2020 Wallace-Carver Fellows

The prestigious USDA Wallace-Carver Fellowship offers the most promising college students in America the opportunity to collaborate with world-renowned scientists, policymakers and public servants through paid fellowships with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In the Summer of 2020, seven fellows were selected for a virtual internship with USDA research centers and field offices across the country to analyze agricultural and economic policy; assist in the management of food, nutrition and rural development programs; and take part in groundbreaking field and laboratory-based research.

Cornell University

Bella Culotta

Placement: Davis, CA
Agricultural Research Service
Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit

“I analyzed the genetic content of tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmids of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the bacterium behind Crown-Gall disease, which is responsible for detrimental crop losses of grapes, herbs and walnuts all over the globe.”

Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Jorge Del’Angel

Placement: Temple, TX
Agricultural Research Service
Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory

“I remotely monitored crop health by using Google Earth Engine to save farmers from physically watching their fields while being exposed to potential harsh environmental elements.”

Alcorn State University

Alvin Edney, II

Placement: Beltsville, MD
National Agricultural Library
Office of the Director of the National Agricultural Library

“I reviewed selected publications in the field of agriculture for the NAL Collection and identified in-scope scholarly journals to be indexed in AGRICOLA (Agricultural On-Line Access).”

The Ohio State University

Ava  Forystek

Placement:  Geneva, NY
Agricultural Research Service
Plant Genetic Research Unit

I analyzed the Genetic Diversity of Wild and Hybrid Grapes