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Intern Profiles<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Current Interns<\/h2>\n

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FL High Tech Corridor | Spring 2026<\/h2>\n

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Rian Childs<\/h3>\n

Geology Student, Class of 2026, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Internship Advisor: Sophia Chernoch<\/p>\n

Rian is originally from Cocoa Beach, Florida. As a fourth-year geology student, she is particularly passionate about GIS, hydrogeology, and seafloor mapping. She currently works with COMIT on their Crowdsourced Bathymetry project. After graduation, she hopes to continue her work with remote sensing and pursue a graduate degree in geology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jackson Sullivan<\/h3>\n

Geology Student, Class of 2027, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Internship Advisor: Ana Carolina Peraltova<\/p>\n

Jackson was born and raised locally in St. Petersburg, FL. He is now pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree in Geology with a Geophysics Emphasis at the University of South Florida. His lifelong love of nature and earth history is the main driver of his interest in marine environments and their evolution across deep time. He is thrilled to join the HTC team as a Spring 2026 intern with USF\u2019s IMaRS and OCL labs, with the goal of better understanding the dynamic marine ecosystems surrounding the state of Florida. Jackson plans to attend graduate school and further collective understandings of the variability in the climate and biosphere through time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Austine Stieren<\/h3>\n

Geographic Information Sciences Student, Class of 2027, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Internship Advisor: Tim Dixon<\/p>\n

Austine Stieren is currently an undergraduate student at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg; majoring in Geographic Information Sciences, minoring in Environmental Science and Policy. Through the Florida High Tech Corridor, Austine will be researching the effectiveness of various platforms for shorebirds on offshore datastation buoys that record the movement of the seafloor in Tampa Bay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gabriel McKenzie<\/h3>\n

Marine Biology Student, Class of 2026, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Internship Advisors: Aaliyah Miller, Layne Leggett<\/p>\n

Gabriel is from Bethesda, Maryland and moved to Sarasota, Florida in 2018, where he studies Marine Biology with a minor in Environmental Science and Policy at the University of South Florida. He works with the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project team as a Spring 2026 intern and assists with processing invertebrate samples to be analyzed for contaminants of emerging and known concern. He is excited to be a part of a project whose work has real world implications on potentially identifying harmful chemical contaminants and influencing the management of such contaminants.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alexander Trail<\/h3>\n

Marine Biology Student, Class of 2029, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Internship Advisors: Jason Law, Mitchell Lemon<\/p>\n

Alexander Trail is an undergraduate studying marine biology at USF and an intern working with Tampa Bay Observing Network, or TBON. He was part of the Steidinger Scholars program with FWC, serving as an intern with Garcon Point Aquatics Research Lab. Alexander has always had an interest in aquatic organisms from a very young age, going fishing with his grandpa and watching nature documentaries at around four years old. He enjoys working on the water in boats and snorkeling. In the future, he hopes to go on to study deep sea organisms, specifically cephalopods.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emily Brown<\/h3>\n

Environmental Engineering Student, Class of 2027, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

COMIT Advisors: Chad Lembke, Matt Hommeyer<\/p>\n

Emily, originally from Oklahoma City, relocated to Tampa in 2020 with their family. They are currently pursuing their undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. At COMIT, Emily provides CAD support for projects, including their ongoing work on a LiDAR sensor that will be used for detecting the presence of algae blooms in water. Emily has been passionate about marine conservation from a young age, and is excited to continue to work in the field of aquatic sciences.<\/p>\n

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Alumni<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Zoe Brooker<\/h3>\n

Geography (GIS) Student, Biology Minor, Class of 2025, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

COMIT Advisor: Dr. Stephan O’Brien<\/p>\n

Zoe (2024 HTC Internship alum) is from Port Saint Lucie, Florida and moved to Tampa in January 2023 to complete her bachelor’s degree. When she graduates, she intends to start a Master’s degree program in oceanography to further pursue her passion for seafloor mapping. She knew after taking a marine science class that seafloor mapping had her hooked, and she wanted to further understand how different aspects of the ocean interact with each other.<\/p>\n

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Jaden Crute<\/h3>\n

Mechanical Engineering Student, Class of 2024, University of South Florida<\/h4>\n

COMIT Advisors: Dr. Kris Krasnosky, Chad Lembke<\/p>\n

Jaden was born and raised in South Florida, ultimately moving to Tampa to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Through an undergraduate advisor, they learned about the Marine Engineering field and quickly decided to explore it further. In January 2023, Jaden joined COMIT to work on refurbishing and building out an uncrewed surface vehicle known as TREVOR. They were tasked with working to get the vehicle back in working condition, and to a point where it could be controlled both remotely with a joystick controller and autonomously using waypoints. Moving forward, the goal is to explore mapping vehicle applications for the vehicle, such as the ability to gather bathymetric data using multibeam sensors and report back to create a visual model. A completely new 2.0 version of the vehicle is also in the works.<\/span><\/p>\n

View Jaden’s Resume (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Samantha D’Angelo<\/span><\/h3>\n

Marine Biology Student, Class of 2024, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

COMIT Advisor: Jay Law<\/p>\n

Samantha is from Naples, Florida and moved to St. Petersburg in 2020 to attend the University of South Florida. She is currently employed with the Ocean Circulation Laboratory\/COMIT at the USF College of Marine Science and plans on earning her master\u2019s in physical oceanography at CMS after completing her undergraduate degree. Her research assistance is with the preparation of two large geodetic SPAR buoys for deployment this summer. She has been assisting in the assembly of the buoys themselves, mounting electronics for testing, and designing and testing mounting systems for a variety of antennas and sensors to be deployed on the two buoy systems. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Grace Humphrey<\/h3>\n

