Summer Experiences Data
YSE students participate in on-ground, hybrid, and remote research projects, entrepreneurial endeavors, and traditional work opportunities with host organizations around the world for their summer experiences.
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Summer Experiences by Sector — 2023
- Fellow, Advancing Climate Resilience in Austin, TX.
- Fellow, Climate Policy from the Local to Global, City of Athens, Greece.
- Fellow, EV Implementation Rollout Plan for the City Fleet through 2032, City of Raleigh, NC.
- Fellow, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship Church, U.S. Forest Service, MD.
- Intern, Char Test on Cross Laminated Timber, U.S. Forest Service, Forest Products Lab (FPL), WI.
- Intern, Partnership Programs with Grocery Retailers to Reduce Refrigerant Related Emissions and Enforcement of HFC Regulations among Product Manufacturers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Intern, Tyngsboro Conservation Commission, MA and The Nature Conservancy, Silver Creek Preserve, Idaho.
- Intern, United Nations Development Programme- Adaptation Fund-UNDP Innovation Small Grant Aggregator Platform (ISGAP).
- Intern, U.S. Forest Service, CA.
- Intern, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
- Researcher, Agroecologies on Church Land / Turnaround Tuesday, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship, MD.
- Apprentice, The Yale School Forests, Easton, CT (4)
- Associate, Wildlife Conservation Society, Rwanda.
- Associate, CarbonEthics, West Java, Indonesia.
- Associate, Rockefeller Foundation, NY.
- Associate, Rocky Mountain Institute, CO.
- Fellow, Clean Energy States Alliance, CT.
- Fellow, International Climate Team/Climate Finance, NRDC, Washington, DC / NY.
- Fellow, National Forest Foundation, CT. (2)
- Fellow, Native Land Conservancy, Wildfire Arizona, MA.
- Fellow, Rewiring America, CT.
- Fellow, Virginia Interfaith Power and Light, VA.
- Intern, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines.
- Intern, Center for Food Safety, CA.
- Intern, Chemonics International, USAID SEGAR, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Intern, Consensus Building Institute, CT.
- Intern, Forest of Hope Association, Western Province, Rwanda.
- Intern, Global Resilience Partnership, VA.
- Intern, Global Resilience Partnership, CT.
- Intern, Greenpeace Global Plastics Treaty, CT.
- Intern, International Finance Corporation–World Bank Group, Sri Lanka.
- Intern, Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, Kajiado, Kenya.
- Intern, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, HI.
- Intern, New America, Housing and Climate, Future of Land and Housing (FLH), CT.
- Intern, National Resources Defense Council, Inc., Beijing, China / CA, USA.
- Intern, Rockefeller Foundation, NY.
- Intern, Save the Sound, CT.
- Intern, The Nature Conservancy, CT.
- Intern, The Nature Conservancy, RI.
- Intern, Urban Resources Institute, CT.
- Intern, Wildlife Conservation Society, CT.
- Intern, Wildlife Conservation Society, NY.
- Intern, Environmental Communication & Economic Policy, Wildlife Conservation Society, Rwanda.
- Intern, Yale Center for Business and the Environment, CT.
- Researcher, MIT Senseable City Lab, North Holland, Netherlands.
- Researcher, Pronatura Noroeste A.C., Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Researcher, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice and Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), CA.
- Associate, CrossBoundary, UK.
- Associate, Helios Climate Ventures, NY.
- Associate, Marathon Capital, IL.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, Best Buy Co. Inc., CT.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, BFA Global, IL.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, Google, Inc., CA.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, GTI Energy, CT.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, Schneider Electric, MA.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, Walmart, AK.
- Fellow, Freddy Freed: A Sustainable Startup in the Fashion Industry, CT.
- Intern, Adept Materials / Flourish, OLEO, Gabon Internship, MA.
- Intern, Apex Clean Energy Inc., VA.
- Intern, Closed Loop Partners, NY.
- Intern, Converse, MA.
- Intern, EHDD Architects, San Francisco, CA.
- Intern, Eileen Fisher, NY.
- Intern, Environmental Policy, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Bahrain.
- Intern, Commercial Analyst, Global Thermostat, CO.
- Intern, Green Mountain Power, VT.
- Intern, Morgan Stanley Huaxin Funds, China.
- Intern, Tapestry, NY.
