2017intern-individual
Victoria Assad
July 13, 2017 – Victoria is a 2017 summer intern studying the fecal spirals of benthic acorn worms—which is way more fun than you might first think.
Daniel De León
July 6, 2017 – Daniel is a 2017 summer intern working with the MARS hydrophone to teach software the whale songs.
Nathaniel Yee
July 6, 2017 – Nathaniel Yee is a 2017 summer intern applying deep learning to software that detects and classifies deep-sea creatures.
Megan Bassett
July 6, 2017 – Megan Bassett is a 2017 summer intern putting her best foot forward by studying the genetics of pteropod species.
Ellie Handler
July 6, 2017 – Ellie Handler is a 2017 summer intern studying the coolest type of algae— an Arctic strain of Micromonas.
Beverly Abadines
July 6, 2017 – Beverly Abadines is a 2017 summer intern working on reducing the power consumption of the SeeStar open-source imaging system.
Alia Thompson
July 6, 2017 – Alia Thompson is a summer 2017 intern exploring science communication and education with CeNCOOS.
Danielle Fabian
July 6, 2017 – Danielle Fabian is a 2017 summer intern working on pelagic larvae for her master’s thesis project. Danielle was also an intern for the 2016 summer, and is a returning intern.
Rachel Kahn
July 6, 2017 – Rachel Kahn is a 2017 summer intern working to implement machine learning techniques to label data in the Spatial Temporal Oceanograhpic Query System (STOQS).
Chloe Weinstock
June 27, 2017 – Chloe Weinstock is a 2017 summer intern investigating bioluminescence and the vampire squid.
David Jumes
June 27, 2017 – David Jumes is a 2017 summer intern investigating ocean chemistry using laser Raman spectroscopy.
Emma Bueren
June 23, 2017 – Emma Bueren is a 2017 summer intern working on her skills as a science communicator.
About MBARI
Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The need to understand the ocean in all its complexity and variability drives MBARI's research and development efforts.