Interns
![Sophie Shapiro](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/SophieShapiro.jpg)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/HarrisonKnapp.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/EmmaEstberg.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/KendrickLolange.png)
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
![Cecilia Ngo](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/CeceliaNgo.png)
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<br />](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/MariaCaez.png)
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 Penunori](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/AlexPenunuri.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/LilyZhang.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/MarkYamane.png)
Mark Yamane, 2021
Sponsor: NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
Project title: Validation of ECMWF ensemble forecasts against saildrone observations in the Arctic
![Alexandra Pate](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/AlexPate.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ColmanBashore.png)
Colman Bashore, 2022, Middlebury College
Sponsor: Middlebury College
Project title: Web Development for the Effective Communication of PMEL Research Projects
![Subhatra Sivam](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/SubhatraSivam.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/BabrialKonar-Steenberg.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/BrianDSouza.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/RuchikaMajumdar.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/IsabellaDressel.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/HopeHunter.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/MadelineKronubusch.png)
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](/cwi/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/NayanaVenukanthan.png)
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