Christopher Theriot interned with the World Wildlife Fund in Indonesia.

Dave Fribush researched and wrote a paper entitled "Electric Evolution: The Emergence of the Smart Grid and Issues it Raises for Legislators, Regulators, and Consumers". 

Pamela Barclay worked in the EPAí¢â‚¬â„¢s Clean Energy and Climate Change Office developing a best practices guide for medium-and heavy-duty truck fleets to incorporate alternative vehicles and technologies into their vehicle pool to reduce diesel emissions.

Kerby Smithson worked on a number of municipal sustainability initiatives, including carbon footprint analysis, project development, research, and public outreach.

Nerissa Rujanavech interned with The Nature Conservancy Colorado and was responsible for the development of a conservation plan for a 1.3 million acre grassland in southeastern Colorado.

Michelle Martinez worked with the Sierra Club Environmental Justice Chapter in Detroit to investigate the cumulative health impacts of industrial pollution on human health.

Ali Moazed assisted in developing a company-wide climate change (carbon reduction) strategy.

Mike Sintetos was given a wide variety of tasks during his internship with LCV, including: 1) making calls and distributing materials to congressional offices; 2) writing a policy memo advising LCV on an issue; 3) contributing to LCV's blog; 4) attending strategy meetings with the greater environmental community; and 5) working on LCV's Envrionmental Scorecard. He also made valuable contacts with members of other national environmental organizations.

Katie Pethan spent summer 2008 in Madagascar, working on a USAID Eco-Regional Initiatives project concerning invasive species management and the question of the invasiveness of Jatropha curcas in the New Protected Areas (NAPs) of the Ranomafana-Andringitra Corridor. Her home base was in Fianarantsoa, at the DAI / ERI USAID office.

Ben Massie's main duties focused on creating life cycle assessments for a couple of Steelcase's products. 

Michael Wagman preformed stream surveys sampling fish, crayfish, and herpetofauna of Maryland streams.  He also preformed GIS support for a variety of projects from developing future site locations to delineating watersheds from topo maps to making maps for several projects and reports.

During this internship, Ajay was in charge of a one of the entire company's greenhouse gas reduction projects.

During this internship, Elizabeth shadowed and conducted field research with science specialists and participated in both district-wide and forest-wide meetings. In a nutshell, she experienced the on-the-ground work as well as the larger system approach to forest management.

Catherine Game worked on a number of programs and activities throughout the summer with the Global Alliance of Artists

While working for SFPT, Allison documented and analyized the environmental benefits associated with Street Parks in the city of San Francisco. 

Jason Good wrote reports based on his prior experience, using the analytical and writing skills he honed in graduate school.

James Mulligan worked directly for the Deputy Director of MDNRE on management and implementation issues arising with the merger of MDNR and MDEQ. James spent the bulk of his internship compiling a report based on in-depth interviews with MDNRE leadership about current environmental management practices and the prospect for implementing a new model for environmental governance. Through his work, James was exposed to the wide range of statutory, budgetary, and political constraints facing state policymakers. 

As the Growing Hope Community Outreach and Education Fellow, Lauren Lesch was responsible for the creation and design of educational and outreach materials.

SNRE student interned witih the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. 

In this internship John Cawood was a part of a working group in NOAA's Regional Collaboration team which assembled regional climate change training materials for all NOAA/SeaGrant employees. The final products, a series of webinars and a web portal, served as a pilot project for the working group, reaching over 10% of NOAA employees in the Great Lakes region. John performed an evaluation that was used to track the achievement of objectives and improve the program.

This internship involves coordinating Michigan Green Communities -- a peer learning network of local governments from across the state that work together to advance sustainability. Through the internship Laura develops resources, organizes events, and provides organizational administration in order to help local governments connect and learn from each other.

KPMG recently launched a Global Center for Climate Change and Sustainability. The Center coordinates 54 national sustainability consulting services. Brent Hire helped to identify key strategic sectors and developed go-to-market strategies for each one.

Greg Buzzell interned at Axio Power.  

M'Lis Bartlett worked with CENYC staff to design and construction rainwater harvesting units in NYC community gardens. 2009 internship

Stacy Mates' internship was to co-coordinate Cultivating Community, which provides hands-on gardening and food system education for UM students.

