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.
Bella Culotta
"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." |
Jorge Del'Angel "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." |
Alvin Edney, II
"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)." |
Ava
Forystek
I analyzed the Genetic Diversity of Wild and Hybrid Grapes |
Ebony Jenkins "I researched sunflowers managed for dove hunting as a pollinator habitat, as well as community gardens that benefit adjacent crops." |
Lauren Moyer
“I researched the elimination of mycotoxin contamination in corn crops and agricultural products - such as, feed for livestock or corn flours for human consumption.“ |
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Jack Pieper "I helped analyze genotypic data for sugarcane to create higher performing, disease-resistant cultivars for farmers." |
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