Program Not Offered in 2018

Overview

Dr. Eugene Odum, regarded as the father of ecosystems ecology, launched his scientific career at the Huyck Preserve in the early 1940s as one of the first Senior Research Fellows at the biological research station. In honor of his legacy, the Huyck Preserve offers an internship for undergraduate students who are interested in conducting ecological field research. Similar to the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs, interns work with scientific professionals, conduct and present original research, and gain valuable professional experience at a biological field station that has a rich history of launching prominent ecologists' careers. 

Internship summary

• This is a residential internship at the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station
  
• Four highly qualified undergraduate students will be selected each summer.
• This is a full-time internship for the duration of eight weeks
• The internship is unpaid, however housing and equipment is provided
• Arrangements for college credit must be made with the applicant’s home institution
• Applications are Due the second Friday of March by 5:00 PM 

Odum Internship Info

Applications are due yearly on the second Friday of March by 5:00 PM. Applications received after the March deadline are not considered.

Odum Internship Application Form

Instructions for Recommendations

About the Internship

Interns will work under the direction of the Summer Research Fellow (SRF). Previous Research Fellows have included:

• Dr. Seth Bigelow, Forest Ecologist, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
• Dr. George Robinson, Associate Professor of Biology at University at Albany, SUNY
• Dr. Eddie Watkins, Assistant Professor of Biology at Colgate University
• Dr. Susan Beatty, formerly Professor of Geography and Associate Dean of Natural Sciences at University of Colorado at Boulder and now Provost at Sage Colleges
• Dr. Radka Wildova, Plant Ecologist, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology U. Michigan. 

Interns from previous years have come from Colleges and Universities such as: Allegheny, Bard, Bates, Binghamton, Colgate, Cornell, Hamilton, Macalester, UMBC, SUNY ESF, and University of Chicago 

Student Projects

Student projects can be in the fields of ecology, conservation biology, environmental science, and evolutionary biology. Students will also have the opportunity to work on projects with visiting scientists whose research is supported by the station. Students choosing to complete final papers will have the opportunity for their research to be published in the Huyck Preserve's Odum Letters. Check out examples of student projects in the journals to the right.

Odum Letters Volume 1, 2014

Odum Letters Volume 2, 2015