Melinda Koslow was involved in sleuthing, selecting and synthesizing energy resource management strategies and tactics used by local jurisdictions around Oregon and the nation. 

In this internship, Bethany Hellmann worked as a natural areas technician at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.  Her main duties included invasive species removal, trail maintenance and planting native plants.  She learned much about ecological restoration, native areas maintenance and team work. 

Cynthia Shih worked on a three-person team to identify energy efficiency opportunities in Facebook's office facilities, including lighting retrofits, IT configuration, and new building construction.

In this internship, Sean Southard worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency in Washington DC.  He primarily worked with the Energy Star Labeling Branch, in the Climate Protection Partnerships Division, but also worked with the Commercial Buildings Program. 

Rebecca Brooke interned with The Northern Forest Center in Portland, ME.

Erika Hasle worked with another intern to create a database of benches and trees within MBG and NA. 

Nicole Fernandes backfilled an Examiner's position and oversaw the Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey within OMB.

As a Training Coordinator at OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon in Portland, Oregon, Emily Chi coordinated and mentored three youth organizers-in-training. She developed curriculum for seven weeks of training sessions and facilitated two-hour discussion sessions around topics of environmental justice, transportation health, and community organizing. She coordinated the scheduling and logistics of the new organizers-in-training program, arranged for community leaders to participate as guest speakers, and gained experience in grassroots community organizing.

Emily Taylor spent the majority of her time at WRI shepherding two working papers through the publication process. The first working paper, she helped with the final components of editing, revising, research, and review before proofing and publishing. The second paper she contributed more substantially to the content (is now listed as an author), and guided it through the internal review and partway through the external review.

During the summer of 2010, Rachana Patel interned on the Business Development team at TerraCycle.  There, she pitched new deals to several brands (small to large) in order to generate new business. 

At Honest Tea, Liz Abbett spearheaded a variety of initiatives to improve operational efficiency and standardize procedures. One major project was the development of the company's first-ever bottler scorecard, which provides feedback to bottlers based on nine key performance indicators. In addition, Liz also supported cross-functional projects connected to Honest Tea's sustainability mission, such as the launch of an eco-friendly loyalty program and the nomination of Honest Tea's lightweight plastic bottle for a packaging award.

In her internship at the City of Ann Arbor, Mickey Aldridge learned about the daily operation of a local government.

SNRE student worked for DTE Biomass Energy which is a subsidiary of DTE and owns/operates ~25 landfill gas projects in the United States. 

This summer, Danielle Forsyth worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Michigan Department of Natural Resources to develop a GIS-based decision support tool.

Charlotte Mack's summer internship was spent with Duke Energy, an independent energy company/utility operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. 

Jennifer Johnson conducted a commodity chain analysis on the local and regional trade in Uganda in Nile perch and tilapia. 

Michelle Aldridge completed a 6-week program on all aspects of a successful land trust.

As an intern in the NRDC Climate Center, Seth's overarching goal was to support the Climate Center's work to defend EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Seth's primary project was researching and writing a report and presentation regarding the effectiveness and feasibility of individual federal policies to reduce GHG emissions.  

Janet's internship project was in two parts: (1) A study of changes in runoff and NPS pollution resulting from anticipated land use change scenarios in Madison County, including scenarios with forested riparian buffers of various widths. This work required the use of GIS software. (2) Creating a policy framework for a riparian buffer ordinance in Madison County. For this, she researched riparian buffer ordinances in other communities and consulted with the County Planning Commission on what measures would be feasible.

Hannah Erickson worked as a Research Associate at World Wildlife Fund looking at risk assessments of agricultural commodities and reported results back to client companies who sources those commodities.

During the summer of 2010, Sarah Alward designed and created an illustrative master plan for the non-profit organization, Grass Lake Sanctuary (GLS). GLS is a 145-acre tract that provides spaces and programs where people can learn to reestablish balance and connection between their personal and natural worlds.

Wello makes the WaterWheel, a product designed to help alleviate water access issues in developing countries. Mary spent the summer designing a market entry strategy for a product pilot intended to measure social impact in rural BoP communities in Rajasthan, India. She also built financial projections and walked the CEO through a scenario planning exercise, ultimately recommending the optimal business structure.

