Varanasi Quantitative Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
The Varanasi Quantitative Undergraduate Summer Internship Program has been connecting UW students majoring in quantitative and computer sciences with fisheries sciences since 2012. Endowed by Usha and S. Rao Varanasi, this unique internship is funded jointly by NOAA Fisheries, SAFS and the UW Department of Mathematics.
The internship provides undergraduate majors from Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science departments, as well as within the College of the Environment, with real-world experiences—working on west coast fisheries projects under the mentorship of scientists at NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC).
Taking place over the summer, students work on a research project that integrates mathematics with the science that informs fishery managers. At the end of the internships, students and mentors meet with the Director of SAFS, the NWFSC coordinator of the internship program, along with Usha and Rao Varanasi, to discuss their experiences and accomplishments.
