Participating Offices - The William M. Lapenta - NOAA Student Internship Program
National Weather Service (NWS)
Keywords: Weather Forecasting, Hydrology, Hurricanes, Numerical Modeling, Severe Weather, Social Science, IDSS
NWS internships focus on improving weather predictions, developing severe storm algorithms, operational forecast desk shadow programs, and hydrology modeling across National Centers (such as NCEP) and offices like Office of Water Prediction (OWP) and Office of Modeling Development (OMD). NWS also addresses social science and outreach methods to improve IDSS
NWS Coordinator: peter.roohr@noaa.gov 20+ intern positions available (example locations/offices/centers below)
| National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Centers | College Park MD |
| NCEP Aviation Weather Center (AWC) | Kansas City MO |
| NCEP National Hurricane Center (NHC) | Miami FL |
| NCEP Storm Prediction Center (SPC) | Norman OK |
| Office of Modeling Development (OMD) | College Park MD |
| Office of Water Prediction (OWP) | Tuscaloosa AL |
| National Data Buoy Center | Stennis Space Center MS |
| NWS WFOs, CWSUs, RFCs | CONUS, OCONUS |
Office of Atmospheric and Oceanic Research (OAR)
Keywords: Climate Dynamics, Air Quality, Marine Ecosystems, Drone Technology, Ocean Modeling
OAR drives NOAA's scientific research across federal research labs (e.g., GFDL, PSL, GSL, AOML, PMEL). Interns participate in climate modeling, atmospheric chemistry studies, outreach via GIS, and oceanographic field sampling
OAR Coordinator: todd.christenson@noaa.gov 20+ intern positions available (example locations/offices/labs below)
| Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) | College Park MD, Oak Ridge TN |
| Climate Program Office (CPO) | Silver Spring MD |
| Global Ocean Monitoring and Observation Program (GOMO) |
Silver Spring MD, Miami FL |
| Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) | Silver Spring MD |
| Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab (AOML) | Miami FL |
| Labs (Chemical and Physical Science, Global Monitoring, Global Systems) | Boulder CO |
| Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL) | Princeton NJ |
| Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL) | Ann Arbor MI |
| Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (PMEL) | Seattle WA |
National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service (NESDIS)
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Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) GOES-R Office Assistant Chief Information Officer - Satellites (ACIO-S) Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) |
College Park MD Asheville NC, Stennis MS Greenbelt MD Silver Spring MD Suitland MD |
National Ocean Service (NOS)
| Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) | Silver Spring MD |
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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Office of Coastal Management Western Regional Center |
Oxford MD Beaufort NC Charleston SC Homer AK Charleston SC Seattle WA |
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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HQ NMFS (Office of Science and Technology et al) Alaska Region Office Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Pacific Islands Regional Office Southeast Regional Office West Coast Regional Office Alaska Fisheries Science Center Northeast Fisheries Science Center Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pacific Fisheries Science Center Southwest Fisheries Science Center Northwest Fisheries Science Center |
Silver Spring MD Juneau AK Gloucester MA Honolulu HI St Petersburg FL Portland OR Seattle WA Woods Hole MA Miami FL Honolulu HI La Jolla CA Seattle WA |
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Division Uncrewed Systems Division |
Lakeland FL Silver Spring MD |