Student Tribune
GIST Students Chosen for Water for South Sudan and NYS Dept of Health Mapping Internships!
Congratulations to Joy Subik and Rachel
Daningburg for being chosen to participate in summer mapping
internships, as recent MCC graduates having completed the GIST
(Geospatial Information Science and Technology)
Certificate! These internships have been made possible
by collaborative efforts by Professor Jon Little and Adjunct Instructor Wayne
Howard as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced
Technological Education (ATE) grant: Building a Virtual Geospatial
Program at a Community College to meet Workforce Needs.
Joy Subik will be participating in an internship with
Water for South Sudan, a group supported by thousands of teachers
and students across the globe, all creative, driven, and determined to provide
clean water in South Sudan. Joy will be connecting these teachers to each
other and creating a map pinpointing the locations and names of all the schools
that have fundraised for WFSS. Additionally (only accessible with secure
access), each pinpoint would list the school name, teacher contact information,
photos (if applicable), # of years fundraising for WFSS, amount
raised—all of which is information that would only be available to people
with secure access. This project will allow teachers around the world to
connect for support, mentoring, sharing of ideas, etc.
Rachel Daningburg will be working with the Bureau
of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, New York State Dept. of
Health. The first aspect of this internship is to compare
historical algal bloom data from both chemical tests collected by the DEC, and
citizen science reports, with remotely sensed reflectance data related to HABS
(harmful agal blooms) in the state of New York. The second aspect is to analyze
the locations of CAFOS (Centralized Animal Feeding Operations), karst
geography, private wells, and flood zones in relation to water contamination
the state of New York. This internship position will include working with
partners at the DEC, and EPA, CDC, and Water Supply,.
Congrats, Joy and Rachel!
Barone, Jessica
Chemistry and Geosciences
05/17/2021