Name: Aniesha Alford
School: Fayetteville State University
Major: Computer Science
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: John Schattel
Presentation: Adding a ZIP Code Interface to a Web Service
2nd Summer: OAR, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Derrick Snowden
Presentation: Incorporating Real-Time Climate Reference Station Data into the Observing System Monitoring Center

Name: Eric Bunting
School: Bethune-Cookman College
Major: Engineering and Mathematics
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Michael Graf
Presentation: TAMDAR’s Effects on the Accuracy of the Ceiling and Visibility in TAFs
2nd Summer: OMAO, Edwards, CA
Mentor: Philip Hall
Presentation: Ikhana Project and Designing a Middle Console for Pilots

Name: LaToya Chandler
School: Florida A&M University
Major: Environmental Science
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NMFS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Tim Haverland
Presentation: Linking Fisheries Observers Programs Around the World
2nd Summer: NMFS, Miami, FL
Mentor: Bridget Mansfield
Presentation: Goliath Grouper Population Distribution

Name: Karl Grant
School: Florida A&M University
Major: Environmental Science
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NOS/NCCOS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Gunnar Lauenstein
Presentation: Measurement of PAHs, Butylins, Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Mussels Collected in the mid-1940s

Name: Zakiya Hoyett
School: Norfolk State University
Major: Chemistry
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NMFS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Tom Bigford
Presentation: New Energy and New Relationships
2nd Summer: OAR/ARL, Oak Ridge, TN
Mentor: LaToya Myles
Presentation: The Ups and Downs of Ammonia: A Study of Ammonia Flux in the Eastern U.S.

Name: Cassidy Lum
School: University of Hawaii - Manoa
Major: Marine Biology
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Kate Thompson
Presentation: NMS in the Media: Kids and Effective Communication for Environmental Education
2nd Summer: NMFS, Honolulu, HI
Mentor: Thea Johanos-Kam
Presentation: Protecting the Hawaiian Monk Seal

Name: Antonio Magdaleno
School: Bakersfield College
Major: Electrical Engineering
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Michael Graf
Presentation: Translating Numbers to Performance
2nd Summer: OMAO, Tampa, FL
Mentor: Jim Roles
Presentation: Aircraft Radiometer Upgrade on the Hurricane Hunters

Name: Vanessa Malone
School: University of the Virgin Islands
Major: Chemistry
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Al Strong
Presentation: Constraining Ocean Acidification in the Carribean
2nd Summer: OAR/ESRL, Boulder, CO
Mentor: James Elkins
Presentation: The Separation of Gas Components Using Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, and Electron Capture Detection

Name: William Mathis
School: Grambling State University
Major: Physics
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Dan Pisut
Presentation: Developing Computer Programs to Analyze Satellite Data for Incorporation into Data Visualization

Name: Gregory Oliver
School: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Major: Marine Science
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NMFS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Suzanne Bolton
Presentation: Using GIS for Offshore Aquaculture Site Selection off the California Coast
2nd Summer: NMFS/NWFSC, Seattle, WA
Mentor: Mike Rust
Presentation: Growth of Pacific Threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis) on Diets substituting Stabilized Salmon Co-product Meal for Conventional Fish Meal and Fish Oil

Name: Eual Phillips
School: Grambling State University
Major: Chemistry
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Jim O'Sullivan
Presentation: Exploring the Environmental Impacts and In-Flight Photo-oxidation of Balloons Used in NOAA Operations and Activities

Name: Kelvin Raiford
School: North Carolina Central University
Major: Geography
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NOS/NCCOS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Tracey Gill
Presentation: A Bio-geographic Assessment off North/Central California: A GIS Analysis of Marine Mammal Sightings
2nd Summer: NOS, Honolulu, HI
Mentor: Jamie Carter
Presentation: The Use of GIS and Remote Sensing to Support Coastal Management in Hawaii

Name: Ashley Rouser
School: Jackson State University
Major: Biology and Mathematics
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NMFS/OS&T, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Laura Oremland
Presentation: Overnight Field Trip’s Impact on Student’s Interest in Marine Science and the National Ocean Science Bowls
2nd Summer: NMFS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Patricia Clay
Presentation: Trends in Permit Ownership in the NMFS Northeast Region, 1997-2007

Name: Jamal West
School: Jackson State University
Major: Meteorology
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Aimee Devaries
Presentation: Research Pertaining to the Economic Value of Weather Information
2nd Summer: OMAO, Tampa, FL
Mentor: Jim Roles
Presentation: An Investigation into the Possible Degradation of GPS Dropsonde Data in a Super-cooled Environment

Name: Brittany White
School: University of San Diego
Major: Marine Science
NOAA Internship / Research:
1st Summer: NMFS, Silver Spring, MD
Mentor: Tom Bigford
Presentation: Two National Projects to Track Habitat Conservation Success
2nd Summer: NMFS, Galveston, TX
Mentor: Tom Minello
Presentation: Tracking Small-scale Movement Patterns of Juvenile Brown Shrimp and White Shrimp in Marsh Nursery Habitats