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To underscore the importance of an appreciation for and understanding of real-world problems and research issues, IGERT scholars are encouraged to do an industry internship, normally during the summer after their second year in the program. The position must be relevant to digital multimedia and to the student’s general research interests and goals. Students then report on their internships in a public presentation during the following academic quarter to the other IGERT scholars and participants. When it is appropriate, efforts will be made to continue to have interaction with the industry mentor as the student progresses through the graduate program by, for example, inviting the mentor to UCSB to visit the program and give a colloquium, asking the mentor to participate on the student’s dissertation committee, working at the company during another summer, suggesting new IGERT students for future intern positions, and applying for extramural funding with the company’s sponsorship.

Here are some companies who have indicated an intent to hire IGERT scholars for intern positions:

• Echo Digital Audio Corp., Carpinteria, CA

• Honeywell, MN

  • Justin Muncaster, CS Trainee, Interned in Summer 2006

• HRL Laboratories, Malibu, CA

  • Thomas Kuo, IGERT Associate, Interned in Summer 2006

• IBM Almaden Research, San Jose, CA

  • Pete Khooshabeh, Psychology Trainee, Interned in Summer 2005

  • Maria Avlarez, Computer Science Trainee, Interned in Summer 2005 and 2006

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

  • Pete Khooshabeh, Psychology Trainee, Interned in Summer 2006

• Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

  • Laura Boucheron, ECE Trainee, Research Assistant, 2005-2007

• Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA

• Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Murray Hill, NJ

• Panasonic Speech Technology Lab, Santa Barbara, CA