Student Internships

Optimizing Energy, One Code at a Time

This quarter, we are delighted to feature Yugandhar Retharekar, a fourth-year Computer Science major who has been working at Facilities Management (FM) as a Web Development intern since March of last year.

Communicating Creatively and Effectively

 

This month, we are highlighting our newest Facilities Management (FM) communications and marketing intern, Alma Culverwell! Alma is a second-year political science major with a global studies minor and has been working as a communications and marketing intern for FM since the end of April.

Prior to starting at FM, Alma had experience working for UC Davis at the city news desk of the California Aggie Newspaper. She began working at the Cal Aggie in March 2023 and still holds her position as a staff writer.

Driving Sustainable Change

 

Introducing one of our fantastic student interns here at Facilities Management: Moon Kung! Moon has been working at FM as a Green Buildings intern for about a year now. She is a Civil and Environmental Engineering major and is planning to graduate in 2025! 

Gaining Design Experience

This quarter we are highlighting Facilities Management (FM)’s newest marketing and communications intern, Emily Reed! Emily is a fourth-year design and political science major and started working at FM this past June. 

Student Commitment to Sustainability

We are delighted to feature Nicole Madey, a Civil Engineering major with double minors in Professional Writing and Sustainability of the Built Environment. Nicole has worked at UC Davis in diverse roles since 2019, including Resident Advisor, administrative assistant at UCD Design and Construction Management, and researcher in Dr. Barbato's lab. With her commitment to sustainability and engineering, Nicole joined Facilities Management (FM) as a Green Buildings LEED Energy Intern starting in January. 

Navigating Dispatch and Development

Senior Sandra Macias has been helping out Facilities Management (FM) customers as a Student Dispatch Assistant at Fleet Services for nearly two years! As a Human Development major and Public Health and Education minor, Sandra has accumulated many skills at UC Davis and FM that will help her in her career.  

From Art History to Marketing

Anna is a fourth-year Art History and Communication double major. As a marketing intern, Anna creates content for social media channels, writes articles, builds monthly newsletters, and works on other communication that may pass through the department.

Undergrad Expands College Career to Master of Sciences

This month, we are getting to know William (Billy) Evans, a student intern at Energy & Engineering. After completing his undergraduate studies as a Biological Systems Engineer, Billy is now a first-year graduate student pursuing his Master of Science in Energy Systems.

From Cars to Microchips

He is a fifth-year Material Science and Technology major while working at FM. Chuy has been with Fleet Services for five months and loves working hands-on with cars. Following his graduation next Spring, Chuy hopes to work in technology.

Grad Students Make Their Mark With Energy Projects

The ECO office gained four new Graduate Student Researchers in the Fall of 2021. All are first-year graduate students pursuing their Master of Science in Energy Systems and using their knowledge to reduce energy use on campus. Each student focuses on niche aspects of energy conservation on campus, ranging from COVID-19 ventilation to housing and dining innovations. They enjoy the blend of fieldwork and data that the Energy & Engineering Energy Conservation Office offers when solving problems.