Pinternships

Are you meant for something more? 

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) neuroscience, physics, conservation, chemistry, biology, and much more. 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 high school students from Cortez, Dolores, Montrose, Olathe, Norwood, Nucla, Paradox, Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride opportunities not available in our region, and it often is a life changing experience.

Pintern 2026 application coming soon!
2026 Pinterns
Akira Smith

Telluride High School

Marine Biology, UCSB

 

Alex Birck

Ridgway Secondary School

Astrophysics, LASP

 

Anna Countryman

Montrose High School

Neuroscience, Barrow Institute

 

Belle McTigue

Telluride High School

Immunology + Microbiology, Scripps

 

Brylea Butler

Norwood High School

Chemistry, University of Houston

 

Cricket Kees

Telluride High School

Chemistry, University of Houston

 

Eleanor Rosen

Telluride High School

Immunology + Microbiology, Scripps

 

Emily Tuohy

Telluride High School

Marine Science, Tybee Island MSC

 

Evan Stogner

Telluride High School

Mechanical Engineeering, School of Mines

 

Gunnar Robinson

Telluride High School

Petroleum Engineering, School of Mines

 

Harper Lapp

Telluride High School

Spinal Cord Injury, Louisville

 

Isaias Gutierrez Vidal

Telluride High School

Astrophysics, LASP

 

Izzy Giroir

Montrose High School

Neuroscience, Scripps

 

Jackson McCabe

Nucla High School

History, Smithsonian Institution

 

Jayden Hernandez-Scott

Olathe High School

History, Smithsonian Institution

Jayden Hernandez-Scott

Olathe High School

History, Smithsonian Institution

 

Judah Marty

Dolores High School

Game Development, ASU

 

Kaila Rebolledo Unda

Telluride High School

Neuroscience, UCSD George Lab

 

Liliana Almanza Mendez

Montrose High School

Immunology + Microbiology, Scripps

 

Louis Nielson

Dolores High School

Spinal Cord Injury, Louisville

 

Luke Fritsche

Telluride High School

Mec. Engineering, School of Mines

 

Maria Camacho-Torres

Norwood High School

Chemistry, University of Houston

 

Randol Thompson

All Saints’ Episcopal School

Energy + Geoscience, U Utah

 

Riley Embrey

Montrose High School

Chemistry, University of Houston

 

Stella Coe

Telluride High School

Neuroscience, UCSD George Lab

 

Sunny Wick

Ridgway Secondary School

History, Smithsonian Institution

 

Vito Zampini Davies

Telluride High School

Mechanical Engineering, UCSB

 

Yakelin Jorge Ramos

Telluride High School

Energy + Geoscience, U Utah

 

Zoe Schiffer

Ouray High School

Chemistry, Scripps

Words from Past Pinterns

I graduated from Colorado State University with a dual degree in biomedical and mechanical engineering … I’m currently working for a medical device company focused on developing patient-specific solutions for complex spine surgery cases.”

Emmanuel
2018

I graduated this past spring from MIT with a degree in computer science and brain and cognitive science. I moved to Seattle this past month to start a position at Microsoft as a software engineer.

Caitlin
2020

I am finishing up my master’s at Georgia Tech, and last week I signed an offer to work at Roblox as a software engineer in San Mateo, CA.

Christian
2020

For the longest time I have known I would pursue a STEM career. The tricky part was knowing which one. But finally, after this experience I feel confident in answering that question … This is something I will carry with me for a lifetime.

Ally
2025