2012 Summer Internship Program

Overview

During the Summer of 2012, the Center for Urban Waters continued its successful Summer Internship Program for a second year.  Research interns collaborated with UW Tacoma scientists and partner organizations on a variety of projects.  In addition to providing a valuable experience for the interns, the research outcomes will serve ongoing research projects at UW Tacoma.  The interns included current UW Tacoma students, as well as recent graduates of both UW Tacoma and the University of Puget Sound.

Presentations

On September 13, 2012, the interns presented their work at a public event hosted at Urban Waters.  Archive copies of their presentations will be posted below as they become available.

• Capturing Phosphorus Using Waste Products in Bio-Retention Systems

  Brian Hite

• The use of saturation zones in rain gardens amended with biosolids to reduce nitrogen from stormwater

  Sharon Hunter

• Filtering Of Atmospherically-Derived Pollutants By An Established Vegetated Roofing System

  Sarah Mangum

• Center for Urban Waters Building Energy Budget

  Michael Livingston

• Can Denitrification Occur in Salinity Influenced Ground Water?

  Alex Gipe

• Quantifying PAH'S and Phthalates in Air Collected in the Tacoma Tide-flats

  Juliana Bertin

• Determination of Water Sample Stability as a Function of Storage Conditions

  Derek Overman

• Streamlining the Accessibility of Spatial Scientific Data

  Kyle Reneman

• Aggregating Local GIS Inquiry for Regional Perspectives

  Ryan Ulsberger