Internship Sites

A laboratory, business, or agency approved by any Biology Faculty member may serve as a site for an internship. Many faculty have established initial contacts with potential internship sites in the OKC area. This list is modified regularly to include new internship sites as they become available. For more information contact the Biology Department at (405) 974-5017.

Internship Site Activities Starting Date(s)

Oklahoma University Health Science Center Biomedical research involving microbiology, immunology, and DNA techniques To be scheduled

Oklahoma City Zoological Park Prepare educational programs, research in conservation/ captive breeding programs, zookeeper chats, animal care, maintenance of the botanical garden, Aquaticus maintenance. To be scheduled

Oklahoma City Fisheries and Parks Service Maintenance of fisheries/hatcheries, stock lakes, park programs. To be scheduled

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Wetland assessment, planning, and restoration/maintenance. To be scheduled

Arcadia Lake Park Environmental education, wetland restoration. To be scheduled

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation*
Click here to learn more
Prairie dog reintroduction, Selman bat cave programs, assemble slide programs, enter data, mapping, prepare reports. To be scheduled

Oklahoma Conservation Commission* Stream monitoring, habitat assessment, biological collections, riparian assessment Summer is the busiest time, to be scheduled

Water Quality Resources Board*
Internships @ $7.50/hr
Water quality allocation in surface and ground water, stream habitat assessment, biological collections, limnological work, data analysis Summer is the busiest time, to be scheduled

Myriad Gardens Botanical experience To be scheduled

Wallops Island Marine Science Consortium**
Click here to learn more.
Marine biology education, natural history of marine environments. Spring (March - June) Summer (June - August)

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory***
Click here to learn more.
Research in the following areas (and more): bioremediation, ecology, ecotoxicology Summer, perhaps other times of the year with special arrangements.

University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island. Go to http://alpha.marsci.uga.edu/ugami.html to learn more. Research internships in chemical oceanography, ecology (plants, animals, decomposers), and more. Application must be postmarked by Feb 6, 2000

Student Conservation Assocation (SCA) Large number of paid internships, most are out-of-state, too many different activities to list here As announced by the SCA.

Rainforest Action Network Interns help an environmental organization. For more info see their web site. negotiated on an individual basis.

Internship Site	Activities	Starting Date(s)
Oklahoma University Health Science Center	Biomedical research involving microbiology, immunology, and DNA techniques	To be scheduled
Oklahoma City Zoological Park	Prepare educational programs, research in conservation/ captive breeding programs, zookeeper chats, animal care, maintenance of the botanical garden, Aquaticus maintenance.	To be scheduled
Oklahoma City Fisheries and Parks Service	Maintenance of fisheries/hatcheries, stock lakes, park programs.	To be scheduled
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service	Wetland assessment, planning, and restoration/maintenance.	To be scheduled
Arcadia Lake Park	Environmental education, wetland restoration.	To be scheduled
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation* Click here to learn more	Prairie dog reintroduction, Selman bat cave programs, assemble slide programs, enter data, mapping, prepare reports.	To be scheduled
Oklahoma Conservation Commission*	Stream monitoring, habitat assessment, biological collections, riparian assessment	Summer is the busiest time, to be scheduled
Water Quality Resources Board* Internships @ $7.50/hr	Water quality allocation in surface and ground water, stream habitat assessment, biological collections, limnological work, data analysis	Summer is the busiest time, to be scheduled
Myriad Gardens	Botanical experience	To be scheduled
Wallops Island Marine Science Consortium** Click here to learn more.	Marine biology education, natural history of marine environments.	Spring (March - June) Summer (June - August)
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory*** Click here to learn more.	Research in the following areas (and more): bioremediation, ecology, ecotoxicology	Summer, perhaps other times of the year with special arrangements.
University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island. Go to http://alpha.marsci.uga.edu/ugami.html to learn more.	Research internships in chemical oceanography, ecology (plants, animals, decomposers), and more.	Application must be postmarked by Feb 6, 2000
Student Conservation Assocation (SCA)	Large number of paid internships, most are out-of-state, too many different activities to list here	As announced by the SCA.
Rainforest Action Network	Interns help an environmental organization. For more info see their web site.	negotiated on an individual basis.

*Eligible for Carl Albert Internships (i.e., paid internships). The deadline for the Carl Albert internships is always in March. Awards are announced in the early summer.

**Housing on station and meals at the cafeteria are provided by the MSC while groups are on station. Fall and Spring interns receive a bi-weekly stipend of about $300.00

***This includes a $250.00 per week stipend and travel expenses (one round trip) between the SREL and your home institution.

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