During his internship, Andrew Eilbert analyzed and then fixed rates for compressed natural gas transit buses within the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES). In addition, he wrote an accompanying report to describe my methodology for changing these rates. This work on alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles aligns nicely with his graduate coursework, where Andrew has been focusing on the development and management of low-carbon technologies in the School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Nayiri Haroutunian worked under the direction of Josie Elbert, Associate Director of Education Programs, to audit tree-related curricula found in museums, universities and other organizations throughout the city as requested by former Mayor Daley in his Chicago Urban Forest Agenda 2009.

Becky Gajewski worked for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks as a natural resources aide. The main focus of her job was to implement habitat restoration strategies within most of the 13 Metroparks throughout southeast Michigan.

Working with a small team in Gomez Palacio, Mexico, Paul Gruber helped form a team of local entrepreneurs, conducted sixteen business development workshops, and designed a water purification business plan.

Lauren Maloney's internship was with Slow Food Huron Valley in Ann Arbor, MI. Slow Food Huron Valley is a local chapter of Slow Food USA.

Ashley Burtner interned with The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER).  This internship was one of many offered through CILER's Summer Fellowship program.

In this internship, Matt McMurtry was responsible for helping develop a sustainable supply strategy for The Coca-Cola Company. 

In this internship, Morgane Treanton compiled and edited an environmental workbook for schools to obtain a certification if they are progressive and environmentally friendly. 

Julia Koslow performed life cycle assessment of new building in Wuhan, China.

During her internship, Michelle analyzed the potential of introducing a new renewable energy in Singapore and was involved in organizing an international conference focused on REDD+ and biodiversity.

In this internship Eric Kravitz analyzed and evaluated existing practices for reporting environmental data in corporate sustainability/responsibility reports.  He also gained expertise measuring various indicators of environmental performance, and managing this data within an existing database.  Eric Kravitz also worked on a case study of electronic waste and corporate disposal practices.

During this internship, Kathryn Bomey worked with the invasive species department at The Nature Conservancy's Vermont chapter.

Yi Hou developed GIS maps showing the locations where estuarine and freshwater quality standards should be applied and identified the areas.  

As a Summer Associate at GreenOrder, Michelle worked with a global client company and its multiple business units to develop and implement a holistic product lifecycle management strategy.

Sara Turner interned with the City of Cambridge's Department of Public Works. Her internship allowed her to advance her planting design knowledge and skills. She designed a demonstration rain garden for the City of Cambridge and presented the design to a public committee. Besides design work she completed an inventory of park trees in GIS that helped catalog park trees for the City Arborist.

Kensuke Mori interned with the Institute for Fisheries Research.

In this internship, Tingting Liu learned how government regulates environment problems.  At the same time, she learned how the EPA builds connections with private companies.  

For part of this internship, Brian Moss conducted market research surveys to help answer strategic direction questions posed by the management team. As part of this effort he also complied, analyzed, and presented data to support his strategic recommendations.

Lynn Kalfsbeek co-managed the Bioreserve Program.

Kate Newlin's job as an intern was to conduct a LCA-based analysis of a material being developed by a start-up material supplier. Personally, she learned that it is important to understand the types of work settings that contribute to efficient and focused work, and those that are distracting, then to do what you can to create the former for yourself. Professionally, Kate learned firsthand how tricky LCA can be, particularly with respect to data collection.

As an intern working jointly with the Watershed Planning and Ecological Assessment programs in Anne Arundel County, Alicia had the opportunity to work on overlapping projects collaborating with both programs. 

Amy Samples interned with The Nature Conservancy.  The internship was dedicated to analyzing the impact of recent conservation efforts on conservation outcomes.

Naomi Hamermesh mainly assisted with two different projects at MTRI. 

As part of the Tauber Institute's summer internship program, Alanya Schofield managed a four person multidisciplinary student team tasked with developing a strategy for SRG Global, an automotive trim manufacturer, to diversify into renewable energy products.