Marine Biology Student, Class of 2025, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

COMIT Advisor: Jay Law<\/p>\n

Grace is from Naples, Florida and moved to St. Petersburg to attend the University of South Florida. Currently, she is working with the Ocean Circulation Laboratory\/COMIT at the USF College of Marine Science. She plans on earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine after getting her undergraduate and specializing in marine and aquatic animal rehabilitation. Her main research assistance is in helping prepare two large GPS SPAR buoys that will be deployed this summer which will provide valuable data about the ocean circulation along the West Florida shelf. She has been helping with the building of the buoys themselves, testing mounting mechanisms for various antennae and sensors that will be installed on the two buoy systems, as well as mounting electronics for testing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FL High Tech Corridor | Spring 2025<\/h2>\n

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Grace Angeli<\/span><\/h3>\n

Biology and Environmental Science & Policy Student, GIS Minor, Class of 2026, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Grace is a third-year student at the USF Tampa campus originally from Kennesaw, Georgia. Grace is planning on attending graduate school after undergrad in hopes of pursuing a career in wildlife ecology and conservation research. She has a passion for wildlife and the environment and hopes to gain technological and field skills during her internship with COMIT to apply to her future research endeavors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eloise Cole<\/span><\/h3>\n

Environmental Science & Policy Student, GIS Minor, Class of 2026, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Eloise is originally from Illinois and moved to Tampa to attend the University of South Florida. She is currently studying environmental science with an environmental analysis concentration and a minor in GIS. In May of 2024 she moved to St. Petersburg to be closer to the USF College of Marine Science, hoping this decision would lead her career in the right direction. She is now working with the Ocean Circulation Laboratory\/COMIT at the CMS to pursue her environmental goals by combining her passion for the environment with her interest in seafloor mapping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Landon McLaughlin<\/span><\/h3>\n

Marine Biology Student, Class of 2028, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Landon recently moved to the St. Petersburg area from Massachusetts in order to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. He works with the Ocean Circulation Lab and COMIT in live water quality monitoring, focusing on the TBON system. He intends to pursue graduate education in the field of Marine Biology with a specific focus on environmental protection and restoration.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jeromy Parmar<\/h3>\n

Marine Biology and Environmental Science & Policy Student, GIS Minor, Class of 2025, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jeromy is from Tallahassee, Florida and is nearing graduation at the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus. He is passionate about coastal ecosystems, especially benthic communities such as coral reefs and seagrass beds. He hopes to add to his prior experience working with GIS technologies and performing ocean-based field work. After graduating, he plans on gaining more experience working with marine conservation and eventually earning a graduate degree in marine science.<\/p>\n

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Lillian Ring<\/h3>\n

Environmental Science & Policy Student, GIS and Chemistry Minors, Class of 2026, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lillian grew up in Castle Rock, Colorado, before moving to Florida to pursue a bachelor’s degree at the University of South Florida in Environmental Science & Policy, with minors in GIS and Chemistry. Her deep appreciation for the natural world has driven her interest in oceanic and atmospheric sciences. She is excited to join the COMIT team as a Spring 2025 intern and explore the field of ocean mapping. Lillian plans to attend graduate school and contribute to the understanding, preservation, and conservation of natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n

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FL High Tech Corridor | Spring 2024<\/h2>\n

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Katherin Abreus-Rodriguez<\/h3>\n

Chemistry Student, Class of 2025, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Katherin was born and raised in a small beach town in Havana, Cuba and lived there until the age of 18 when she moved to Florida with her family to find new opportunities. Since a young age, Katherin always had a great appreciation for the environment and the health of the oceans. She hopes that as an intern with COMIT she can team up with other scientists and work together in exciting projects to help with climate change in marine ecosystems, as well as learn more about oceanographic sampling and seafloor mapping techniques.<\/p>\n

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Riley Benson<\/h3>\n

Digital Communication & Multimedia Journalism Student, Class of 2024, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Riley is from Naples, Florida and moved to St. Petersburg in 2021 to attend the University of South Florida: Saint Petersburg (USFSP). She is currently working in the USFSP Student Center as their Senior Reservations Manager, where she helped University student organizations and departments book event spaces throughout campus. She also writes for The Crow’s Nest, as their News Editor, and for Her Campus– specializing in USF news, local events, and pop-culture.<\/p>\n

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Shana Korn<\/h3>\n

Environmental Science & Psychology Student, Class of 2024, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n

Shana grew up in the Chicago suburbs before moving to Tampa in 2020 to attend the University of South Florida. She has always been a lover of nature, especially the ocean, and has been interested in conservation efforts since she was young. She is excited to spread her passion of conservation and photography by assisting outreach and communication projects with COMIT.<\/p>\n

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Fall 2023<\/h2>\n

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Darshan Gummadi<\/h3>\n

Computer Science Graduate Student, Class of 2023, University of South Florida<\/span><\/h2>\n

COMIT Advisors: Sarah Grasty and Dr. Kris Krasnosky<\/p>\n

Darshan, originally from Tirupati, India, pursued his undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication. After completing his undergraduate studies, Darshan furthered his education and enrolled in the Computer Science program at the University of South Florida. With a passion for computers, programming, and creative hobbies like photography and drawing, Darshan brings a diverse skill set to the field. Since joining USF-Tampa in 2022, he has immersed himself in the world of technology. In August 2023, he became a part of COMIT tasked with building a mobile application, called the Vessel Offset Measurement Tool. This application helps reduce the difficulty of manually measuring offsets of GPS antennas and depth sounders for the crowd sourced bathymetry project by making use of Augmented Reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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