Meet our 2024 Interns!
Evanna Chevalier
Hometown: Appleton, WI
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Major: Atmospheric Science and Data Science
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Senior
Research interests: Climate science and climate modeling, atmospheric chemistry, and planetary atmospheres and oceans
Hobbies: Baking, hiking, and reading
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I’m looking forward to exploring a new city and connecting with other interns.
McKenna Eichenauer
Sarah Gryskewicz
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA
University: SUNY Oswego
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Junior
Research interests: Cloud microphysics, aerosol concentrations, circulations, and impacts, atmospheric rivers, and biogeochemical cycles
Hobbies: Staying active, listening to music, playing word games, and crocheting
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I am looking forward to enhancing my research and coding skills as well as connecting with my mentors and fellow interns
Miles Harmala
Hometown: Ham Lake, Minnesota
University: St. Cloud State University
Major: Meteorology
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Senior
Research interests: Synoptic Meteorology, Mesoscale Meteorology, Severe Storms, and Radar Meteorology.
Hobbies: Biking, Storm Chasing, Rock Collecting, and Cooking.
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I am excited to gain research experience and spend time with other passionate scientists! I also look forward to exploring Colorado.
Sam Irvine
Hometown: Leesburg, VA
University: Georgia Tech
Major: Applied Physics
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Junior
Research interests: Tropical meteorology and numerical weather prediction
Hobbies: Playing piano, reading, traveling
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I’m looking forward to developing and using weather models, improving my programming skills, meeting new people, and getting to explore Colorado!
Nour Kastoun
Hometown: NYC
University: Cornell University
Major: Earth and Atmospheric Science (Climate Science concentration)
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Junior
Research interests: Biogeochemical Cycling, Land-Ocean-Atmosphere interactions, Climate Modeling, Remote Sensing
Hobbies: Sewing, reading, hiking, geocaching
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I’m excited to explore climate science research, connect with other interns, and explore all that Colorado and CSU have to offer!
Charlie Remmers
Hometown: Roanoke, IL
University: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Junior
Research interests: Severe weather, ENSO and climate change, weather communication
Hobbies: Weightlifting, volleyball, and video games
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: Developing my coding abilities and making lasting professional connections
Grace Servia
Hometown: Parker, CO
University: Metropolitan State University of Denver
Major: Math, Chemistry
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Senior (4th out of a 5 year program)
Research interests: large-scale systems, climate dynamics, atmosphere-ocean dynamics, planetary science, monitoring systems and instrumentation
Hobbies: rock climbing, skiing, skateboarding, painting, nail art, music
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: The deep dive into atmospheric science and the people!
Anna Trujillo
Hometown: Superior, CO
University: University of Colorado Boulder
Major: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Year in School [Fall 2024]: Senior
Research interests: Ocean-atmosphere coupled feedbacks, atmospheric dynamics and physical oceanography
Hobbies: I love to hike, ski, camp, go to concerts, knit, and spend time with my family and friends!
What are you most looking forward to this summer?: I am super excited to experience a professional research environment, form connections with my mentors and peers, and explore what Fort Collins has to offer!
REU Calendar
Explore Fort Collins
Human-powered Transportation. Fort Collins is a bike-friendly city, with an extensive network of dedicated bike lanes and bike paths.
Food Truck Rallies happen every Tuesday in City Park and feature some of the best food in Fort Collins!
Free Live Music. Fort Collins is home to a vibrant summer live music scene. Like so much else, this part of our community was shut down during 2020, but elements of it are slowly returning. Keep an eye on the website to see how things unfold in 2021.
Old Town. Also known as Downtown, Old Town is the heart of Fort Collins. This is where the urban fun is.
The Great Outdoors. This may be one of the main reasons you applied for the CSU REU program, and we want you to enjoy it! We’ve got everything from a citywide network of recreational trails, City-owned Natural Areas, County Parks (including local favorite Horsetooth Mountain Open Space), State Parks (including nearby Lory State Park), Rocky Mountain National Park, and more all within easy reach of your summer home. You might learn as much about yourself while exploring a trail as you will while exploring your science.