Undergraduate internships
Our undergraduate internship program offers semester-long, hands-on research experiences that connect students with faculty and research teams working across wetland science, environmental engineering, hydrology and related fields. Through this program, students receive seed funding to explore new ideas, pilot projects and expand techniques that may not yet have dedicated funding — helping them build skills while contributing to ongoing research.
Support for this program also strengthens the foundation of wetland research by investing in essential infrastructure and equipment, from field instruments to lab resources. These tools not only enable student-led projects, but also enhance the broader research capacity of the center.
Together, these internships provide students with meaningful mentorship and real-world experience in both lab and field settings, while advancing innovative, student-driven research in wetland environments.
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| Amount | How Your Gift Helps |
|---|---|
| $3,000 | Your support helps undergraduate students gain practical, real-world research experience through semester-long internships, where they build technical skills in lab and field settings while working alongside and learning from researchers and graduate mentors. |
Undergraduate intern Audrey Haynes (right) gained hands-on field experience supporting master’s student Katie Schoenberger’s research on how water flow and plant movement influence algae growth in Florida’s springs. Audrey helped measure water velocity and document vegetation sway using GoPro cameras across multiple field sites, including Ichetucknee Springs, Silver River, Rainbow River and Gum Slough, contributing valuable data to better understand and protect these ecosystems.
In her undergraduate internship, Emily Martucci built her research skills while working with Ph.D. student Alexis Jackson to study soil carbon in wetlands. She collected and processed more than 100 samples, contributing data that helps identify the drivers of soil carbon storage and improve predictions of how carbon storage may change in the future.