LPI Announces Planetary Science Summer Interns
March 7, 2016
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is pleased to announce the names of the students selected for the 2016 LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science. The LPI’s highly competitive intern program offers undergraduates the opportunity to experience cutting-edge research in lunar and planetary science, working one-on-one with scientists at the LPI and the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) on a project of current interest in planetary science. This year’s program will run from June 6 through August 12. The students below were selected from an applicant pool of nearly 600 students, and we look forward to their arrival in June as they begin what promises to be a very rewarding summer!
For more information about the program, visit the summer intern webpage.
| Student: Katie Bell, Imperial College London Advisors: Walter Kiefer and Matt Weller (LPI) |
Student: Zoe Hodges, Durham University Advisors: David Mittlefehldt (JSC) |
| Student: Shannon Boyle, Rutgers University Advisors: Cyrena Goodrich and Allan Treiman (LPI) |
Student: Rushana Karimova, Jacobs University Bremen Advisors: Georgiana Kramer (LPI) |
| Student: Michael Cato, Western Carolina University Advisors: Justin Simon and Ryan Zeigler (JSC) |
Student: Colleen Laird, Case Western Reserve University Advisors: Marc Fries (JSC) |
| Student: Scott Eckley, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Advisors: Paul Niles and Shawn Wright (JSC) |
Student: Calder Patterson, Carleton University Advisors: Virgil Sharpton (LPI) |
| Student: Hunter Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Advisors: Patricia Craig (LPI) |
Student: Sarah Perry, Vassar College Advisors: Elizabeth Rampe (JSC) |
| Student: Liam Hoare, University of Bristol Advisors: David Kring and Martin Schmieder (LPI) |
Student: Eric Schmidt, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Advisors: Paul Spudis (LPI) |
Last updated March 4, 2016
