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Through HMEI’s Internship Program, 98 Princeton students from 21 academic departments worked with University faculty, researchers from other scientific enterprises, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations on projects confronting pressing environmental challenges in summer 2025.

Students engaged in research, public outreach, policy analysis, communications and other practical work assignments that contributed meaningfully to research and solutions in the areas of biodiversity and conservation, alternative energy, climate change, environmental policy, water and agriculture. Several students contributed to the development of new technologies, while others participated in projects aimed at urban sustainability and resilience, global climate policy and environmental justice.

Biodiversity and Conservation
Aquatic Species Trade and Biocultural Diversity in New York City Aquatic Species Trade and Biocultural Diversity in New York City
Host-Symbiont Interactions Across a Sociality Continuum: Insights from Bees & Nematodes Host-Symbiont Interactions Across a Sociality Continuum: Insights from Bees & Nematodes
How Rapid Evolution Affects Species Coexistence How Rapid Evolution Affects Species Coexistence
Investigating Hummingbird Behavior, Wildflower Interactions and Climate Change in the Rocky Mountains Investigating Hummingbird Behavior, Wildflower Interactions and Climate Change in the Rocky Mountains
Large Mammalian Herbivore Behavior in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique Large Mammalian Herbivore Behavior in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Long-Term Climate and Behavioral Change in a Wild Yellow-Bellied Marmot Population in the Western Rocky Mountains Long-Term Climate and Behavioral Change in a Wild Yellow-Bellied Marmot Population in the Western Rocky Mountains
Modeling Wolf Pack Hunts and More Modeling Wolf Pack Hunts and More
Naturalizing the Environmental Experience of ‘Model Mammals’ for Immunology and Beyond Naturalizing the Environmental Experience of ‘Model Mammals’ for Immunology and Beyond
The Chase Equation: Dynamics of Lion Predation and Zebra Evasion The Chase Equation: Dynamics of Lion Predation and Zebra Evasion
Environmental Policy and Sustainable Solutions
Agriculture to Architecture: Straw Building Prototype Agriculture to Architecture: Straw Building Prototype
Air Pollution in India: Trends, Effects, and Communication Air Pollution in India: Trends, Effects, and Communication
Building for Biodiversity Building for Biodiversity
Characterizing RDase Activity in Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1 for PFOA Degradation Characterizing RDase Activity in Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1 for PFOA Degradation
Designing and Characterizing Protein Switch Biosensors: Detecting Contaminants with Bacteria Designing and Characterizing Protein Switch Biosensors: Detecting Contaminants with Bacteria
Developing a Web-Based Interface for Monitoring Wildfire Smoke and Surface Air Pollution in the United States Developing a Web-Based Interface for Monitoring Wildfire Smoke and Surface Air Pollution in the United States
Development of High-Throughput Detection of Fluoride Production from Engineered Microbial Cells Breaking Down PFAS Species & Biomining of Minerals Critical for U.S. Energy and Economy Development of High-Throughput Detection of Fluoride Production from Engineered Microbial Cells Breaking Down PFAS Species & Biomining of Minerals Critical for U.S. Energy and Economy
Hydrodynamic Performance of Sustainable Hybrid Bridge-Barriers under Regular Wave Forcing Hydrodynamic Performance of Sustainable Hybrid Bridge-Barriers under Regular Wave Forcing
Super Resolution Flood Map Generation Using Generalized Deep Image Prior Super Resolution Flood Map Generation Using Generalized Deep Image Prior
Sustainable Farming to Reduce N2O Emissions Sustainable Farming to Reduce N2O Emissions
Extreme Weather and Impacts
Demand for Hurricane Forecasts Demand for Hurricane Forecasts
Error and Uncertainty in Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Hazard Forecasting Error and Uncertainty in Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Hazard Forecasting
Forecasting Hurricanes Forecasting Hurricanes
Investigating Cambrian Reef Structures & Pre-Snowball Climate Conditions via 3D Imaging and Isotope Analysis Investigating Cambrian Reef Structures & Pre-Snowball Climate Conditions via 3D Imaging and Isotope Analysis
Machine Learning and Earth Observation for the Resilience to Weather Extremes in the Mediterranean Machine Learning and Earth Observation for the Resilience to Weather Extremes in the Mediterranean
Quantifying the Precipitation Changes of the East Asian Monsoon Quantifying the Precipitation Changes of the East Asian Monsoon
Role of the Diurnal Cycle on Tropical Cyclone Genesis and Intensification Role of the Diurnal Cycle on Tropical Cyclone Genesis and Intensification
Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Forecasting
Thermodynamic Influence on Anvil Cloud Response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Thermodynamic Influence on Anvil Cloud Response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Towards a Process-Based Understanding of Precipitation Regimes at Troll Station, Antarctica Towards a Process-Based Understanding of Precipitation Regimes at Troll Station, Antarctica
