DTM’s 2008 summer interns arrived this week. Emme Johnston of Mount Holyoke College and Erin Wirth of New York University will be working with NSF Associate Maureen Long on evaluating models for subduction initiation and local shear wave splitting in Japan, respectively. Jack Moriarty of Colby College will work with John Chambers on extrasolar planet searches using radial velocity data. Their research will be highlighted, along with that of GL’s interns, in a symposium in August.