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.
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![Aidan Wiggins](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Aidan-modified.png)
Aidan Wiggins
Whitman College
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Ali Alsmael](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ali-Alsmael.png)
Ali Alsmael
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Jake Schrader at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Ayaka Smart](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ayaka-Smart-1.jpg)
Ayaka Smart
Emory University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Allocation Intelligence:
Climate analogs and water intelligence
![Deven Biehler](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Deven-Biehler-modified.png)
Deven Biehler
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence
![Elijah Lin](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Elijah-Lin-modified.png)
Elijah Lin
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Bernardita Sallato at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Griffin Riley](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Griffin-Riley-modified.png)
Griffin Riley
Oregon State University Cascades
Research Mentor:
Joe Davidson at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
![Jennifer Porter](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Jennifer-Porter-modified.png)
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](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Joshua-Bailey.jpg)
Joshua Bailey
Purdue University
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at Innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Empowering Agriculture through economical integrations
![Joshua Oliver](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Joshua-Oliver-modified.png)
Joshua Oliver
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Crops physiology sensing system
![Joshua Yuan](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Joshua-Yuan.jpg)
Joshua Yuan
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Jia Yu at Washington State University
Water Allocation Intelligence:
Data pipilines in ECESpark
![Kenzie Maxoutopoulis](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kenzie-Maxoutopoulis-modified.png)
Kenzie Maxoutopoulis
University of California, Merced
Research Mentor:
Reza Ehsani at University of California, Merced
Labor Intelligence
![Lily Oliphant](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lily-Oliphant.png)
Lily Oliphant
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Cindy Grimm at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
![Lulu Chen](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lulu-Chen.png)
Lulu Chen
University of Washington
Research Mentor:
Lee Kalcits & Sonia Hall at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Mark Frost](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mark-Frost-modified-1.png)
Mark Frost
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Joe Davidson at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
![Marshall Saltz](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Marshall-Saltz-modified.png)
Marshall Saltz
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Cindy Grimm at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
![Mia Hargrave](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mia-Hargrave.png)
Mia Hargrave
University of Washington
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at Innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Empowering Agriculture through data visualizations
![Michael Oliver](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ag-AID-headshot-modified.png)
Michael Oliver
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Matthew Whiting at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Sweet cherries cold hardiness
![Nelson Goosman](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Nelson-Goosman.png)
Nelson Goosman
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Nicholas Kraabel](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Nicholas-Kraabel.png)
Nicholas Kraabel
Undergraduate Student at Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
![Nolan Shepherd](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NolanShepherd-modified.png)
Nolan Shepherd
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Sindhuja Sankaran at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Predicting calf success with Machine Learning
![Parker Miller](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Parker-Miller.png)
Parker Miller
Central Washington University
Research Mentor:
Matthew Whiting at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Piper Horning](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Piper-Horning-modified.png)
Piper Horning
San Diego State University
Research Mentor:
Lee Kalcits at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Stem water potential for water conservation
![Rachel Stehle](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rachel-Stehle.png)
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
![Rohan Ballapragada](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rohan-B-Ballapragada.png)
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
![Sejal Welankar](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sejal.jpeg)
Sejal Welankar
Undergraduate Research Student at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
Exploring the structure of cold hardiness data with persistence homology
![Shannon Whiting](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Shannon-whiting.png)
Shannon Whiting
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence:
Communication of research performed at WSU DEMO Farm
![Wendy Haw](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Wendy-Haw-scaled.jpg)
Wendy Haw
University of California, Merced
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
![Wyatt Croucher](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WyattCroucher.jpg)
Wyatt Croucher
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Jana Doppa at Washington State University
Water Allocation Intelligence:
Waterflow modeling and prediction
![Austin Child](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image0-modified.png)
Austin Child
Brigham Young University
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Brandon Xu](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/heashot.jpg)
Brandon Xu
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
![Carlo Mehegan](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2075-scaled.jpg)
Carlo Mehegan
William & Mary
Research Mentors:
Abhijin Adiga & Samarth Swarup at University of Virginia
Water Allocation Intelligence
![Eduardo Flores](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Eduardo_headshot-modified.png)
Eduardo Flores
Yakima Valley College
Research Mentor:
Matthew Whiting at Washington State University
Technology Adoption & Transfer
![Grace Nai](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Grace_headshot-modified.png)
Grace Nai
American Samoa Community College
Research Mentor:
Bernardita Sallato at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Haridhar Pulivarthy](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240609_092024-1.jpg)
Haridhar Pulivarthy
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Manoj Karkee at Washington State University
Labor Intelligence
![Jaime Jacob](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jaime_Jacob_Headshot-modified.png)
Jaime Jacob
University of Michigan
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
![Mary Nansikombi](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2024-scaled.jpeg)
Mary Nansikombi
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Kirti Rajagopalan at Washington State University
Water Intelligence
![Olivia Genrke](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2047.jpeg)
Olivia Genrke
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Joe Davidson at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
![Quentin Farrell](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/picture-of-me-final.png)
Quentin Farrell
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Cindy Grimm at Oregon State University
Labor Intelligence
![Rahat Bhatia](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/headhsot-modified.png)
Rahat Bhatia
Eastern Washington University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farms Operations Intelligence
![Salvador Ayala](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Salvador_Ayala_headshot1-1-modified.png)
Salvador Ayala
Heritage University
Research Mentor:
Steve Mantle at innov8.ag
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Thai Le](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1717692088584-6a6386f9-0713-4375-bba0-718ef8fa6504_1-modified.png)
Thai Le
Oregon State University
Research Mentor:
Lav Khot at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Trevor Buchanan](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AgAIDPic-modified.png)
Trevor Buchanan
Washington State University
Research Mentor:
Sindhuja Sankaran at Washington State University
Farm Operations Intelligence
![Vincent Lee](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vincent_lee_headshot.jpg)
Vincent Lee
California State University, Fresno
Research Mentor:
Xiaoyi Lu at University of California, Merced
Water Intelligence
![Yukta Karki](https://agaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/26398-1-modified-1.png)
Yukta Karki
University of Louisiana - Monroe
Research Mentors:
Elizabeth Gillispie & Troy Peters at Washington State University & Devin Rippner at USDA-ARS
Farm Intelligence