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.

Geoscience as a degree pathway and career trajectory is becoming more popular as opportunities expand. Despite the successful examples of growth in the field, there are still barriers to overcome.

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.

Dulaney Boonsue and Izzy Twomey are two RESESS interns working with the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks this summer.

Juan Cruz is a geophysics senior at University of Houston. He is one of the 2024 Summer RESESS interns working in Boulder, Colorado.

Hayley Bricker and Davie Loria are EarthScope’s Summer 2024 Science Communication Career Interns. They chatted about their academic careers, their passion for science communications, and their futures.

Marc Garcia is entering his third year at University of Texas at El Paso for his Ph.D. in geoscience and seismology. He is EarthScope’s Summer 2024 Cloud On-Ramp Career Intern.

Kitri Spencer is a master’s student in applied environmental geosciences at Utah State University. She is one of the 2024 Educational Data & Resources Career Interns.

Quincey Nielson is entering their fourth year at Georgia Institute of Technology for their bachelors in solid Earth and planetary science. They are EarthScope’s Summer 2024 Alaska Field Engineer Career Intern.