This internship opportunity will provide students with definitive career and research experience using the latest technology that will further strengthen their preparation and competitiveness for jobs or continued education in the environmental area. Many students will also choose to continue on to graduate school for M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Employment opportunities vary depending on special interest and geographical area and level of academic achievement. Good students usually have a choice of jobs in industry or consulting, government academia, and non-profit organizations. Recent graduates have readily obtained positions with the EPA, Corps of Engineers, environmental consulting firms, and many major industries and academic institutions.
Advanced instrumentation is available to the students.
Research lab work is done by undergraduates, graduates and instructors. Labs and research facilities include spectrophotometers, chromatographs, radioisotope tracer equipment, recombinant DNA technology, as well as environmental analytical equipment. Environmental Instrumentation Laboratory. Strong individualized attention to the student is a primary characteristic of the biology faculty. Students choose their advisors relative to their special and personal interests.