Current Interns

Dominic Austin | Undergraduate Intern

Dominic, from Anchorage, Alaska, is a Junior studying Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology with a minor in GIS for Natural Resources. After an early exposure to GIS shifted his course to include the GIS minor, Dominic developed a passion for combining geospatial analysis with fish and wildlife conservation and biology. With prior drone operation and surveying experience, he has thoroughly enjoyed learning new skills in geospatial software and Python coding for GIS. Outside his work at the Centroid, Dominic is mapping spatial distribution trends in Mallard USGS Band recoveries in the central migratory flyway, and mapping the history of Cutthroat Trout restoration in Colorado in partnership with CPW. When he’s not studying or working on GIS projects, Dominic spends much of his free time rock climbing, trail running, fly fishing, hunting, and going on adventures with his roommates. 

Anthony Berardi | Undergraduate Intern

Anthony is a senior majoring in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology with a minor in GIS for Natural Resources. Seeing how GIS could support spatial ecology and conservation planning led him to pursue geospatial work through internships with the Colorado State Forest Service and the Geospatial Centroid. At the Centroid, Anthony supports students and faculty with GIS projects, creates maps, code, and spatial data products for partners, and contributes to public outreach. Outside the Centroid, he serves on the steering committee for Colorado Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and enjoys conducting fieldwork focused on reptiles and amphibians across Colorado.

Tiasha Fernando Bachrach | Graduate Intern, MPH Practicum Student

Gavin Hawkes | Intern

Gavin is a Undergrad Computer Science major at CSU. His area of interests are Big Data, Parallel Processing, and Distributed Systems. His work with the Centroid is focused on the application of machine learning to remotely sensed data, the data management and optimization of those processes, and using data visualization to make information accessible to all.

Mikko Jimenez | Graduate Intern

Stella Johnson | Undergraduate Intern

Alyssa Mathews | Intern

Alyssa is a second-year Master’s Student in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at CSU. Her research interests include the use of GIS and remote sensing to address environmental concerns. Her graduate research is focused on utilizing high-resolution satellite imagery to assess land-use/land-cover change associated with goldmining in Ghana. She hopes to continue working in GIS and is passionate about projects at the intersection of GIS, remote sensing, and environmental management.

Connor Siegfreid | Intern

Connor is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability with a minor in GIS at CSU. His career objectives include plans to use geospatial ecology, remote sensing, and GIS technologies to assist in agricultural production in face of climate change. Previously attending the Colorado Film School and Denver School of the Arts for cinematography and digital design, Connor has created content for Rocky Mountain PBS, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Denver Film Society. Outside of the Centroid, Connor serves as a CSU Ecoleader and volunteers with Wildlands Restoration. In his down time, he enjoys playing ambient guitar, creating bicycle restoration videos, building Linux kernels, and practicing digital illustration.