NOTES FROM THE FIELD: SOHAM BASU '20
Moving forward, I’m dedicated to pursuing a career in national security with the U.S. government. This internship has given me an incredible advantage in knowing what I want to do and how to pursue it.
[more]Moving forward, I’m dedicated to pursuing a career in national security with the U.S. government. This internship has given me an incredible advantage in knowing what I want to do and how to pursue it.
[more]My main duties included thorough literature reviews to understand current scientific research on geoengineering – the projected costs, risks, and effectiveness of the technology, along with the science behind it and the potential governance mechanisms to monitor, control, and possibly deploy it. I worked with Chief Scientist Michael MacCracken using a climate model, MAGICC, to simulate geoengineering and carbon emissions scenarios.
[more]I gained invaluable experience over the course of my internship, in the form of not only skills and knowledge but also in networking, career guidance, and a nascent but fiery passion for international relations and diplomacy.
[more]Having never worked in any sort of law office before, I was initially intimidated by the jargon and by the number of day-to-day activities that I was completely unfamiliar with. However, my fears were assuaged almost instantly when one of the attorneys noticed the perplexed look on my face and leaned over to explain what “a split plea with a deferred sentence” meant.
[more]Exposure to the countless factors, from the crime itself to the role of the defense attorney to the nature of commitment in DC opened my eyes to the many ways in which public policy is both felt and enacted.
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