Welcome Summer Intern Tara Staresinic

Tara Staresinic joined the NSF Unidata Program Center as a student summer intern on May 18, 2026. This fall, Tara will be a senior at Penn State University, majoring in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and minoring in computational science and German. She plans to pursue a graduate degree, potentially focusing on boundary-layer meteorology.

"I am interested in learning as much as I possibly can about software development in our field," says Tara. "I can’t wait to learn about the inner workings of fundamental NSF Unidata tools I've used in school, such as MetPy and netCDF, and explore new topics such as AI and Machine Learning."

NSF Unidata’s mission of serving the geosciences community really stood out for Tara. "I am drawn to Unidata's focus on community and service, as these are the kind of things I imagine for my ideal future work. I look forward to seeing how working with Unidata will advance both my career and my growth as an individual!"

"I’ve loved getting to meet everyone and learning their motivation behind their work here," she adds. "All the employees are so kind!" Please join us in welcoming Tara to the Program Center for the summer!