program
Project title: Ocean Technology Testbed Project for the Federated States of Micronesia
Isabella Dressel, 2023, University of Virginia
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Evaluating ECMWF Ensemble Forecasts of Arctic Air-Sea Fluxes using Saildrone Observations
Hope Hunter, 2023, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Validating GFS Forecast of Arctic Surface Fluxes against Saildrone Observations
Madeline Kronebusch, 2023, Virginia Tech
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Comparison of Saildrone and Satellite-Derived Sea Surface Observations during Atlantic Hurricane Missions
Nayana Venukanthan, 2023, Cornell University
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Possible Connections Between Satellite Precipitation and Saildrone Sea Surface Salinity Observations
Tan Dao, 2024, University of Florida
Sponsor: NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program
Project title: Evaluation of ECMWF Ensemble Forecasts of Air-Sea Fluxes against Saildrone Observations during the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Tasha Lee, 2024, University Of California Santa Barbara
Sponsor: UCSB Internship Scholarship Program Career Catalyst Award
Project title: Validation of ECMWF Ensemble Forecasts of Sea Surface Latent and Sensible Heat Fluxes in the Pacific Arctic against Saildrone Observations
Keller Morrison, 2024, Brown University
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Validating Saildrone Ocean Wave Measurements via Spectral Comparisons with Moored Buoys
Cheryl Reuben, 2024, University of Iowa
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Validation of Sea Surface Latent and Sensible Heat Fluxes in Three Global Reanalysis Products Against Saildrone Observations During 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season