CSR High School Summer Internship Program

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Submit your application online by April 2, 2012.
2. Scan and email OR fax a copy of your high school transcript with the following information:
   • Courses completed
   • GPA (if school calculates)
   • Class rank (if assigned)
   • SAT or other college entrance exam scores
3. Letter of recommendation from your school principal, curriculum coordinator, school counselor, or science teacher
4. Scan and email, fax, or upload an Essay on "Why I Should be Selected as a Summer Intern at UT/CSR"
5. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Open to current high school Sophomore, Junior, or Seniors ONLY who has not worked as a UT/CSR intern previously
• Must be at least 15 years of age by June 1 in order to receive pay. Other students that are 15 may volunteer for community service hours but will not be eligible for summer internship pay.
• Students must be able to provide their own transportation and housing.
• Able to work June 11-July 19, 2012, 24 hours per week during the summer. Interns will not work the week of July 2-6, 2012 for 4th of July holiday.

AREAS OF INTEREST DESCRIPTIONS:

• Airborne Laser Altimetry
  Students will learn about aircraft and scientific instrumentation, and will use data collected from airborne platforms in support of the ICESat-1, ICESat-2, IceBridge, and other missions. This research will require working outdoors to make field measurements using GPS and other geodetic tools.
  
  
• Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
  Work with scientists on the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) NASA satellite mission, a mission that provides detailed maps of earth's gravity field, earth's mass in motion. Students will be given satellite data to analyze and problem solve.
  
  
• ICESat Laser Altimetry
  Students will examine science data collected all over the Earth by the ICESat-1 spacecraft and assist with preparations for the follow-on mission, ICESat-2. They will learn the background of ICESat and related Earth science missions, and how laser measurements are made from space. Students will investigate changes of the Earth's climate in over land, ice and ocean surfaces.
  
  

WHO TO CONTACT:
Questions regarding the program and required paperwork must be sent to:

Margaret Baguio
Senior Education and Outreach Coordinator
NASA's Texas Space Grant Consortium
University of Texas Center for Space Research
3925 W. Braker Lane, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: 512-471-6922
Fax: 512-471-3585
Email: baguio@csr.utexas.edu