2026 Intern Research Projects

On the application form you will be asked to indicate up to three research projects that interest you and to briefly explain your choices.

1.1 - The annual cycle of the Gulf Stream: characterization and contributions to the total variability of the current (Alice Ren)

1.2 - Dissolved oxygen response to climate variability in the Southern California Current system (Alice Ren)

1.3 - Spectral analysis of a mooring in the East Greenland Coastal Current (Alice Ren)

1.4 - Relating the color of the Sargasso Sea to ocean biology and processes (Eric Hochberg)

1.5 - Creating new remote sensing products for the Sargasso Sea (Eric Hochberg)

1.6 - Surface microplastic distributions from coastal waters to the open ocean (Rachel Parsons)

1.7 - The diversity and functions of eukaryotic microorganisms in the biogeochemical cycles of the Sargasso Sea (Hossein Masigol)

1.8 - Physics to Plastics: Integrating microplastic monitoring into the MV Oleander seawater flow-through system along the Oleander Line (Tim Noyes)

1.9 - Assessing the effect of different alkalinity enhancement techniques on water chemistry of reef waters (Yvonne Sawall)

1.10 - Drivers of Upper-Ocean Current Variability Near Bermuda (Rod Johnson)

2.1 - Viral dynamics within a seasonal oxygen minimum zone (Rachel Parsons and Dani Cox)

2.2 - Shifts in the microbial community associated with a seasonal oxygen minimum zone (Rachel Parsons)

2.3 - Comparing methods for removing the microbiome from the pelagic macroalgae, Sargassum (Rachel Parsons and Dani Cox)

2.4 - Laboratory Experiments Linking Phytoplankton DOM Production to Microbial Bioavailability (Nicholas Baetge and Brett Jameson)

2.5 - Optimising ImageJ macros for the enumeration of bacteria and viruses using image analysis (Rachel Parsons and Dani Cox)

3.1 - Testing the legacy of heat stress on corals (Yvonne Sawall)

3.2 - Assessing the effect of heat stress and artificial upwelling on coral physiology (Yvonne Sawall)

3.3 - Developing algorithms for coral reef remote sensing (Eric Hochberg)

3.4 - Coral reefs in space and time through remote sensing (Eric Hochberg)

3.5 - Phenology (seasonal cycles) of pigments and light absorption in coral reef photosynthesizers (Eric Hochberg)

3.6 - Advancing pigment measurements of coral reef photosynthesizers through spectral reflectance (Eric Hochberg)

3.7 - Developing the gradient flux method for measuring coral reef benthic community primary production, calcification, and light-use efficiency (Eric Hochberg)

3.8 - Measuring the relationship between coral reef community metabolism and environmental drivers (Eric Hochberg)

3.9 - Developing a low-cost system for measuring reef water nutrient concentrations (Eric Hochberg)

3.10 - Into the Blue: A baited remote underwater video (BRUV) survey of deep-sea fauna around Bermuda (Tim Noyes)