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SGSUP 2020 Summer Internship Program

Arizona State University students have the opportunity to apply and compete for summer internships through the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. The internship program offers students the opportunity for hands-on experience in a variety of specialized fields and will provide skills training applicable to any field. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply for this experiential and educational opportunity. 

Students participating in the SGSUP 2020 Summer Internship Program can choose to receive a $1,000 scholarship or academic credit. 

Expected duration of all internships is 8-10 weeks (June 1 through early August), but will vary based on the nature of each project, and students' schedules and existing obligations will be considered.

Interns earn these benefits:

  • Career-relevant work experience and skills
  • An opportunity to engage in research projects with leading scholars
  • Develop critical skills to build your resume for a great career start and advancement
  • The benefits earned from working closely with faculty mentors
  • A scholarship of $1,000 OR academic credit

Eligibility

The SGSUP Summer 2020 Internship Program is open to all Arizona State University students who meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Eligible student candidates must be admitted and enrolled at ASU
  • Graduate, 4+1 accelerated degree candidates, undergraduate, and international students are all eligible to apply
  • Undergraduate students must have achieved a minimum of 75 credits toward the 120 credit ASU degree.  A second semester junior or senior student in first or second semester is eligible.
  • Students must have earned and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher at ASU, as evidenced on their resume

Projects

The following opportunities are currently available to interested students.

Project Title Faculty Advisor Available for
scholarship?
Available for
course credit?
Available to
ASU Online?

Examining the Impacts of COVID-19
on University
Policies and Student Housing

Dr. Meagan Ehlenz (Assistant Professor, SGSUP)
with mentoring from Dr. Sarah Mawhorter (Post-Doctoral
Scholar, the University of Southern California)
Yes Yes Yes
Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data Dr. Amy Frazier (Assistant Professor, SGSUP)
with mentoring from Dr. Kunwar Singh (Geospatial
Scientist at AidData, The College of William and Mary)
Yes Yes Yes
Near-term Ecological Forecasting to
Prevent Loss of Biodiversity
Dr. Amy Frazier (Assistant Professor, SGSUP)
with mentoring from Dr. Benjamin Hemingway
(Postdoctoral Research, SGSUP)
Yes Yes Yes 
Assessment of Metro-area CO2 Emissions
Reduction Arising fromDeployment of Cool Roofs
Dr. Matei Georgescu (Associate Professor, SGSUP) Yes No No 

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Location Tracking
Technologies used in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Systems

Dr. Peter Kedron (Assistant Professor, SGSUP) Yes Yes  Yes

Planning for Resilience to Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities

Dr. Sara Meerow (Assistant Professor, SGSUP)
working in collaboration with Dr. Ladd Keith (Assistant
Professor in the School of Landscape Architecture
and Planning at the University of Arizona)
Yes Yes Yes

Creative Neighborhoods in the COVID Context: An
Exploration of Driveway, Sidewalk, and Street
Expression in U.S. Single-Family Home Neighborhoods
during Stay-At-Home Orders

Dr. Deirdre Pfeiffer (Associate Professor, SGSUP) Yes Yes Yes

Using Lidar-Based Tree Data and MGWR to Model
Housing Prices in Arizona

Dr. Andrew Trgovac (Instructor, SGSUP)

Yes Yes Yes 

Creating a Pre-European Settlement Public Land Survey
Record (PLSRs) Database

Dr. Andrew Trgovac (Instructor, SGSUP) Yes Yes Yes

Application Instructions:

To apply for any of the internships listed above, please complete this online application form, which will also ask you to upload your current resume or C.V.

Application Deadline: 

Apply for the internship program by May 22, 2020.