Announcements of Opportunity
Special Note for SURF@JPL 2024
JPL is operating under a continuing resolution (meaning they are waiting for approval from Congress of NASA's 2024 budget). Additionally, due to other factors, JPL is concerned about a potential budget decrease. This will impact the number of summer internships available. We are working closely with JPL leadership to minimize the impact, but you can expect that AOs will likely not get posted until later this term. To accommodate this later timeline we will offer a second SURF@JPL application deadline. (This extension is for SURF@JPL only.)
- Students who find a JPL mentor early are encouraged to apply by the regular February 22 deadline. For applicants who meet this deadline, awards will be announced on April 1.
- Students who find a JPL mentor later will need to apply by April 19. Awards for this round of applications will be announced on May 6.
Students are also encouraged to apply to the JPL SIP program, which has an application deadline of March 29. For more information about SIP, visit: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/summer-internship-program
SURF@JPL: Announcements of Opportunity
Announcements of Opportunity are posted by JPL technical staff for the SURF@JPL program. Each AO indicates whether or not it is open to non-Caltech students. If an AO is NOT open to non-Caltech students, please DO NOT contact the mentor.
Announcements of Opportunity are posted as they are received. Please check back regularly for new AO submissions!
**Students applying for JPL projects should complete a SURF@JPL application instead of a "regular" SURF application.
**Students pursuing opportunities at JPL must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
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Project: |
Climate Adaptation Science Investigations and NASA Center Infrastructure Considerations
(JPL AO No. 15528)
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Disciplines: | Earth Science, climate change, civil engineering | ||||||||
Mentor: |
Duane Waliser,
(JPL),
Duane.E.Waliser@jpl.nasa.gov, |
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Mentor URL: | earth.jpl.nasa.gov (opens in new window) | ||||||||
Background: | NASA's Earth Science Division has funded a research activity referred to as Climate Science Adaptation Investigations (CASI) that is designed to develop science-based assessments of projected climate change impacts at NASA center locations (e.g. JPL). Such information is intended to offer NASA center/laboratory guidance for plans and decisions that concern future infrastructure plans, local environmental sustainability, and related workforce logistics that might be sensitive to anticipated changes in the regional climate over the coming decades. | ||||||||
Description: | Collect research results from the CASI investigators (~10) on the topics they've developed climate change research results for and assemble and refine them to produce a high quality report relevant to JPL, and possible for other NASA centers depending on time available. Research results include projected changes for the means and extremes in temperature, precipitation, air quality, sea level rise, wildfire, etc. The audience for the resulting report(s) is JPL, and possibly other NASA center, leadership. The intern will work with Earth science, infrastructure and laboratory leadership at JPL, Earth science leadership at NASA Earth Science Division, and the NASA Chief Scientist and Climate Advisor. | ||||||||
References: |
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/advancing-nasas-climate-strategy-2023.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/climate-action-plan-and-sustainability-plans/ https://www.sustainability.gov/pdfs/nasa-2021-cap.pdf https://nca2023.globalchange.gov https://www.climateassessment.ca.gov |
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Student Requirements: |
One or more elements of the areas provided below would strengthen the applicants. -Earth science - atmosphere, ocean, ecosystems, biodiversity, air and water quality, etc. -Climate change - climate projections, climate adaptation, climate mitigation -Sustainability and resilience planning and civil engineering |
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Location / Safety: | Project building and/or room locations: . Student will need special safety training: . | ||||||||
Programs: |
This AO can be done under the following programs:
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