Author: Jaden Hill

Elishua Shepherd is a RESESS intern that recently finished his third year at Arizona State University studying Earth and Space Exploration (Geological Sciences). This summer, Elishua is working to conduct X-ray diffraction analysis.

Kaissa Inzunza Fonseca, who goes by Kai for short, studies environmental planning at Central New Mexico College. This summer, Kaissa is working with a team in New Mexico to build a data collection on the local aquifer that’s accessible to the public.

Nick is a Geo-Launchpad intern from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This summer, Nick’s project incorporates his interests in forestry, hydrology, and geochemistry.

Niah Tyler, who goes by Tyler, is a RESESS intern in Sorocco, New Mexico. This summer, Tyler is working on a project that utilizes a machine learning program called GrowClust to locate earthquake hypocenters, allowing for a better understanding of where these faults are located.