We are continuing our series of videos introducing you to the Temple Ambler Field Station Research Interns as they share insights into their research and their experiences on campus.

Maddie Anglin, a senior Environmental Science major in the College of Science and Technology, began at Temple as a Chemistry major. It was a meeting with a fellow student — an Environmental Science student — that ended up steering her in a different direction and, in turn, toward the Fiel Station.

Anglin said she decided to apply to become a research intern with the Field Station after taking an Invasive Species class taught by Dr. Marina Bonfim, Managing Director of the Temple Ambler Field Station.

"It was my first time at Temple Ambler and I really loved being able to get out of the city. When I found out that research was an option at the Ambler Campus, it sounded like a great opportunity for me," she said. "The collaborative project I'm working on right now is the seeds project in the Temple Forest Observatory. My main duties are identifying the seeds under the mentorship of (Field Station Research Assistant) Chris LeClair."

Anglin, who has identified more than 16,000 local seeds during her research, is the Climate Resiliency Fellow with the Field Station, a fellowship supported by the Office of Sustainability. In her time at the Field Station, Anglin said, she has been involved in a variety of research projects.  

"Last spring semester I worked with moss and the diversity and richness of moss. During the summer I was conducting research with amphibian calling frequencies," she said. "This fall semester, I'm working with the Office of Sustainability and my fellowship looking at how the Temple Forest Observatory is recovering, which ties into all of the different projects I've worked on so far.

According to Anglin, there are great benefits to "hands-on experience like this as a student."

"I plan to go to graduate school and just having this experience on my resumé will be very helpful," she said. "Additionally, being able to apply what I learn in the classroom setting to something that hands-on and in the field has been very helpful to me."

Students gain advanced training by engaging in hands-on research internships that bring alive the excitement of science through an inquiry-based experience. Student interns work alongside researchers in the field to support ongoing projects and can develop investigations of their own.

Students interested in becoming a Field Station Research Intern, should reach out to the Temple Ambler Field Station at fieldstation@temple.edu with their name, why they are interested in working with the Field Station, current transcripts, and current resume.

Learn more about the Temple Ambler Field Station at https://ambler.temple.edu/fieldstation.

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