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Intern Spotlight: Alex Mehta (Student Careers)

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Alex Mehta is one of EarthScope’s 2025 Science Communication Interns, working with Scott Johnson and Emily Zawacki on a variety of visual media, including videos and infographics. She is currently a senior at the University of Georgia, where she is majoring in Marine Science. She is very passionate about science communication, particularly in the area of climate change.

Intern Spotlight: Beck Hufstetler (Student Careers)

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Beck Hufstetler is one of EarthScope’s 2025 Science Communication Interns, working with Scott Johnson and Emily Zawacki. She’s working on creating videos and articles about how scientists locate materials deep underground, and why these materials are so important.

Intern Spotlight: Riley Zhang (Student Careers)

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Yurong “Riley” Zhang (she/her) is EarthScope’s Summer 2025 Instrumentation Intern, working with Chris Calvelage. She is currently a PhD candidate at Michigan State University, working the seismic structure of Tonga and Pampean subduction zones and mantle wedges, with a particular emphasis on seismic attenuation, velocity tomography, and stress drop analysis. Previously, she earned her bachelor’s in geophysics from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Intern Spotlight: Viridis Miranda (Student Careers)

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Viridis Miranda (she/her) is from Puerto Rico, and is currently a master’s student at the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez Campus. She is one of three of EarthScope’s Summer 2025 Science Communication Career Interns, working with Scott Johnson and Emily Zawacki.

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Intern Spotlight: Summer Czarnowski (RESESS)

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Summer Czarnowski is entering their last semester at North Dakota State University for their degree in geology. They are one of EarthScope’s Summer 2024 RESESS Interns at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque.