Climate Impacts Group

Q&A with our summer interns: Studying Adaptation, Building Skills for a Career in Climate

Intern season is one of our favorite times of year! The EarthLab Summer Internship Program is a nine-week paid internship for UW undergraduate students to build knowledge in environmental and climate justice through a cohort-based peer learning model. Every summer, the Climate Impacts Group hosts interns who reliably provide fresh and valuable input on our projects while receiving career development support. This year, our five interns entered the program representing a breadth of disciplines — computer science, education, business marketing & sustainability, medical anthropology and biology. They worked with the Washington State Climate Office on a flood modeling analysis project and Inclusive Excellence evaluation; with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center on science communications and invasive mussel research; and with CIG scientists on mutual aid research.  

Meet our 2025 Summer Interns

Cyril Clement, Mutual Aid and Climate Resilience Intern

B.Sc. Environmental Studies and Medical Anthropology double major and Data Science minor

Cyril (he/him) is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington, Seattle, majoring in Environmental Studies and Medical Anthropology, with a minor in Data Science. His academic interests lie in the intersection of climate change and public health. Research has been a central part of his undergraduate journey, with projects covering topics such as health insurance access, community farms, and green stormwater infrastructure. Through his further studies and career, he plans to work closely with communities to uncover ways to disrupt the policies and systemic mechanisms that contribute to environmental injustice. 

Welcoming our EarthLab Summer Interns

The Climate Impacts Group is excited to welcome four UW undergraduate students to our team this summer! Caroline Hale, Lupita Ocampo, Anusriya Rahman Ornie and Cora Schultz are joining our team through the EarthLab Summer Internship program. Learn more about each of these students:  

Caroline Hale 

Climate Justice Academy Curriculum & Coordination Intern

Caroline Hale (she/her) is a rising senior at the University of Washington, double majoring in Environmental Studies and Sociology. Her interests converge at the intersection of the natural world, biological sciences and sociological perspectives. Throughout her academic journey, Caroline has had the opportunity to work in collaboration with faculty members on research projects related to her degrees and is eager to leverage these experiences to support research in the Climate Impacts Group.