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Ciarra Greene
AISES Chapter Member
I am interested in opportunities not only to gain new perspectives, but also to gain the experience of working with successful and knowledgeable professionals. I am a particularly motivated and hardworking individual. Through my past summer internship with the Nez Perce Tribe Air Quality Office, I enriched my passion for environmental sciences. Above and beyond expectations, I developed summer school science lessons for the local elementary school, interactively taught through summer camps, and organized data for public understanding. The most rewarding aspect of the internship was the introduction to an array of interesting issues, including soil, diversity in foliage, and the connectivity of all things through a scientific aspect. Presently as a Hanford Technical Intern, I have been exposed to the study of nuclear energy and related issues. Through my Native American culture I have learned to look Seven Generations into the future. I am concerned that administration and scientists alike are underestimating the affects of continuing production of nuclear energy. With this concept in mind, my future plans for this project entail comparing various energy sources, and using the information to make the best decisions for our future. I have been honored to also work for the National Science Foundation focusing my research on uranium transport through metal oxide interactions. This project was complicated to take on as a freshman, but with natural leadership skills, and an ambition to learn, I have developed my understanding immensely. This is a continuing project that has great hopes for understanding uranium contamination. I am a student who not only is eager to learn, but also is interested in applying my knowledge to issues that matter. Through various opportunities I would undoubtedly be inspired to continue research or development.
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