- Intern, Tiverton Advisors, NC.
- Intern, Under Armour, MD.
- Intern, Verne Inc., CT.
- Researcher, Storyville Films, CT.
- Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, NY.
- Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, Berkshire Partners, LLC.
- A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Compound Hazards in Cities across California.
- Assessing Agribusiness Influence on Elections and Public Health in Brazil.
- Assessing Carbon Stocks of Forest Fragments within an Agricultural Landscape, CT.
- Assessing how Historical Variation in Urban Neighborhood Housing and Greenspace Development is Linked to Contemporary Mammal Biodiversity in New Haven, CT.
- Assessing Mammalian Carnivore Richness Across a Management Gradient in a Mexican Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Assessing Stream Alkalinity Variations in relation to Stream Discharge and Enhanced Silicate Weathering in a Headwater Watershed, CT.
- Assessing Tree Diversity, Composition, and Carbon Stocks of Forest Fragments within Agriculture Landscapes in Western Ghana.
- Back to the Future: Spatial Co-Evolution, Re-Evolution, and the Return to Sustainable Community, WA.
- Growth and Establishment of Native Rainforest Species under Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) Plantations in Bahia, Brazil.
- Patterns in Soil Carbon with Eucalyptus Reforestation in Mata Atlantica, Brazil.
- Can Runnels Restore Ecosystem Connectivity and Function in Degraded Salt Marshes?, CT.
- Capital Mobilization for Climate Mitigation through Institutional Investors, CT.
- Changing Agriculture in a Changing Climate: Exploring Farmers’ Response to Climate Change via Multispecies Ethnography, CO.
- Closing the Gap: Exploring the Effectiveness of Current Outdoor Recreation Equity Initiatives at Addressing Constraints on Recreation with the African Immigrant Diaspora, WA.
- Commercial Analyst Intern at Global Thermostat, CO.
- Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors and the Public’s Role in Reducing Microplastics Emissions from their Household Textiles, Clothing, and Laundry Habits to Inform Industry Sustainability Strategies in the Appliance and Apparel Sectors, CT.
- Environmental Work and Impact through Storytelling, CT.
- Equity Gap Analysis for Colorado’s Disadvantaged Communities, Connecticut Clean Energy Program.
- Examining Barriers to Environmental Governance through a Case Study of the 2022 Chilean Constitutional Convention, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.
- Exploration of Tree Diversity and the 10-20-30 “Rule” in the Urban Forest of Raleigh, NC.
- Finding Evidence of Active Nest Sites of Northern Diamondback Terrapins, CT.
- Folklore and Conservation in Ireland: Understanding Human Connection to Land.
- Following the Seeds Savers: Biocultural Conservation by Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China.
- Forest Degradation and Water Vulnerability, CA.
- Impact of Dams and Land Use on Carbon Sequestration in Connecticut Salt Marshes Using 14C, CT.
- Long-Term Effects of Mastication on Plant Community Composition and Structure in Big Sagebrush Steppe, CO.
- Managing Groundwater Extraction Dynamically: Theory and a Case Study in the High Plains Aquifer, CT.
- Mennonites, Indigenous Communities, and (Agri)Cultural Negotiations: A Case Study of Mennonite Farming Practices in Hopelchén, Mexico / Manitoba, Canada.
- Modeling Forest Biomass for Redd+ at Local Scale: A Pilot Study in Evergreen Forests of The Chiloe Island, Los Lagos, Chile.
- Plantation Age and the Recruitment of Natural Regeneration: Assessing the Understory Dynamics of Teak (Tectona grandis) Plantations in the Transition Zone, Ashanti region, Ghana.
- Quantifying Potential Emissions of Municipal Solid Waste Flows in the US Using Life Cycle Assessment, CT.
- Remote Sensing Investigations of Big Sagebrush Community Ecology, MT.
- Research with the Hmong Shaman and Herb Center, MN.
- Reveal the Alkalinity Export to the Ocean as the Hidden Carbon Sequestration Mechanism in the Salt Marsh, MA.
- Spatial Distribution of Human-Carnivore Interactions in Ica Valley, Peru.
- Street Tree Communities in Selected Residential Areas of Nairobi, Kenya (in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF).
- The Effects of Grazing Intensity on Inorganic Nitrogen and Soil Organic Carbon Distribution in a Big Sagebrush Ecosystem, Wyoming, WY.
