Student C2C Internships and Research Projects

Zach Cava, snake-catcher

Becky Webster with the ISV crew

Here is the beginning of an ever-growing series of reports and blogs from student C2C winners!

2009 C2C Research Award Winners

Layne Kasprzyk (Environmental Science/Chemistry 2010) furthered his research under Chemistry Professor Akiko Fillinger on recycling IC Dining Hall waste oil into biodiesel fuel, and C2C funds supported Taryn Hubbard (Environmental Studies 2010) and Emma Hileman (Environmental Studies 2011) in developing an organic garden on campus.

2009 C2C Internship Award Winners 

2009's interns worked on a diversity of topics and in varied locales - from here on the IC campus to California and New Zealand, and covering topics that ranged from endangered species research and protection to land conservation to permaculture to eco-friendly transportation planning...

Becky Webster, ESP's fearless reporter, work/study student and combined ESP/Journalism major (2011), traveled to New Zealand with International Student Volunteers, where she worked on conservation projects addressing habitat restoration and endangered species preservation, and explored the extraordinary environments and culture of the "Land of the Long White Cloud" (the Maori name for NZ).  Read about her fantastic experiences on her blog.

Zach Cava (Biology December 2009, Environmental Studies minor)  studied rattlesnake/ground squirrel interactions over the summer in the San Francisco Bay Area with Dr. Rulon Clark of San Diego State University. Zach's photos are posted to the FieldHerpsForum blog (links below).

• Rattlesnakes and Ground Squirrels - Round 1
• Rattlesnakes and Ground Squirrels - Round 2
• Rattlesnakes and Ground Squirrels - Round 3
• Rattlesnakes and Ground Squirrels - and National Geo photographers! - Round 4
• Rattlesnakes and Ground Squirrels - Final Round

Emma Hileman (Environmental Studies 2011) worked with the Finger Lakes Land Trust on land management and program administration. Allison Ward (Psychology 2010) provided support to start-up of Ithaca's new sustainability-focused charter school, New Roots. 

Jeff Goodwin (TV-Radio 2010) and Bryan Davis (Communication Management & Design 2010, Environmental Studies minor) both worked on alternative transportation planning - Jeff developing a management plan for the IC campus and Bryan working with the Ithaca community on the Way2Go Program.

Drea Kasianchuk (Communication Management and Design 2010, Environmental Studies minor) and Becky Bowen (Environmental Studies December 2009) both combined sustainability education and permaculture work in different settings, Drea at EcoVillage at Ithaca and supporting development of on-line learning for a University of Hawai'i program, and Becky working at the Cayuta Sun Homestead to help host the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute's annual permaculture design course.