• Its Not Hairspray: America's Need for Science (8/06)
• The Rocket Docket: Legislating Science Out of Public Policy (5/06)
• The Great Washington Rift (2/06)
• A Volcanologist Enters Energy Politics (11/05)

Peter graduated with a bachelor of science degree in geology from Pomona College in Claremont, California in May. He spent the summer working as a Geological Society of America GeoCorps volunteer in Oregon.

In December of 2005 Peter went to Namibia to teach English, science, and math for a year. See his blog. (08/07)

Anne joined the Government Affairs Program on May 31st as the second of this summer's AGI/AIPG Interns. She is a junior at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While double-majoring in Environmental Studies and Public Administration, Anne has assessed energy conservation methods at her school for a Provost report and is currently working on a thesis focused on the peak oil crisis.As a resident of Bel Air, Maryland, Anne has previously interned in the district office of Representative Wayne T. Gilchrest. Another valuable addition to our staff, we are very happy to have her.

Publications while at AGI: 
Smart, A. Energy Policy Act Fails to Address Peak Oil, The Professional Geologist, Nov 2005.

Anne received her Master's in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware, was a fellow in the Deleware State Senate Energy and Transit Committee, and is currently the Director of Energy and Environment Programs at Silicon Valley Leadership Group in California. (08/11)

Amanda arrived at AGI on May 16th, a day after graduating from Susquehanna University, a small liberal arts college in central Pennsylvania. While at Susquehanna, she received a BS in Environmental Science with a minor in Mathematics. She has studied abroad in Australia, completing a semester at Melbourne University and a field camp at James Cook University, where she studied depositional processes related to Rainforest and Reef environments. Amanda's experiences this summer will hopefully guide her as she pursues a Master's in environmental policy from Bard College. While at Bard she will complete a 2+ year Master's project through the Peace Corps. We are very pleased to welcome Amanda to AGI for the summer.

Publications while at AGI: 
Schneck, A. The Future of the U. S. Geological Survey as the Agency Changes Directors, The Professional Geologist, Nov 2005.

Amanda is now a Project Manager at Coneco Geothermal Systems LLC. (8/09)

In May, John earned his Bachelor's in geology from Princeton University, and this coming fall, he will head right back to school to pursue a PhD in Geophysics from Stanford University. John has a strong interest in carbon sequestration research, and he will continue to follow developments in national energy policy as well as natural hazards and mining legislation for the Government Affairs Program through August.

Publications while at AGI: 
Vermylen, J. Where to Put Liquefied Natural Gas, The Professional Geologist, Nov 2005.

John is attending Stanford University for his Ph.D. in Geophysics. (8/09)

Katie joined the Government Affairs Program on January 11th. She graduated last spring with a Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences from Williams College, and has recently moved to Washington, DC from her home in San Francisco, where she worked as a GIS mapping volunteer at the USGS in Menlo Park. Over the next few months she will be busy tracking legislation on the FY06 budget, The Clear Skies Act, national energy policy, and natural hazard mitigation efforts, among others.

See photo with the 2005 AIPG/AGI Summer Interns.

Katie is currently attending Architecture School. (8/09)