The ~10-week Potter Internship provides students with hands-on experience in geologic research and fieldwork pertaining to issues relevant in Illinois. It is open to any undergraduate and master’s student currently enrolled. PRI has been running this program for multiple years with some great success. My coastal research group has had multiple interns since 2022 in which I assisted, however this year I am searching for my own intern. My colleague is searching as well. PRI is located on UIUC’s campus, however since the coastal group operates out of a field office just over the Wisconsin border, we have the ability and the need to find interns in the greater Chicago/ Milwaukee metropolitan area that is able to commute. Anyone is welcome to apply for any of the projects, but if there is interest in staying local, our internship projects are:
- Bathymetric Assessment of Nearshore Morphodynamics Along the Illinois Beach State Park Breakwater Chain (my project)
- Monitoring Storm Activity Along the Illinois Coast of Lake Michigan Using Passive Seismic Recording Networks (Dr. Mitchell Barklage’s project)