{"id":21240,"date":"2024-08-28T16:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=21240"},"modified":"2025-04-16T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T17:02:35","slug":"usc-cerritos-internship-in-sustainability-trains-community-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/usc-cerritos-internship-in-sustainability-trains-community-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer sustainability internship equips community college students for success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                                    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Students and visitors wearing safety glasses in a chemistry lab\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Steve and Cathy Gagliardi, far left, tour a USC Dornsife chemistry lab with students from the USC-Cerritos College Summer Research Internship in Sustainability. (Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Bradforth.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=sustainability\">Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Summer sustainability internship equips community college students for success<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The USC-Cerritos College Summer Research Internship in Sustainability at USC Dornsife opens academic and career pathways for aspiring science majors.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Em 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He\u2019s the first in his family to attend college, pursuing majors in both chemistry and computer science at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cerritos.edu\/\">Cerritos Community College<\/a> in Norwalk, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see myself working at a research-based job in the future,\u201d he says. And to help him get there, he applied for \u2014 and earned a spot in \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/cerritos-internship\/\">USC-Cerritos College Summer Research Internship in Sustainability<\/a>, based at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Conceived in 2010 by <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/richard-brutchey\/\">Richard Brutchey<\/a>, professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/\">chemistry<\/a> at USC Dornsife, and Jeff Bradbury, professor of chemistry at Cerritos College, the program pairs Cerritos undergraduate students with graduate student mentors from USC Dornsife\u2019s Department of Chemistry. The goal is to encourage community college students to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got involved with the program a year ago, and already I can see how beneficial it is for the students,\u201d said Michael Page, Cerritos\u2019 instructional dean of science, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>During the eight-week, paid summer internship, Hernandez and five other Cerritos students performed sophisticated laboratory research, guided by the doctoral candidates as well as a USC faculty mentor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the chance to take everything that I learned in class that is more theoretical and apply it through real-world scenarios that are happening right now in the field,\u201d said Hernandez. \u201cI wish I could stay longer. Working in a research lab is fascinating, and I get to learn new techniques as well as improve my current techniques and skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21243\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21243\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_instorya-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"11 people of varying ages side-by-side in a drab room smile enthusiastically and display the USC \u201cFight On\u201d hand signal\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_instorya-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_instorya-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_instorya-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/cerritos_internship_instorya.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy and Steve Gagliardi, left, celebrate with USC Dornsife summer internship participants and USC Dornsife Executive Vice Dean Stephen Bradforth (center rear), an early champion of the program. The Gagliardis and Agilent Technologies Inc. are longtime supporters of the internship. (Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Bradforth.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though partially funded through federal grants to the program\u2019s six principal investigators, the program has increasingly benefited from significant contributions by longtime supporters Steve and Cathy Gagliardi. Their contribution has been matched by support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agilent.com\/\">Agilent Technologies Inc.<\/a>, a global research, development and manufacturing company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel the experience of exposure to professors, graduate students and advanced research capabilities afforded by this relationship is invaluable,\u201d said Steve Gagliardi, vice president of marketing at Agilent.<\/p>\n<p>The program has trained 47 interns since its inception. All interns from previous summers have gone on to four-year institutions, with four studying at USC. Several went on to pursue graduate degrees \u2014 five in chemistry PhD programs, one in a biology PhD program, and one in a PharmD program. Three landed chemistry post-doctoral positions, and many have launched careers with organizations such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, SpaceX and Meta.<\/p>\n<p>Bradbury says support from Agilent and the Gagliardis was vital to the program\u2019s success. \u201cThe program would not have been able to grow to help as many students each summer without the Gagliardis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Gagliardi noted that the benefits go beyond the interns. \u201cThe graduate students that help mentor the summer interns gain valuable experience in their development as the next generation of the scientific community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jazmine Prana, a fourth-year PhD candidate studying under USC Dornsife Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Inkpen, served as Hernandez\u2019s graduate student mentor. \u201cHaving the opportunity to mentor pushes me out of my comfort zone,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s taught me how to explain things better. That\u2019s something that\u2019s been helpful for me \u2014learning how to break things down in a way that people can easily understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She says the program has proven to be a valuable networking opportunity for the interns and mentors, as well. \u201cWe\u2019ve connected with each other on LinkedIn and exchanged emails, so this is not the end of our working relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In late July, the interns presented their work to students and faculty as well as the Gagliardis, who attended via Zoom to witness firsthand the impact the internship had on each student.<\/p>\n<p>Summarizing their research and fielding complex questions from faculty, each intern demonstrated a firm grasp of theoretical concepts, an ability to analyze findings and re-direct as needed, and confident mastery of public speaking \u2014 all invaluable skills for future growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were impressed and excited about how fast the students learned their laboratories and research,\u201d Cathy Gagliardi said. \u201cThey spoke with excitement and understanding of the work they were performing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bradbury agreed. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see the transformation,\u201d he said. \u201cIn eight weeks, they go from being somewhat unsure of themselves to presenting like experts, explaining concepts that are even new to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program gave Hernandez his first opportunity to work in a lab. Now, he says, he can easily envision himself pursuing a PhD and a STEM career. He\u2019s considering PhD programs to pursue after he earns his bachelor\u2019s degree, knowing that this will give him a considerable advantage when applying for high-paying positions in industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if I\u2019m not going directly into the field of molecular nanoscience, I can use everything that I learned in this internship to apply to other fields related to chemistry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USC-Cerritos College Summer Research Internship in Sustainability at USC Dornsife opens academic and career pathways for aspiring science 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