Weaker Arctic Amplification during CO2 Removal from a Future CO2 Abundant State Weaker Arctic Amplification during CO2 Removal from a Future CO2 Abundant State
Innovation and a New Energy Future
An Analysis of Calcined Low- and Medium-Grade Clays in Sustainable Cements An Analysis of Calcined Low- and Medium-Grade Clays in Sustainable Cements
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration into Stable Mineralized Carbonates Carbon Dioxide Sequestration into Stable Mineralized Carbonates
Characterization of Ridge QCLs Using LIV and FTIR Characterization of Ridge QCLs Using LIV and FTIR
Clean, Small Fusion Reactors Clean, Small Fusion Reactors
Electrocatalysis Using 2D Materials for the CO2 Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysis Using 2D Materials for the CO2 Reduction Reaction
Energy Systems and Analysis: Net-Zero Brazil & China Energy Systems and Analysis: Net-Zero Brazil & China
Fabrication and Characterization of Titanium Nitride / Silicon Nitride Quantum Wells Fabrication and Characterization of Titanium Nitride / Silicon Nitride Quantum Wells
Integrating Interdependencies: Optimal Sequencing of Regional Clean Energy Deployment Integrating Interdependencies: Optimal Sequencing of Regional Clean Energy Deployment
Plasma Regeneration of Carbon Capture Materials Plasma Regeneration of Carbon Capture Materials
Oceans and Atmosphere
Analysis of the Black Sea Cyclone Falchion Analysis of the Black Sea Cyclone Falchion
Bivalve Transmissible Neoplasia and Approaches to Cell Line Establishment in Mya arenaria and Crassostrea virginica of the Gulf of Maine Bivalve Transmissible Neoplasia and Approaches to Cell Line Establishment in Mya arenaria and Crassostrea virginica of the Gulf of Maine
Investigating the Role of Tropical Cyclones on Inland City Precipitation Patterns in Future Climate Scenarios Investigating the Role of Tropical Cyclones on Inland City Precipitation Patterns in Future Climate Scenarios
Messinian Salinity Crisis Messinian Salinity Crisis
Metabolic Responses of Coral Species Metabolic Responses of Coral Species
Microplastics Scavenging by Rising Bubbles Microplastics Scavenging by Rising Bubbles
Nitrous Oxide in the North Atlantic: Aboard Research Vessel Endeavor Nitrous Oxide in the North Atlantic: Aboard Research Vessel Endeavor
Open Ocean Seaweed Mariculture Open Ocean Seaweed Mariculture
Surface Nutrient Supply and Consumption of the Antarctic Marine Margin in Warm Periods in the Past Surface Nutrient Supply and Consumption of the Antarctic Marine Margin in Warm Periods in the Past
Water and the Environment
Engineers Without Borders: Nyabohanse, Kenya Water Project Engineers Without Borders: Nyabohanse, Kenya Water Project
Enriching Bacteria for Degradation of Forever Chemicals in Sediment and Water Enriching Bacteria for Degradation of Forever Chemicals in Sediment and Water
High-Resolution Groundwater Pumping Estimation in New Jersey Using a Three-Stage Machine Learning Ensemble High-Resolution Groundwater Pumping Estimation in New Jersey Using a Three-Stage Machine Learning Ensemble
PFAS in Water: Experimentation and Simulation PFAS in Water: Experimentation and Simulation
StreamWatch Water Quality Monitoring StreamWatch Water Quality Monitoring
Surface Water Microplastic Contamination and Collection Strategies Surface Water Microplastic Contamination and Collection Strategies
The Role of Land Cover and Climate Indicators on Streamflow Decline in Central Italy The Role of Land Cover and Climate Indicators on Streamflow Decline in Central Italy
Wastewater Silver Concentration: Visualizing Pollutant Variability Across California Wastewater Silver Concentration: Visualizing Pollutant Variability Across California
Water, Plants, and Soils
Breeding Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) to Improve Seed Oil Content and Identify Related Genetic Markers Breeding Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) to Improve Seed Oil Content and Identify Related Genetic Markers
Carbon Balances in Urban Metabolism Systems Carbon Balances in Urban Metabolism Systems
Designing Synthetic Microbial Communities to Alleviate Drought Stress in Plants Designing Synthetic Microbial Communities to Alleviate Drought Stress in Plants
Dirt-Dwelling Hydrogen Eaters: Microbial Controls on the Global Hydrogen Budget in a Hydrogen-Based Economy Dirt-Dwelling Hydrogen Eaters: Microbial Controls on the Global Hydrogen Budget in a Hydrogen-Based Economy
Disease Dynamics Across Elevation Disease Dynamics Across Elevation
Mechanisms of Shrubification in a Changing Arctic Mechanisms of Shrubification in a Changing Arctic
Modeling the Effects of Network Structure on Nutrient Transport in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Modeling the Effects of Network Structure on Nutrient Transport in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Terrafarming and Enhanced CO2 Sequestration in Soils Terrafarming and Enhanced CO2 Sequestration in Soils
U-Th Burial Dating of Avian Eggshells at Archaeological Sites U-Th Burial Dating of Avian Eggshells at Archaeological Sites
Understanding Mechanisms of Microbial Colonization of Crop Plants for Sustainable Agriculture Understanding Mechanisms of Microbial Colonization of Crop Plants for Sustainable Agriculture