The Earth and Space Research –Summer Institute (ESR-SI) is a four-week summer research experience where high school students in the Seattle area engage in mentored research projects in the geosciences with tangible, externally-visible outcomes (e.g., educational blog posts, presentations at regional and national conferences, peer-reviewed publications).
ESR – Summer Institute 2025
23 June 2025 – 18 July 2025 | M-F from 9 am – 2 pm
Tuition – $2284
ESR-SI 2025 is focused on the ice and climate of two important areas of Earth’s Cryosphere System:
- Coastal Greenland
- Coastal Antarctica
Students will be mentored by Dr. Taryn Black (University of Maryland, ESR Affiliate) and Dr. Michael Town (ESR Research Scientist). Students will be exposed to a mixture of state-of-the-art data analysis techniques (Python, Pandas, Xarray, and more), satellite data (e.g. ICESat-2, LANDSAT-9), other ice and climate data products. They will interact with other professional scientists at ESR and the University of Washington. See full course description for details.
Application deadline April 18, 2025. Acceptance letters will be sent by May 2, 2025.
The Program, developed by the instructor, Dr. Michael Town, was piloted in 2018 and since then has been growing in both program content and its student cohort. Want to know more? Follow the links below:
Storytelling in the Sciences by Michael Town