- The Influence of Native Status and Management on Microhabitats and Tree Stress, Batten-Wurttemberg, DE.
- Understanding and Enhancing Carbon Sequestration and Food Access In New York City Green Roofs, NY.
- Understanding the Impact of Steep-Slope Mechanized Harvesting on the Fuel Dynamics in Montane and Subalpine Forests, CO.
- Understanding Urban Forest Dynamics through Patch Analysis, CT.
- We Are What We (Can) Eat? – Exploring Local & Cultural Foodways in Greater New Haven, CT.
- What Does Stewardship Mean to You? Asking Vermont Farmers to Describe their Land Ethics.
Summer Experiences by Location — 2023
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- Business and the Environment Contractor with Metric in Chicago, Illinois
- Business and the Environment Fellow with Sanergy in Nairobi, Kenya
- Business and the Environment Intern with ThredUP in Dallas, Texas
- Business and the Environment Intern with World Business Council for Sustainable Development in New Haven, Connecticut
- Business and the Environment Intern with World Business Council for Sustainable Development in San Jose, California
- Business and the Environment Researcher with Yunus Environment Hub in Berlin, Germany
- Carbon and Forest Finance Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Consultant with City of New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Fellow with Groundwork USA in Yonkers, New York
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Fellow with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in New Haven, Connecticut
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Intern with Buy-In Community Planning in Providence, Rhode Island
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Intern with World Resources Institute (WRI) in Kampala, Uganda
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Intern with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Corporate Sustainability Associate with World Business Council for Sustainable Development in New Haven, Connecticut
- Corporate Sustainability Intern with Ahold Delhaize USA in Hyattsville, Maryland
- Corporate Sustainability Intern with Helen of Troy in White Plains, New York
- Corporate Sustainability Intern with National Geographic in Washington, DC
- Corporate Sustainability Intern with Ocean Spray Cranberries in Lakeville, Massachusetts
- Disaster Risk Management Intern with Visayas State University Institute of Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management (VSU-ITEEM) in Baybay City, Philippines
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Fellow with National Forest Foundation in Hayfork, California
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Intern with Brazilian Forests Dialogue in Curitiba, Brazil
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Intern with SORALO in Kirimatian, Kenya
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Intern with Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative in Missoula, Montana
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Sitka Sound Science Center in Sitka, Alaska
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
- EDF Climate Corps Fellow with CME Group in New York, New York
- EDF Climate Corps Fellow with Equity Lifestyle Properties (MHC Property Management Limited Partnership) in Chicago, Illinois
- EDF Climate Corps Fellow with Etsy in Brooklyn, New York
- EDF Climate Corps Fellow with Indeed.com in Austin, Texas
- EDF Climate Corps Fellow with Pfizer, Inc. in New York, New York
- EDF Climate Corps Fellow with Warner Music Group in New York, New York
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Fellow with CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in New Britain, Connecticut
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with American Clean Power Association in Washington, DC
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with Apple in Cupertino, California
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with Ascend Analytics in Golden, Colorado
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with AVANGRID in New Haven, Connecticut
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with Marathon Capital in Chicago, Illinois
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in Albany, New York
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with RMI in New Haven, Connecticut
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Intern with World Resources Institute (WRI) in New Haven, Connecticut
- Energy Efficiency Researcher with Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom
- Environmental Health and Safety Fellow with Air Alliance Houston in New Haven, Connecticut
- Environmental Investing Associate with Ecosystem Integrity Fund in New York, New York
- Environmental Justice Fellow with the Yurok Tribe in Berkeley, California
- Environmental Justice Forester with Urban Resources Initiative in New Haven, Connecticut
- Environmental Justice Intern with Trust for Public Land in New Haven, Connecticut
- Environmental Justice Intern with United States Department of Energy in Washington, DC
- Environmental Justice Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Environmental Law & Policy Associate with Beveridge & Diamond, PC in Washington, DC
- Environmental Law & Policy Intern with Appalachian Mountain Advocates in Johnson City, Tennessee
- Environmental Law & Policy Intern with Bolivia Department of International Affairs and Climate Change in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Environmental Law & Policy Intern with Conservation Law Foundation in Concord, New Hampshire
- Environmental Law & Policy Intern with Ocean Conservancy in Anchorage, Alaska
- Environmental Policy Analysis Intern with United States Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Intern with City of New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Intern with Renewable Resources Group in Los Angeles, California
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Intern with Tanka Fund in Kyle, South Dakota
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Researcher with Sri Lanka Program for Forest Conservation (SLPFC) in Pitekele, Sri Lanka
