Our mission is to provide a real world experience for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in a research institute that addresses advanced technology to sense and understand natural and man-made environments. Preparing Today’s Students for the Future Tasks are varied and include field data collection, image processing, programming, data analysis, contributing to reports, and presenting results to colleagues. Opportunities to learn more about various scientific and technical disciplines, and to work with MTRI sponsors such as EPA, GLOS, NIH, USGS, USFWS, NASA, US BLM, USDOT, MDOT, and DoD. Interns are compensated with an hourly wage based on schooling and other experience. 33 Michigan Tech students have completed summer internships at MTRI and area university and