The prestigious Borlaug-Ruan International Internship provides exceptional high school students the opportunity to work with world renowned scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
In the summer of 2020, thirteen interns were selected for a virtual internship with research centers in China, India, Kenya, Taiwan and Uganda to get a firsthand view of pressing food security and nutritional problems in poverty-stricken areas and take part in ground-breaking field and laboratory-based research.
Each intern develops a research report documenting their personal experiences and the outcomes of their research projects.These reports are posted below each intern's name. To learn more about the research centers, click on the corresponding links.
Andrew Berley
Denver, NC
China Agricultural University in Beijing, CHINA
Berley's Research Paper & Video
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Allison Chhay
Chicago, IL
World Vegetable Center in Tainan, TAIWAN
Chhay's Research Paper & Video
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Amanda Dougherty
Epworth, IA
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, INDIA
Dougherty's Research Paper & Video
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Shantal Hernandez
Ankeny, IA
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA
Hernandez's Research Paper & Video
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Michael Laumbach
Fanwood, NJ
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, KENYA
Laumbach's Research Paper & Video
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Aracely Miron-Ocampo
Des Moines, IA
World Vegetable Center in Patancheru, INDIA
Miron-Ocampo's Research Paper & Video
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Sanjana Molleti
Apple Valley, MN
International Potato Center (CIP) in Kampala, UGANDA
Molleti's Research Paper & Video
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Amulya Pillutla
Bettendorf, IA
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA
Pillutla's Research Paper & Video
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Grace Reiss
Ryan, IA
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, INDIA
Reiss's Research Paper & Video
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Hannah Schiesl
Dubuque, IA
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, KENYA
Schiesl's Research Paper & Video
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Bethany Starlin
Logan, OH
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA
Starlin's Research Paper & Video
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Mukund Tarimala
Dublin, OH
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA
Tarimala's Research Paper & Video
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Arilyn Tegtmeier-Oatman
Lancaster, PA
China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center (CNHRRDC) in Changsha, CHINA
Tegtmeier-Oatman's Research Paper & Video
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