The overarching goal of the AgAID Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program is to train and develop the next-generation workforce in Ag, AI, and AgTech.
All Interns
URI 2022
URI 2023
URI 2024
Aidan Wiggins
Whitman College
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence
Ali Alsmael
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Jake Schrader at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Austin Child
Brigham Young University
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence
Ayaka Smart
Emory University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Allocation Intelligence:
Climate analogs and water intelligence
Brandon Xu
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
Carlo Mehegan
William & Mary
Research Mentors:
Abhijin Adiga & Samarth Swarup at University of Virginia
Water Allocation Intelligence
Deven Biehler
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence
Eduardo Flores
Yakima Valley College
Research Mentor:
Matthew Whiting at Washington State University
Technology Adoption & Transfer
Elijah Lin
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Bernardita Sallato at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Grace Nai
American Samoa Community College
Research Mentor:
Bernardita Sallato at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Griffin Riley
Oregon State University Cascades
Research Mentor:
Joe Davidson at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
Haridhar Pulivarthy
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence
Jaime Jacob
University of Michigan
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
Jennifer Porter
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Markus Keller at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Nitrogen concentration for irrigation water to control vigor and the impact under heat or cold stress
Joshua Bailey
Purdue University
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at Innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Empowering Agriculture through economical integrations
Joshua Oliver
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Crops physiology sensing system
Joshua Yuan
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Jia Yu at Washington State University
Water Allocation Intelligence:
Data pipilines in ECESpark
Kenzie Maxoutopoulis
University of California, Merced
Research Mentor:
Reza Ehsani at University of California, Merced
Labor Intelligence
Lily Oliphant
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Cindy Grimm at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
Lulu Chen
University of Washington
Research Mentor:
Lee Kalcits & Sonia Hall at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Mark Frost
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Joe Davidson at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
Marshall Saltz
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Cindy Grimm at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
Mary Nansikombi
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
Mia Hargrave
University of Washington
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at Innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Empowering Agriculture through data visualizations
Michael Oliver
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Matthew Whiting at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Sweet cherries cold hardiness
Nelson Goosman
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Nicholas Kraabel
Undergraduate Research Alumnus at Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
Nolan Shepherd
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Sindhuja Sankaran at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Predicting calf success with Machine Learning
Olivia Genrke
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Joe Davidson at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
Osmar Alvarez
Heritage University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence
Parker Miller
Central Washington University
Research Mentor:
Matthew Whiting at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Piper Horning
San Diego State University
Research Mentor:
Lee Kalcits at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Stem water potential for water conservation
Quentin Farrell
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Cindy Grimm at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
Rachel Stehle
Central Washington University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence:
Instance segmentation and diameter estimation of trunks and branches for robotic pruning and flower thinning
Rahat Bhatia
Eastern Washington University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farms Operations Intelligence
Robert Barragan
Heritage University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence
Rohan Ballapragada
Undergraduate Research Student at Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Alan Fern at Oregon State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Deep Reinforcement Learning for prediction of cold hardiness in grapes
Salvador Ayala
Heritage University
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence
Sejal Welankar
Undergraduate Research Alumnus at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Exploring the structure of cold hardiness data with persistence homology
Shannon Whiting
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Communication of research performed at WSU DEMO Farm
Thai Le
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Trevor Buchanan
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Sindhuja Sankaran at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Vincent Lee
California State University, Fresno
Research Mentor:
Xiaoyi Lu at University of California, Merced
Water Intelligence
Wendy Haw
University of California, Merced
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
Wyatt Croucher
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Jana Doppa at Washington State University
Water Allocation Intelligence:
Waterflow modeling and prediction
Yukta Karki
University of Louisiana - Monroe
Research Mentors:
Elizabeth Gillispie & Troy Peters at Washington State University & Devin Rippner at USDA-ARS
Farm Intelligence
