About Me – Mikah Wareham
Hello, my name is Mikah Wareham. I am a junior at Norwood High School, which is where I have been attending after moving to Colorado last summer. I am very interested in the field of equine medicine and rehabilitation. I am passionate about horses and have been around them for many years now, so I […]
All About Me – Katie Pumayalli
Hello, my name is Katie, and I am a Junior at Telluride High School. I am strongly interested in neurodivergence and ancient medical remedies for neuro-related illnesses. I pride myself on being a fast learner and am always willing to take accountability for my mistakes as part of my ongoing journey of learning and improvement. […]
All about me- Cadence Shaw, Norwood High School
Hi, my name is Cadence Shaw and I am a junior at Norwood High School. I am interested in photojournalism and in the technology of photography, film, and photo editing. I spend my downtime doing physical activities like track, volleyball, basketball, hiking, and skiing as well as exploring the outside world around me. I am […]
All About Me – Andrew Kistler
Hi, my name is Andrew Kistler. I am a junior at Montrose High School and an aspiring aerospace engineer. I’ve always loved doing hands-on stem projects. For my most recent project, I was given $500 from an organization called Griptape to build a sugar-powered rocket from scratch. I’m looking forward to finishing it and launching […]
All About Me- Siena Parr
Hello, My name is Siena Parr, I am currently a junior at Dolores High School in Dolores, Colorado. I will be interning at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California for neuroscience this summer. I am mostly interested in pathology, biology, and other health-related fields. I have found a love for science throughout my high […]
Ava Silverberg, Montrose High School
I’m Ava Silverberg, a dedicated high school student at Montrose High School with a passion for both environmental science and psychology. Through my involvement with students with alternative needs and my commitment to reducing my ecological footprint, I’ve developed strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, ready to tackle real-world challenges. Presently, I am actively engaged in […]
About me – Bjorn Cristol (Pinternship HW # 3)
I am a Junior in high school and am interested in Physics. I live in Telluride and enjoy to spend any downtime I have either climbing, skiing or biking. I also love to cook and bake; one of my favorite desserts to make is cheesecake. On top of this, I also play piano and enjoy […]
Sophia McNamara, Microbes at the Schmidt Lab, UC Boulder, Last Week
Wow! What a wonderful journey this internship has been My last week at the lab was probably one of my favorites! On Tuesday, I said goodbye to my mentor Steve, as he left for Svalbard that night. I have been In contact with him since then, and it seems like an awesome place. This week, […]
Sophia McNamara, Microbes at Schmidt Lab UC Boulder, Week 5
Hey! I can’t believe I only have one more week to go. My week began Monday morning, which consisted of some pretty standard weighing and randomizing. I also typed some old Quibit datato an organized spreadsheet. On Tuesday, Steve and Adam gave me, Melia, and Emily a emergency plan for if the incubator frosts up […]
Aubrielle Weaver, Microbiology at San Diego State University, Week Six
I am Aubrielle Weaver, spending my summer in San Diego, California, at San Diego State University (SDSU). For six weeks I have been studying microbiology. My mentor is Gregory Burkeen, who is a Ph.D. student at SDSU. This is week 6 and my final week of my internship. I encourage you to read my previous […]
Giada Amundson, Organic Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute, Week 7
Hello everyone! My name is Giada Amundson and I am doing organic chemistry at Scripps. The past 7 weeks have flown by and this is my last week in the lab. This week was slower but a very good last week in lab. I am so grateful for the amazing experience I was able to […]
Cheska Hrupcin, Entomology Research with the Brosi Lab at RMBL, Week 5
Hello all! Wow, I can’t believe that I am done with my internship! This week was filled with our usual fieldwork. We experimented with filming with two new flowers (Geranium maculatum and Hymenoxys) to help train the AI for the next field season. This meant we did not manipulate these plants, they were only used […]