Pintern Blogs

Hello! My name is Ellie Bulson and I am currently a student at Telluride High School. For the past week, I have been interning in Louisville, Kentucky, studying neuro recovery in relation to spinal cord injuries. Up until July 28th, I will be working with a...

My name is Lexie Gardner and I am one of the interns from Telluride, Colorado. I, along with Spencer Keating (also from Telluride), am interning under Dr. Brian McPherson at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Utah. [caption id="attachment_8994" align="alignleft" width="300"] The...

Hello! My name is Noah Marie, I am a student at MCHS in Cortez CO,  and I just spent the last week in Louisville Kentucky interning at the Frazier Rehab Institute in research concerning individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). [caption id="attachment_9017" align="alignleft" width="225"] First...

I am Karsen Henwood, one of two pinterns from Olathe High School this year. I have been interested in Marine Biology for years and this chance to volunteer at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center has been the chance of a lifetime. I flew into Savanna,...

[caption id="attachment_8951" align="alignleft" width="300"] View of downtown Salt Lake City and the university, from the surrounding hills.[/caption]   I started my internship this week in Salt Lake City, at the University of Utah.  I am working under Dr. Brian McPherson, who leads the CO2 group in carbon sequestration...

[caption id="attachment_8920" align="alignleft" width="300"] HIMB logo[/caption]  My name is Alannah Wister and I am one of the five selected interns from Ouray High School. I just begun my internship in Marine Biology at the Hawaii' Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island, Hilo, HI.I arrived at...

[caption id="attachment_8916" align="alignleft" width="225"] Washington Circle park[/caption] My name is Samantha Scherner and I have the pleasure of living in the beautiful town of Ridgway, Colorado. This past week I have been interning at the Rodham Institute, embedded in the George Washington University Campus. The Rodham...

[caption id="attachment_8909" align="alignleft" width="225"] Whatcom Lake[/caption] For those of you who haven't been following these posts, this week Dr. Brunk took a vacation with his son for graduation. So I lucked out and got a week off of work too! Unfortunately that means this post won't...

I have to remind myself often not to get discouraged or overwhelmed while shadowing Dr. Brunk. It's important for me to keep in mind that he's had years of schooling, years of training, and even more years of experience in his profession, so it's natural...