{"id":1881,"date":"2019-06-27T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T21:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/?page_id=1881"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:33:03","slug":"internship-impacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urban\/internship-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"

BU URBAN Trainees partner with government, non-governmental, and private sector organizations to tackle urban environmental challenges together. Host organizations present real-world data and problems that could benefit from a fresh and dedicated perspective. <\/span>Graduate students contribute their expertise in urban biogeoscience and environmental health and during their internships learn new skills, expand their professional network, and explore new career paths. Click the topics below to learn about student internships and the products that resulted from their work.<\/p>\n

Do you have a project that you’d like an URBAN graduate student to help tackle? Reach out to urban@bu.edu<\/a><\/strong> to discuss.<\/p>\n

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Click to learn how trainees work to improve the air we breathe.<\/h4>
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Investigating Trends in Urban Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Across the US\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Trainee<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject Partner\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nConstructing an Understanding of Low-Cost Air Quality Monitoring<\/a><\/td>\n\"QuantAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nImproving Classroom Ventilation in Andover, MA<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"
\n& <\/strong>Town of Andover<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Alina<\/td>\nUnderstanding Chelsea, MA\u2019s Air Pollution in a Changing Climate<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Kathryn<\/td>\nPollution, People, and Power Plants: Health Burdens in Peabody, MA<\/a><\/td>\n\"Mass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nCommunity Monitoring of Aviation Air Pollution<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nInvestigating Trends in Urban Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Across the US<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    <\/ol>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n\"\"

    Click to learn how trainees work to improve the water we drink.<\/h4>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Trainee<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject Partner\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nCoastal Vulnerability in the Merrimack River Watershed<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nInvestigating and Remediating Contaminated Sites in New England<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"
    \nEnvironmental Resources Management<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nDetecting Drug Consumption with Wastewater<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a><\/td>\nUsing Whole Genome Sequencing to<\/a> Study the Invasive Pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus<\/a><\/td>\n\"University\"Sea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/a><\/td>\nTracking Historic and Current Water Quality of the Charles River<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\nInvestigating the impacts of estuarine water quality and ecological regime shifts on fish species in the northeastern United States<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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    Click to learn how trainees tackle climate challenges. <\/h4>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Trainee<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject Partner<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/a>Adapting to Climate Change through Policy Innovation<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAdvancing Health and Energy Equity in the United States<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAccounting for Greenhouse gases and Energy Use in Tompkins County, NY<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nInforming Electrification in Cambridge, MA<\/a><\/td>\nCambridge City Councillor Quinton Zondervann<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nForecasting Lyme Disease in Southern Maine<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"
    \n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nWildlife Exposure to Heavy Metals and Disease in the Adirondacks, NY<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"Claudia<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Climate Justice Technical Expert for the Green Ribbon Commission\u2019s Collaborative Climate Action Planning Program <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a><\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Review of Nature-Related Topics in the 5th National Climate Assessment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"Global<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Establishing Performance Goals, Metrics, and Targets for Evaluating the Performance of ENO\u2019s and TNO\u2019s Grid Resiliency Investments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"Synapse\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Simulating Mid-Century Climate Impacts on New York City\u2019s Energy Demands<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Science Communication on Heat Adaptation: Connecting Community Members, Decision-makers, and Researchers<\/a <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/a><\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Mobility, Open Space, and Climate Justice: Advancing Climate Projects in the Consulting Context<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"MXM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Mitigating the Effects of Extreme Heat on the Residents of Chelsea, MA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"Greenroots<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Mapping and Modeling Urban Heat in Baltimore<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Bridging the Gap Between Research and Action on Climate Change and Health<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    \n
    Women\u2019s Climate Shock Insurance Initiative: Piloting an Early Heat Warning System<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Improving Uncertainty Quantification for Carbon Forecasts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Modeling Heat Impacts of a New Neighborhood: Beacon Park Yards Framework Plan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"City of Boston Planning and Development Agency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Modeling Patterns of Residential Heating Consumption in Massachusetts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Digitizing Massachusetts Gas System to Aid in Resilient Energy Transition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Climate Resilience Startup Pilot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Powering Equity: Centering Communities in NYC’s Battery Storage Future<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"NYC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n\n
    \n
    Extended Producer Responsibility Policies and Procedures Across U.S. States<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

    \"\"

    Click to learn how trainees work to improve urban greenspace.<\/h4>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Trainee<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nProject Partner<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Planting Trees with a Purpose in Arlington, MA<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Developing an Urban Forest Plan for Providence, RI<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    & City of Providence, RI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Mapping Tree Equity in Boston, MA<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Cooling with Plants: Evaluating Ecosystem Services in Boston, MA<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/p>\n

    City of Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Expanding Green Roof Gardens at Boston University<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"BU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"Daniel<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Biomass Estimation to Aid Industrial Response to Climate Change<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"Chloris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"Samantha<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Evaluating Boston\u2019s Organic Waste Cycles: Keeping Compost Clean for Community Gardens<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"Trustees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Ecological Stewardship and Restoration in Massachusetts<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"Trustees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Identifying where private trees can benefit the public<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Mapping Trees and Their Public Health Benefits in Boston, MA<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Improving Carbon Crediting for Reforestation Projects<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

    Linking Tree Cover, Air Quality, & Public Health in Urban Boston<\/a><\/td>\n

    		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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