2004-2005 Internships
Who Went Where
All Environmental majors are required to take ENVS 489 Internship, or ENVS 470 Independent Study. To apply for these courses students must complete applications and have their course registered. This is done during the first week of the semester and is then included in the 18 credit hours that are allowed for each full-time student. We register you individually here in the department. Both Marian and Justine have the ENVS 489 and ENVS 470 forms. Megan Hughes is the Internship Coordinator for Environmental Programs and he can help with advice about resumés, letters of application, and appropriate internship choices. There is an academic component required for ENVS 489 and 470, which usually takes the form of a report or research paper. Since each internship is a course, each must have a faculty supervisor. This must be a faculty member who will read your report and give it a grade. If you want to talk about your internship, see Megan in 249 Shatzel Hall.
Spring 2005 internships: Lisa Owen is working at the Restoration Ecology Plan for Bowling Green's Wintergarden Park. Justin Ruffing is contributing to a study of how global temperature changes affect reptiles. Jessica Belcher is refining LANDSAT images for the GLOBE program. She is also preparing data for GLOBE investigations. Adam Carruthers is using a GIS application to map the location of factory farms in Ohio. Lindsay Dukes is serving as a recycling educator. Jenna Buck is developing a management guide to restore native plant species at the Center for Environmental Programs Woodlot Prairie. Kimberly Dauterman is working for Booz, Allen, Hamilton in Washington, DC on a Department of Defense contract that will develop a 25 year environmental plan for 5 military installations. Ryan Dickerson is the Volunteer Monitor Coordinator for the Ohio Eagle Recovery Program. Ryan keeps track of 123 eagle nests in all parts of Ohio.
Fall 2004 Internships: Jessica Belcher served on the staff of Green Energy Ohio and was the Northwest Ohio Solar Tour Guide. Jason Blocker worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey on a study of Lake Erie sediment samples from the 50s and 60s and remapping the substrate and morphology of areas of the Sandusky River, using GIS as a tool to display and analyze data. Eric Myer developed an oil spill response procedure and remediated two oil spills on the site of State Line Oil, Inc. Isaac Thorp is interning with the Environmental Health and Safety Department of Honeywell Consumer Products Group in Perrysburg where he has developed a hazard communication policy, incident investigation policy, and industrial hygiene monitoring plan and a contractor safety manual. Brian Riedmaier , who works for Carmeuse Chimie Minerals in Millersville, is monitoring stacks for emissions of PCBs. Tyler Pigman was an intern for the Huron County Soil & Water Conservation District where he explored the historic and current use of filter strips along farm ditches. Meredith Coakley used phone questionnaires in the Columbus area to investigate the extent of lead poisoning in children and to search for funding for developing and printing a resource guide for parents on the dangers of lead based paints. Mark Stammen interned with the Ohio EPA Northwest Office Division of Surface Water, examining the toxic chemical residue in river sediments throughout northwest Ohio. Jason Jones worked for the Bryan Waste Water Treatment Department where he studied the effectiveness of package sewage treatment plants and monitored effluent from factory farms into local ditches and streams. Rufus Biggins is employed by the Environmental Recycling Center where he is recycling waste materials for the Clean Ohio Program. Todd Hendrick also works for the Environmental Recycling Center where he is tracking PCBs and researching more effective methods of disposing of them. Joe Rosol worked for the Oatey Company in Cleveland where he updated Material Safety Data Sheets, monitored noise and air pollution, managed the spread sheets for data input and was part of a team that increased recycling efforts and reduced waste. Nathan Walden is doing a GIS study of the BGSU campus to determine service areas for the Grounds Department to equalize the workload of its employees. Mark Wonkovich is using a GIS to track Recycling routes, responsibilities and service frequency on the BGSU campus. Mike Smith is studying the advantages and hazards of installing green roofs (growing plants) on the roofs on campus buildings.
Summer 2004 Internships: Derek Schafer is the Assistant Watershed Coordinator for the West Creek. Protection Committee in Parma. Chris Ferree worked for several semesters at the Toledo Metroparks on Karner Blue butterfly recovery. Lisa Toich did two internships for the Erie County Metroparks, one was habitat restoration, which included eliminating exotic plants. the other was designing and creating two organic landscape gardens for wildlife. Amanda Bradford worked over the summer as a Naturalist Intern for Toledo Metroparks. Shaun Pelley conducted an inventory of the plant species in the Woodlot.
