Penn State Resources:
Other resources:
- https://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.htmlEcolog-L
- “Guide to Marine Plastic Pollution” – http://www.oberk.com/guide-to-marine-plastic-pollution
Jobs:
- Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board from Texas A&M
- Internships and Fellowships at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Internships at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
- Internships at Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Research:
- Penn State Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
- Penn State Undergraduate Research Experience: WISER/MURE/FURP
- 2019 REU Program: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
- Research Experience for Undergraduates
Study Abroad:
- BIOL499A: Tropical Field Ecology in Costa Rica
- GREEN Program: https://thegreenprogram.com
- SFS: https://fieldstudies.org/
More Research Opportunities/ Important Contacts:
* Please feel free to reach out to any of these contacts, as they are all more than willing to work with students by giving information about careers, shadowing opportunities, and even seasonal or more permanent positions in some cases. You may recognize some of these names, as many we’ve worked with as a club before!
* You are also more than welcome to use the club name (as long as you’ve paid dues), or ask any of our officers for help especially with applications.
Autumn Blum – Stream2Sea
Wauchula, FL
She is a chemist, and an environmentalist who created an eco-conscious skin care line that is healthy for our bodies and for the waters of our planet. She focuses on environmentally friendly products, and has a full line of her own and travels doing research, has worked with NOAA and educates about the products harming our oceans like hair products and sunscreen.
Website:https://stream2sea.com/
Email: hello@stream2sea.com
John Nussbaum
Avid Underwater Photographer, he is very nice and easy to talk to. He is retired and essentially runs the imagery side of Stream2Sea.
Website: jwnussbaum.smugmug.com
Email: john.nussbaum@comcast.net
Nittany Divers
Penn State Scuba Diving Club that Marine Science Society partners with for some get togethers, contact them to join club! Get certified through Penn State UP class Kinesiology 45, get further training through Nittany Divers.
Website: www.nittanydivers.org
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Met them at Beneath the Sea expo 2019, very cool aquarium with many opportunities for learning, trips as a club, and research/internships and work! They have some very cool things on their calendar like Turtle Day, and beach cleanups, and Educational Beach Walks.
Website: www.jenkinsons.com/aquarium
Email: jenkinsonsaquarium@comcast.net
Smithsonian Aquatics/Marine Science Internship (paid)
New England, US
Contact Peyton Mowrey (MSS alumni) via MSS GroupMe for more information.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clearwater, FL (near tampa)
Contact Amanda Beck (from MSS) via email at a.beck144@yahoo.com for reference, help, or more information. Worked in marketing department, on Dolphin Research Expeditions, intern in education department, and volunteer diver. This aquarium is incredible and has the world’s first dolphin with a prosthetic tail! Helped to develop Winter’s Gel, which is used for even human prosthetics today. Their mission is Rescue, Rehab, and Release, but they do a lot of research on the environment, conservation and protection of marine life, many other positions are available as well!
Website: www.seewinter.com
Georgia Aquarium
Atlanta, GA
Only aquarium in US with whale sharks!!! One of the best aquariums ever! They offer internships, jobs, of course, and seasonal hires as well as many research positions. Contact Amanda Beck (from MSS) via email at a.beck144@yahoo.com for a reference.
Website: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/
The Florida Aquarium
Tampa, FL
Super cool aquarium downtown Tampa, they always need volunteers, interns, and divers!!! If you would like to talk to someone who volunteers there, please contact Amanda Beck (from MSS) via email at a.beck144@yahoo.com for contact information.
Website: https://www.flaquarium.org/
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
Pittsburgh, PA
Both zoo and aquarium in one, they offer internships, seasonal positions, and hire as well as ask for volunteers. They are a wonderful program, and host many different events throughout the year which are great for networking, open to the public. We have worked with them as a club and had several members recommend their program highly. For more information ask Lauren Schreck via GroupMe.
Website: https://www.pittsburghzoo.org/careers
Shark Angels
This company was founded by a group of women who were looking to correct the misunderstood apex predators, sharks in the media. Sharks are not mindless killing machines as programs like shark week might sometimes have you believe, so these angels are looking to spread the word that when taking precautionary measures that should be used with any possible animal encounter, sharks can be beautiful and majestic, instead of “scary and mean”.
Website: http://sharkangels.org/our-network/the-team
Reef Save
East Coast, US
This amazing company is all about protecting the ocean from our favorite invasive specie, lionfish. They’ve come up with a very minimalist, no-weld fishnet perfect for capturing lionfish in a safe way. They need people to fill up their research expeditions so they can get a big enough boat for their research all while teaching about their trade. They also give the lionfish to local restaurants in order to be correctly prepared for human consumption so both the ocean, and the average diner can be safe. They are looking for volunteers, divers, and a team of researchers for their expeditions. Go to their website for further information.
Website: http://www.reefsave.org/vacation-for-a-cause.html
Email: alice@reefsave.org
Phone: (919) 522-6656 (Alice Brinkley- internship director)
Shark Research Institute
HI
Join Charlie Fasano to capture images of Hawaii Tiger Sharks for a state-wide identification program, with daily boat trips (and diving!) to catalogue resident tiger sharks of Big Island, HI. Contact Marie Levine, executive director at global headquarters (Princeton, NJ).
Website: https://sharks.org
Email: marie@sharks.org
Phone: (609)921-3522
Cell: (609)915-5211
The New York City Sea Gypsies
PA, NY, and NJ
Join them on land or underwater, they feature a free presentation every month by a noted speaker a free photography meeting, dinner at a different restaurant, one or more happy hours, and other social events involving people in the field! Members pay annual dues of $20 but get boat dives, shore dives, quarry dives, and occasional dive trips for beginner to advanced divers, in both warm and cold locations.
Website: www.seagysies.nyc
Events Website: meetup.com/seagypsies