iSchool graduate students have a huge range of interests, and our program offerings are incredibly diverse. It only makes sense that our graduate students embark on some of the most interesting and coveted summer internships out there.
Today, you’ll meet five iSchool graduate students who are starting their summer internships.
Who are the summer internship bloggers? Every summer, select iSchool students share their internship experience on InfoSpace. You’ll hear their challenges and successes of going through a summer internship in their own words.
This year, we split our introductions into two parts. If you missed the introduction of our undergraduate students last week, get caught up!
Let’s meet our graduate summer bloggers:
Isabel McCullough
Isabel McCullough
Interning with National Geographic
M.S. in Library and Information Science
Isabel is starting her second year as an MLIS student at SU’s School of Information Studies. She also works as a Research Assistant at the Special Collections Research Center in Bird Library. When not buried in one book or another, Isabel enjoys baking, board games, and crossword puzzles.
This summer, Isabel is working at the National Geographic Library and Archives, which is part of the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The biggest project she’s tackling will be processing a collection of research reports relating to grants awarded by the National Geographic Society over the past 131 years.
Palani Muthukkaruppan
Palaniappan Muthukkaruppan
Interning with NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)
M.S. in Applied Data Science
I’m Palani, second year graduate student studying Applied Data Science in iSchool. I was born and brought up in Chennai, India. Having worked as a Business Analyst in Accenture for 2 years, I’ve come here for my graduate studies. As a business analyst, I have always been fascinated by the story data can tell when it is mined. That’s what got me to do my masters in this field.
After having finished 3 semesters in my master’s program, I finally got an internship opportunity with NYSERDA in Albany. I’m working as a Data Analyst for a team which overlooks the single-family residential homes in the state of New York.
Currently they are working on an initiative which would help homes around NY state set up energy efficient cooling and heating systems. I’m helping them in targeting the geographic locations, determining the incentives to be provided for the new system, and bunch of different aspects of this new project
Nishant Soni
Nishant Soni
Interning with Franklin Templeton Investments
M.S. in Information Management
Hey everyone! I’m Nishant Soni, a first-year Information Management Graduate student at the iSchool, Syracuse University. For the past few months, I had been working as a faculty assistant under Professor Yang Wang.
I love traveling and meeting people from all around the globe. This zeal to network and connect with people helped me land my very first job in Poland which gave me an opportunity to travel to more than 30 countries.
I’m currently working as a Risk Analyst Intern in the Fixed Income Department for Franklin Templeton Investments which is a global investment management firm spread across more than 30 countries. I have always been an avid follower of the financial industry precisely the stock market. I believe this internship will help me acquire industry insights and will inspire me to follow my dream to become a future consultant in FinTech Industry.
Poorvi Varma
Poorvi Varma
Interning with AT&T
M.S. in Information Management; C.A.S. in Data Science
I am a final year Graduate student, pursuing a master’s in information management and a CAS in Data Science from the iSchool. I also have a prior work experience of 3.5 years as a Senior Systems Engineer.
Currently, I am interning with AT&T as a Data Scientist at Middletown NJ, focusing on solving real-time big data problems.
Elizabeth Williamson
Elizabeth ‘Ruby’ Williamson
Interning with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
M.S. in Library and Information Science
My name is Elizabeth ‘Ruby’ Williamson. I am starting my second year in the Library and Information Science graduate program at Syracuse University. I grew up just north of Austin, Texas, which explains my passion for queso and breakfast tacos.
This summer, I will be interning at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a cataloging intern in their library. I am so excited to join this great institution and be a part of the work they are doing. I will be working on processing and cataloging books for their collection; I’m looking forward to building my skills and learning as much as I possibly can. It is a huge honor, and I can’t wait to get started!
by Katie Rook
