Undergraduate Geology Student Wins Prestigious Internship at NASA’s Lunar and Planetary Institute
Internship Involves Remote Sensing and Mapping of Venus
Sabrina Martinez, a geology major in UH’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, was selected for a summer internship at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). The institute is located near NASA Johnson Space Center, on the south side of Houston.
Sabrina MartinezOn NASA’s behalf, LPI provides leadership in the scientific community for research in lunar, planetary and solar system sciences, and linkage with related terrestrial programs. Each year, LPI’s internship selection committee invites about 12 undergraduates from all over the world to participate in the program. Interns must have at least 50 semester hours of credit to experience the cutting-edge research in lunar and planetary sciences.