- Global Climate Change Science and Policy Intern with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in College Park, Maryland
- Global Climate Change Science and Policy Intern with United Nations Environment Programme in Paris, France
- Green Design and the Built Environment Intern with Someplace Studio in Berlin, Germany
- Green Infrastructure Fellow with Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York
- Green Infrastructure Intern with RMI in Oakland, California
- Green Manufacturing Co-Founder with Mango Leather in Mumbai, India
- Industrial Ecology Intern with World Business Council for Sustainable Development in New Haven, Connecticut
- Industrial Ecology Intern with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Land Management and Land-Use Planning Intern with The Wilderness Society in Denver, Colorado
- Media & Communication Associate with Carbon Direct in New Haven, Connecticut
- Media & Communication Intern with American Forest Foundation in State College, Pennsylvania
- Renewable Energy Development Associate with Amp Energy in Denver, Colorado
- Renewable Energy Development Associate with BlocPower in Brooklyn, New York
- Renewable Energy Development Fellow with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Renewable Energy Development Intern with Clean Energy States Alliance in New Haven, Connecticut
- Renewable Energy Development Intern with Modern Electron in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Renewable Energy Development Intern with UGE International in New York, New York
- Resilient Local Food Systems Researcher with University of Oslo in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Tropical Resources Associate with Yale School of the Environment in Banda, Rwanda
- Urban & Regional Planning Intern with Atlanta Regional Commission in Atlanta, Georgia
- Urban Ecology Intern with Urban Resources Initiative in New Haven, Connecticut
- Urban Ecology Intern with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Water Resources Management Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Intern with CSIR – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, India
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Intern with Kageno Worldwide in Banda, Rwanda
- Environmental Law & Policy Intern with Conservation Law Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Pitakele, Sri Lanka
- Forestry Management Apprentice with Yale School of the Environment in North Ashford, Connecticut
- Forestry Management Apprentice with Yale School of the Environment in Union, Connecticut
- Forestry Management Intern with COMACO in Chipata, Zambia
- Forestry Management Intern with Hama Hama Company in Liliwaup, Washington
- Forestry Management Intern with Yale School of the Environment in Eastford, Connecticut
- Forestry Sustainability Intern with Yale School of the Environment in Eastford, Connecticut
- Media & Communication Writer with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Tropical Resources Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Ayanfuri, Ghana
- Business and the Environment Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Seattle, Washington
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Researcher with Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana in Maun, Botswana
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Researcher with University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Seocho-Gu, South Korea
- Coastal and Watershed Systems Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Auburn, New York
- Coastal and Watershed Systems Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Boston, Massachusetts
- Coastal and Watershed Systems Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Fishers Island, New York
- Disaster Risk Management Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Eastford, Connecticut
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Madison, Connecticut
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Maun, Botswana
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Okanogan, Washington
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Pinedale, Wyoming
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Fellow with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Energy Analysis and Strategy Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Perrysburg, Ohio
- Environmental Education and Training Intern with Esri in Boston, Massachusetts
- Environmental Education and Training Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Environmental Health and Safety Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Kashgar, China
- Environmental Justice Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Hopi, Arizona
- Environmental Justice Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New York, New York
- Environmental Justice Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Pune, India
- Environmental Law & Policy Clerk with Schute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP in San Francisco, California
- Environmental Policy Analysis Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Southbury, Connecticut
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Researcher with Columbia University in Long Xuyen, Vietnam
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Brooklyn, New York
- Food and Agriculture / Food Security Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Hialeah, Florida
- Green Chemistry Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in New Haven, Connecticut
- Land Management and Land-Use Planning Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Montpelier, Vermont
- Parks & Recreation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Durango, Colorado
- Urban & Regional Planning Fellow with Yale School of the Environment in Forestville, Maryland
- Urban & Regional Planning Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Accra, Ghana
- Urban Ecology Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Beijing, China
- Water Resources Management Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
- Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation Researcher with Yale School of the Environment in Utuado, Puerto Rico
- Forestry Sustainability Researcher with Santa Fe National Park in Santa Fe, Panama