Contact the CUES Director Wolfram Hoefer directly for information about possible openings.
Divya Bhati is an undergraduate in Landscape Architecture at Rutgers University. She is interested in sustainable development, promoting multimodal transit, and playground design.
Under CUES, Divya is mainly participating in doing user counts of parks in New Brunswick. This information will be used in collaboration with the Trust for Public Land to update the New Brunswick Parks Action Plan and identify where improvements can be made.
Tekoa Ruggiero is an undergraduate student at Rutgers University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in the Landscape Architecture department. He has always been interested in the intersection of urban environments and sustainable, beautiful design, and how these elements foster meaningful connections between people and how they experience and engage with their surroundings. He hopes to make a meaningful impact on the communities he works with and contribute positively to the field of landscape architecture.
As a CUES intern, Tekoa is currently working with the City of Paterson, New Jersey, to explore new possibilities for River Street Park, located along Presidential Boulevard. His work primarily focuses on graphic visualization of the project, using software such as AutoCAD, Rhino, Lumion, and the Adobe Creative Suite. Through these programs he will create digital renderings that envision improvements to the park's design, optimizing its functionality and enhancing its value for the surrounding communities.
Gina Vaynshteyn is a current undergraduate Ecology Evolution and Natural Resources student at Rutgers. She hopes to develop open spaces that serve the health and wellbeing needs of a diversity of species, including humans.
Interning at CUES, Gina has been involved in the 2026 New Brunswick Parks Action Plan update, to inform the city's public parks management strategies. Her work includes collecting and managing park conditions and usage data. She also assists in community engagement efforts by creating Adobe Suite graphics and translating feedback.
Luke Tilton is a recent graduate from Rutgers with a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, he also received his Bachelors of Science in Landscape Architecture at Rutgers.
As a CUES intern Luke is currently working with the NJDEP Blue Acres program to design public open space and on the development of a ERI for the Borough of Closter. His work has included data collection, analysis, community meeting facilitation, and design. He has used the Adobe Suite, ESRI programs, and Auto CAD to execute data collection, data analysis, and design development for the projects he is involved in.