Internships are full time for a 10 week period between early June and mid August.  In person attendees typically arrive 2 days before first day which will consist of an icebreaker and orientation conducted by Lapenta staff.

Participants may be involved in projects such as:

• Activities that improve the understanding of forecasting problems
• Activities that address some critical aspect of operational model development
• Activities that will create new data analysis techniques with wide application and usefulness in operational forecasting
• Development of improved forecast tools (including those that use GIS)
• Coding and testing of data visualization systems (using Python and other coding mechanisms)
• Improving air quality and dispersion models and analysis tools
• Incorporation of social science to communicate forecast uncertainty and enhance IDSS
• Improving understanding of ocean-atmosphere interactions via modeling or analysis
• Developing and fostering decision support and communications on urban heat and air quality
• Establishing new science and technology to convert raw satellite data into critical information for strategic decision-makers
• Supporting evaluation and testing of ocean models

In addition to their project, participants attend lectures, participate in workshops to build skills and knowledge relevant to the job, and then present their projects in both written and oral formats (e.g., PDF or PPT).  Interns will have numerous opportunities to meet with NOAA and non-NOAA scientists, managers and leaders, as well as other interns (NASA for one).

What we provide:

•    Internship stipend ($6000)
•    Furnished housing
•    Travel allowance to get to and from the internship site
•    Payment of abstract fee for AMS or AGU conference
•    ID cards and subsidies for use of Metro or other transportation to/from dorms to work site
•    Upon completion, each intern will receive a certificate for Corp Conservation Act Direct Hiring Authority (CCA DHA)

Each student will collaborate with one or more scientists at one of the facilities detailed in Participating Offices tab (subject to availability).  All of NOAA's Line Offices participate in this internship program:  National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Oceanic an Atmospheric Research (OAR), the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS), National Ocean Service (NOS), and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).  The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) also participates.  Please note that we cannot guarantee the availability of an internship opportunity at each facility on an annual basis.