Antonia Chan is an Erb student and interned in the Supply Chain Sustainability group at Ford Motor Company. Since the team had recently lost its champion, she identified and built strategic cross-departmental relationships to enhance the impact of the work in the SCS group. She also helped developed a supply chain sustainability scorecard to evaluate supplier performance and communicate actions to mitigate reputational, financial, and legal risks to Ford.

(2010 Internship) In this internship, Alex Linkow conducted research for grant proposals, facilitated the creation of marketing collateral, and engaged in field research for a Southeast Michigan food hub feasibility study. During the summer, he gained an understanding of the grant writing process, as well as experience in managing vendor relationships, conducting field interviews, and designing marketing strategies.

Conservation programs targeted at private lands demand a great deal of effort at building relationships with landowners.  It can be a long process and not something well suited for a summer intern.  But, as an intern with Michiganí¢â‚¬â„¢s Department of Resources, Landowner Incentive Program (LIP), Andrew Fotinos was fortunate to have the opportunity to í¢â‚¬Ëœborrowí¢â‚¬â„¢ the credibility of his supervisor and work with landowners with whom he had already established relationships. 

Elizabeth Fox gathered waste and recycle generation data from top performing facilities at the University of Michigan. 

Siddharth Nag interned with the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.  

At Johnson Controls, Allison Shapiro worked as a corporate strategy intern for Power Solutions, a $4b energy storage business unit that specialized in battery manufacturing.

In this internship with the Huron River Watershed Council, Elizabeth worked closely with volunteer "citizen scientists" to obtain streamflow measurements, baseline samples, and storm-event samples throughout the Huron River watershed for water quality analysis.

Benjamin Johnson interned with The Food System Economic Partnership.

Melissa learned about the culture of a large corporate environment.  She performed projects like: evaluating and comparing Mascoí¢â‚¬â„¢s Global Supply Chain Policies with other companies. 

This internship provided Siddharth Nag an opportunity to practice and participate in environmental legal actions.  He drafted legal documents for current actions, preformed legal research, and wrote legal memorandums for internal staff use.

Terri Schroeder interned with the Environmental Law and Policy Center.

Michael S. Jastremski interned with the Manlius Greenspace Coalition.

Josh Stacy interned with the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, DC.

Patty Liao interned with Black & Veatch.  The consultants she interned with mainly worked with banks to provide an independent engineer's assessment of solar power plant proposals that needed funding. 

Angela Michalek spent the 2010 summer in Washington, DC, interning for the US Fish & Wildlife Serviceí¢â‚¬â„¢s Division of International Conservation í¢â‚¬“ Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) branch.

David Eisenhauer worked on issues related to rural land use--particularly rangeland management. A majority of his time was spent researching markets for tourism that centers around agriculture, otherwise known as agritourism. Later he worked on a report detailing current work related to co-management of rangelands. In these institutional arrangements, local users collaborate with governmental agencies, key stakeholders, and interest groups to manage both private and public lands.

Lilly Connett spent her summer working in the Markets and Enterprise Program (MEP) of the World Resource Institute (WRI). 

Bo Williams researched carbon finance opportunities for climate change adaptation projects on tea cooperatives in Kenya and Uganda. He learned the processes necessary for developing carbon assets, how to communicate with stakeholders to best organize research, and how to prepare readable reports. Personally, Bo states that he learned that environmental improvement must be sought and accomplished in a way that is most beneficial to human well-being.

Jen worked in the City of Seattle's City Green Building program under the Department of Planning and Development to begin evaluating the success of Priority Green Expedited, an accelerated permitting process to incentivize and increase the number of sustainable buildings in the city.

Anna Ruszaj interned with the Alliance for the Great Lakes, spending seven weeks with this advocacy NGO based in Chicago, IL.

Jennifer Young interned with the Food System Economic Partnership.

Ning served as a teaching assistant during the 6th Academy of Conservation Training in Nanjing.

While interning at the Natural Capital Project, Kirsten Howard assisted with the development of the Belize Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan. She designed and traveled to Belize to carry out an assessment of the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement during the planning process and provided preliminary recommendations to key actors about how to improve the engagement process going forward. She also assisted with efforts to understand the current state of ecosystem service science and attempts to connect ecosystem services to non-financial dimensions of human well-being.