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
Andrew Dixon, 2025, The City College of New York
Sponsor: NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunity Project (NERTO)
Project title: Evaluating Satellite Observed Sea Surface Salinity Against Saildrones