The National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to the San Diego MESA Alliance (SDMA) provided stipends for 36 student interns this summer at various projects in science and engineering firms in, but not limited to, San Diego. Some companies decided to compensate the interns themselves separate of our provided stipend and thus able to allow other students opportunities to participate. The 2008 NSF/MESA Summer Team Internship luncheon was held on August 14, 2008 at San Diego State University’s Aztec Center Casa Real from 11:30-1:30 pm.
- Aguilar-Carranza, Natalie
- Amezquita, Daniella
- Banks, Gabriela
- Barrett, Lara
- Cancino, Erik
- Capetillo, Vanessa
- Castro, Eli
- Cortez, Elsa
- Gallardo, Abraham
- Gianino, Mark
- Gomez, Jorge
- Gomez, Roberto
- Gostomelskiy, Aleksandr
- Hernandez, Mario
- Hernandez, Khristina Rae
- Herrera, Rolando
- Keliher, Jennifer
- Lampley, David
- Lauer, Benjamin
- Leon, Luis
- Lopez, Anna
- Lopez, Juan Lorenzo
- Medina-Perez, Rafael Ivan
- Montoya, Alejandro
- Montoya, Sergio
- Mott, Sean
- Oliver, Eric
- Ondevilla, Nilo
- Pulido, Wilson
- Rodriguez, Diana
- Romero, Stephen
- Taylor, Adam
- Tekeste, Denden
- Valdez, David
- Winchester, Kellyne
- Yalda, Azhar
- Zuniga, Victor Jose
The aforementioned students from MESA programs at San Diego City College, San Diego State University, and Southwestern Community College, interned at the following companies in summer of 2008.
- Caltrans
- General Atomics Electronics Systems, Inc.
- Infrastructure Engineering Corporation
- Howard Hughes Program
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center Southwest
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- REU, University of Minnesota
- Rick Engineering Company
- San Diego Water Department
- San Diego Coastkeeper
- San Diego Zoo
- Shiley Center for Orthpaedic Research & Education at Scripps Clinic (SCORE)
- Sempra Energy SDG&E
- SMDEP, University of Washington
- SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- UCSD Laboratory of Sleep and Chronobiology
The interns were placed into ‘teams’ of 2 or more with their fellow interns by a number of ways, including but not limited to, by similar major, company and/or company goals. The interns then created a joint poster that detailed the teams experiences at their respective companies and presented it to their industry and academic guests. The agenda for the luncheon also including an opening speech by the SDSU College of Engineering Dean David T. Hayhurst and open networking among guests in attendance.
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