2025 Undergraduate Internship Application:
Interns in the field, in the classroom, and in the laboratory.
The application period for the summer 2025 internship program has now closed. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted in February. Please contact Rhonda Schwinabart at rschwinabart@umces.edu or 301-689-7102 with any program-related questions.
Why Complete a Research Internship
Hear what past interns have to say about the impact their Appalachian Laboratory internships had on them and their future plans.
Scott McKinstry, Appalachian Laboratory intern, summer 2019
Richard Johnson, Appalachian Laboratory intern, summer 2021
Summer 2024 Program
Top row (left to right): Quinton Browne and Liv Childs; second row: Anna Cullen and Rob Knotts; third row: Jaydason Miller and Madison Painter; bottom row: Juliana Schmitt
Interns:
Quinton Browne (Frostburg State University)- Stable Isotope Analysis and Bird Migration Patterns (Dr. David Nelson and Sarah Endyke)
Liv Childs (Frostburg State University)- Laboratory Safety Video Production (Katie Kline) Anna Cullen (Allegany College of Maryland)- Animal Migration (the Animal Migration Research Group: Dr. Joely DeSimone, Dr. Claire Nemes, Luke DeGroote and Brian Tsuru)
Rob Knotts (Frostburg State University)- Sustainable Agriculture (Dr. Xin Zhang and Tan Zou)
Jaydason Miller (Frostburg State University)- Data Analysis and Visualization (Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick)
Madison Painter (Allegany College of Maryland)- Fire Ecology (Dr. Mark Cochrane and Sarah Roth)
Juliana Schmitt (Frostburg State University)- Stable Isotope Analysis and Bird Migration Patterns (Dr. David Nelson and Sarah Endyke)
Summer 2024 Internship Experiences
In addition to their research or project-related work, interns also participated in weekly professional development activities, including visits to research sites, workshops, and networking opportunities.
The 2024 Appalachian Laboratory Summer Internship Program was funded in part through the Western Maryland Consortium and National Science Foundation REU Supplemental funding. Thank you to our funders for making this experience possible for our interns!
Summer 2024 Intern Seminar
On Friday, August 16, at the conclusion of the 12-week program, interns co-presented a seminar on their summer research activities.
See below for links to the recordings of intern seminars from 2022 and 2023.
Past Summer Research Internship Seminars
Recording of Intern Seminar August 2023
Recording of Intern Seminar August 2022
Meet our past interns
Since 2018, twenty-five (25) undergraduate students have completed internships at the Appalachian Laboratory. Visit our past internships webpage to learn more about these students and their experiences at the Lab.