The scholarship offers up to $19,000 and a paid summer internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Olivia Griffith, who majors in atmospheric and oceanic science (AOSC) with a minor in remote sensing from the Department of Geographical Sciences, is one of only two students in the state of Maryland to receive this year’s Hollings Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She and 129 other scholarship recipients across the United States will receive up to $19,000 over two years, plus professional development opportunities and a paid summer internship at any NOAA facility nationwide. ...

Griffith has been interested in meteorology and the environment for a long time. While growing up in Philadelphia, she regularly watched the local weather reports. She also developed a passion for sustainability after reading about the waste generated by “fast fashion” brands, prompting her to learn how to sew her own clothes. ...

With such varied interests, Griffith is also pursuing a remote sensing of environmental change minor. One of her classes this summer, GEOG418: “Field and Laboratory Techniques in Environmental Science,” will include camping for 10 days in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, where she and her classmates will learn about hydrology and drone GIS (geographic information systems).