ACEP Summer Internship Program 2024
In its sixth year, the ACEP Summer Internship Program selected 17 interns to pursue projects in various areas of energy research. Students are each mentored by an Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) researcher on a project around the state to work on a variety of energy research.
The internship cohort consists of two internship strands -- NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) as well as AUSI (ACEP Undergraduate Summer Internship).
The students attended a three-day welcome, an informative onboarding focusing on the resources, technologies and operations of Alaska's wide range of microgrid energy systems.
To learn more, visit the ACEP YouTube page for the intern final presentation recordings at the end of the summer.
2024 Interns
![Kemi Adediran](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0082-KemiAdediran-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Kemi Adediran
Project: Creating Contextualized Community Resources for the Railbelt Decarbonization Report:
Data Visualization
Undergraduate: Howard University
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Emilia Hernandez
Find out more about Kemi's project
![Lydia Andriesen](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0034-LydiaAdriesen-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Lydia Andriesen
Project: Introduction to Marine Energy: Community Study for River Energy in McGrath, Alaska
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Mathematics; Environmental Change
Mentor: Eloise Brown, Steph Fisher
Find out more about Lydia's project
![Liam Chelkowski](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0123-LiamChelkowski-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Liam Chelkowski
Project: Railbelt Communities Data Analyst
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Business; Data Science
Mentor: Magnus de Witt, Gwen Holdmann
Find out more about Liam's project
![Chase Hetler](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0111-ChaseHetler-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Chase Hetler
Project: Gathering Stakeholder and Community Perspectives on the Power Cost Equalization Program
Undergraduate: Colorado College
Major: Environmental Studies; Political Science
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Magnus de Witt, Gwen Holdmann
Find out more about Chase's project
![Dominique Hinds](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-interns-0134-DominiqueHinds-square-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Dominique Hinds
Project: 3-Phase Inverter Controller
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Mariko Shirazi Find out more about Dominique's project
![Talia Huddleston](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-talia-huddleston-1080x1080.jpg)
Talia Huddleston
Project: Creating an Educational Resource to Tell the Story of Energy Subsidies and Renewable
Energy in Rural Alaska
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Chris Pike, Michelle Wilber
Find out more about Talia's project
![Greta Laesch](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-Greta-Laesch-1080x1080.jpg)
Greta Laesch
Project: Equitable Implementation for Rural Alaska EV Charging Station
Undergraduate: Williams College
Major: DataScience
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Michelle Wilber
Find out more about Greta's project.
![Joy Lomelino](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0041-JoyLomelino-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Joy Lomelino
Project: Introduction to Cybersecurity: Developing a Small Energy Utility Gap Assessment
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Major: Cybersecurity
Minor: Environmental Change
Mentor: John Haverlack
Find out more about Joy's project
![Jenae Matson](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0018-JenaeMatson-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Jenae Matson
Project: Data Librarian
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics
Mentor: Liz Dobbins
![Abby McCallum](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0070-AbbyMcCallum-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Abby McCallum
Project: Assessing the Impacts of the Diesel Fuel Life Cycle on Rural Alaskan Communities and
Their Resilience
Undergraduate: American University
Major: Environmental Science; International Studies
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Magnus de Witt
Find out more about Abby's project
![Robert Michael](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0008-RJMichael-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Robert Michael
Project: Introduction to Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Awareness Training Development
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Anchorage
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics; Computer Systems Engineering
Mentor: John Haverlack
Find out more about Robert's project
![Kristian Nudlash-Barger](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-Kristian-Nudlash-Barger-1080x1080.jpg)
Kristian Nudlash-Barger
Project: Prototyping a Solar Root Cellar
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Anchorage
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Michelle Wilber
Find out more about Kristian's project
![Allison Peng](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0094-AllisonPeng-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Allison Peng
Project: Data Set Management for Digital Twin
Undergraduate: University of California, Davis
Major: Statistical Data Science
Minor: Computer Science
Mentor: Daisy Huang, Dayne Broderson
Find out more about Allison's projects.
![Arana Rodriguez](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0043-AranaRodriguez-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Arana Rodriguez
Project: Creating Contextualized Community Resources for the Railbelt Decarbonization Report:
Story Maps
Undergraduate: University of San Diego
Major: Integrated Engineering - Environmental Sustainability Concentration
Minor: Ethnic Studies
Mentor: Emilia Hernandez
Find out more about Arana's project
![Jack Schuster](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0007-JackShuster-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Jack Schuster
Project: Introduction to Marine Energy: Fieldwork and 3D Printing
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota - Duluth
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Energy Engineering
Mentor: Emily Alverado, Steph Fisher
Find out more about Jack's project
![Micah VanderHart](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0099-MicahVanderHart-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Micah VanderHart
Project: Development of an Active Vacuum Insulation System for Buildings
Undergraduate: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Mathematics
Mentor: Tom Marsik
Find out more about Micah's project
![Ashley Yang](/acep/images/internships/2024/2024-Interns-0056-AshleyYang-ybi-600x600.jpg)
Ashley Yang
Project: Electricity Price Predictions using Data Driven Models: Machine Learning and Statistical
Techniques
Undergraduate: Wellesley College
Major: Data Science; Economics
Minor: N/A
Mentor: Magnus de Witt, Gwen Holdmann
Find out more about Ashley's project