Internship at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Opportunity for UH-Hilo Geology Majors
The application process is open to all University of Hawaii at Hilo students with a declared major in Geology. Geology students are eligible to receive an internship only after having completed at least 11 semester hours of geology courses.
Selection of students for an internship is based on several criteria:
their past performance in Geology classes; their initiative in participating
in research and training opportunities; their ability to work independently;
their demonstrated capabilities in fields relevant to the volcano monitoring
program at HVO and elsewhere; their level of maturity and reliability in their
interactions with the department and other students; and their ability to
interact successfully with peers and supervisors.
Total Field Station.Students interested in the internship must provide: a letter
of application that describes the career goals of the student, how the internship
would contribute to the student's career objectives, specific capabilities
of the student and their ideal internship assignment (e.g. seismic interpretation,
GIS mapping, geodesy, etc.); a transcript of prior course work in earth sciences;
and the names of at least two references that can be contacted by the review
committee. Applications should be submitted to the CSAV office at UH-Hilo.
Past Internships
Daisy Wheeler spent the summer of 2003 mapping explosive debris fans on the summit of Mauna Loa and surveying Hualalai.
In 2004, Sean O’Neill led a precise survey of Mokuaweoweo. For this mapping project, the elevations across nearly the entire caldera were determined using a Total Field Station. In the event of a future summit eruption, this detailed information will be invaluable in calculating the volume of new flows within the caldera.
Steve Clegg worked with HVO’s geochemical monitoring program, under the direction of Dr. Marie Edmonds. Following this internship, Clegg traveled to Vanuatu and Peru to assist in geochemical monitoring, using a FlySpec instrument, during summer 2006.
Daisy Wheeler adjusts a tribrach.
HVO intern Sean O'Neill leads a survey.
Steve Clegg on Ubinas in Peru.
Steve Clegg worked with local scientists on Vanuatu during 2006.