Nicole Bornkamp Princeton University Class of 2014 PEI Development Challenger

Woodrow Wilson School STEP Program GOALS: To develop a deeper understanding of: 1.The nature of scientific, technological, and environmental problems and opportunities 2.The specialized methods used for analyzing scientific, technological, and environmental issues 3.The impact of science, engineering, and environmental analysis on national and international policy.

General Internship Goals Assist post-doc in collecting, organizing, and checking research data Assist post-doc in collecting, organizing, and checking research data Develop and improve on several computer codes related to the data Develop and improve on several computer codes related to the data Highlight areas of South Africa (ex: commercial forestry) that cannot be used to grow crops Highlight areas of South Africa (ex: commercial forestry) that cannot be used to grow crops Create visual images of collected data Create visual images of collected data

Methods RStudio/MODIS RStudio/MODIS ArcGIS/Pixels ArcGIS/Pixels Google Earth/ArcGIS Google Earth/ArcGIS

Results Stitched images Stitched images Pixel changes Pixel changes Accurate wheat points Accurate wheat points Commercial forestry outlines Commercial forestry outlines

Reflections Learned new computer programs—basic problem solving to more advance code writing Learned new computer programs—basic problem solving to more advance code writing Involved in program of great interest to my future work at Princeton and beyond Involved in program of great interest to my future work at Princeton and beyond Worked in a dedicated, intelligent, and extremely professional environment Worked in a dedicated, intelligent, and extremely professional environment Interacted with all different levels of management and research here at Princeton Interacted with all different levels of management and research here at Princeton

THANK YOU! Lyndon Estes, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Woodrow Wilson School and the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Lyndon Estes, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Woodrow Wilson School and the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs David Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs David Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs Grand Challenges Internship Program Grand Challenges Internship Program