Internships
Are you meant for something more?
Each summer, Pinhead Institute places approximately 10 regional students at renowned scientific institutions for 6 to 10 weeks to work with leading researchers on critical issues facing the world today including biodiversity, indigenous cultures, influenza study, sustainability, habitat loss, and climate change.
Founded in 2003, the Pinhead Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to gain practical skills and experience in various scientific fields of study, including (but not limited to) math, physics, conservation, chemistry, museum science, and biology. Pinhead internships provide experience and opportunities for students to work with people who have dedicated their lives to academic pursuits about which they are passionate.
This program affords students from Nucla, Norwood, Telluride, Ridgway & Ouray High Schools opportunities not available in our region, and it often is a life changing experience.
Meet the 2009 Pinhead Institute Interns
Hunter Gleason, Ridgway Secondary School
Smithsonian National Zoo
Washington, D.C.
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Victor Major, Telluride High School
University of Arizona, Department of Geography
Investigating North American Monsoon Variability in the SW USA using Instrumental & Tree Ring Data
Tucson, AZ
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Caleb Lewis, Ridgway Secondary School
Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
Quince Mil, Peru
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Mackenzie Bronson, Telluride High School
Moffett Field, CA
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Willa Johnson, Ridgway Secondary School
Findhorn Foundation
Scotland, UK
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Nakoa Martinez, Ouray High School
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Ft. Worth, TX
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Lobo James, Telluride High School
California Academy of Sciences
Department of Entomology (ants)
San Francisco, CA
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Alexis Cruzavalla, Telluride High School
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Evan Tilley, Ridgway Secondary School
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY
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AJ Rekdahl, Telluride High School
The Institute for Music & Brain Science
Boston, MA
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Carl Schroedl, Telluride High School
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Click Here to learn more about our 2008 Pinhead Institute Interns and follow their adventures in their blog postings and photos. Click here to learn more about our Pinhead Interns from 2006 and 2007.
Learn more...
Click here to learn more about the Pinhead Institute Program and for answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Click here to download the Pinhead Internship Program Application for Summer 2009.
For resume examples, click for sample version 1, and sample version 2.