Conferences and Experiential Learning

Weather Forecast Office, Albany
Learn about various roles at the NWS, including:

• Weather forecasting
• Aviation meteorology
• Decision support and emergency preparedness
• Hydrology
• Social media
• Research and case studies
• Balloon launches (RAOB)

Location: 4th floor ETEC (suite 460)

Options:

• Academic year (fall and spring semester, 3 credits each semester, 6 total)
• Summer (1–3 credits)

Apply
Ross Lazear, [email protected], will email application for both academic year and summer internships in late January/early February. Application includes resume and short essay questions.

Gain the following knowledge, skills, and experience:

• Familiarity with surface and profiling instrumentation
• Familiarity with station observing networks and infrastructure
• Experience with software, such as Loggernet
• Experience using quality control tools and trouble-shooting sensor issues
• Skills in working in a team environment, communication and time management
• Working on research projects using Mesonet data

Location: 3rd floor ETEC (suite 360)

Options 

• Academic year (fall and spring semesters, 3 credits)

Apply
June Wang, [email protected], will email application announcement for Spring or Fall internships in late March or late October. Application includes resume and short essay questions. Students need to maintain a 3.0 GPA overall, and be enrolled in, or have taken ATM 210.

Several options are available:

Shadowing
Reach out to Ross Lazear at [email protected] for information on how you can shadow Capital Region broadcast meteorologists for a day, to learn more about careers in broadcast meteorology

Internships
Most TV stations require that interns are paid, and often there aren’t more than one or two internships allocated to a station per summer/semester. Students should apply directly to the station, but reach out to Ross Lazear at [email protected] so that the station can be notified that a UAlbany atmospheric science major is applying.

Freelance
After some experience with an internship, there may be opportunities for freelance broadcast meteorology work at a local TV station, depending on the station’s needs.

Other experiential learning opportunities within the atmospheric science field include:

• UAlbany Center of Excellence in Weather and Climate Analytics 
• Forensic meteorology 
• STM Weather
• Forensic Weather Consultants
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 
• NYS Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (Emergency Management) 
• State Weather Risk Communication Center 

Students can apply for a number of environmental science internships:

• NYS Agencies, including the Department of Environmental Conservation
• Citizens’ Climate Lobby
• Mount Washington Observatory
• Air Force Research Lab
• Student Conservation Association
• Conservation Job Board
• Natural Resources Job Board
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• NYSERDA
• Hyuck Preserve
• Adirondack Loon Center
• US Geological Survey
• Common Energy (Community Solar)
• Adirondack Watershed Institute

Project: Soil and water sample processing
Partner: US Geological Survey

Project: The Produce Project
Partner: Capital District Community Gardens

Project: Water systems inspections
Partner: Ulster County Department of Health

Project: Greenhouse intern
Partner: The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center

Project: Energy Star program
Partner: NYSERDA

Project: Environmental education, pre-K to adult
Partner: Albany Pine Bush Preserve

Project: Environmental Education
Partner: Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park

Project: NYS wildlife rehabilitation
Partner: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Project: Environmental remediation
Partner: Fleming-Lee Shue Inc.

Project: Solar panel installations
Partner: National Photovoltaics Inc.

Project: Fishery in the Mohawk River
Partner: US Geological Survey

Project: Mohawk River basin program
Partner: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Project: Wetland inventory update
Partner: Town of Berne Conservation Board

Project: Sustainability monitoring service
Partner: i3 Corp

Project: Watercraft Inspection Steward
Partner: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

Project: Bird DNA analysis
Partner: NYS Museum

Project: Air quality research
Partner: NYSERDA

Project: GIS and cartography work
Partner: NYS Department of Transportation

Project: Meteorological analysis
Partner: NYS Mesonet

Project: Institute for Health & Environment
Partner: UAlbany

Project: Bird communities research
Partner: Audubon International

Project: EmPower New York
Partner: NYSERDA

Project: Aerosol particles and human health
Partner: ASRC

Project: Environmental Science Program
Partner: US Military Academy West Point

Project: Stormwater management
Partner: NYC Department of Environmental Conservation

Project: Department of Environmental Protection
Partner: Town of Brookhaven

Project: Freshwater Ecology
Partner: New York State Museum

Project: Capital-Mohawk PRISM
Partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension

Project: PIRE-tree ring research
Partner: IANIGLA (Mendoza-Argentina)

Project: UAlbany carbon offsetting program
Partner: UAlbany Sustainability Office

Project: Solar arrays installation
Partner: Seed Solar Engineering

Project: GIS mapping of Long Island Sound
Partner: DEC Division of Water, Bureau of Water Resource Management

Project: Environmental education
Partner: Maria Mitchell Association

Project: Wastewater treatment
Partner: City of Schenectady

Project: Verification use of recycling material
Partner: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Project: Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP)
Partner: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation