AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID, EIGHT-WEEK HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, 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, Latin America and the Middle East.
In the summer of 2014, twenty-three interns were selected to travel to Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, and Turkey 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.
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Aparna Ajjarapu
Ames, IA
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)in Los Baños, PHILIPPINES
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Lillianne Brown
Iowa City, IA
M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, INDIA
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Eric Chen
San Diego, CA
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, BRAZIL
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Juanita Falice
Philadelphia, PA
AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center in Tainan, TAIWAN
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Kirsten Forster
Meridian, ID
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Semi-Arid Tropics, INDIA
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Natalie Hanson
La Porte City, IA
AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center in Tainan, TAIWAN
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Sam Harris
Greenbrier, AR
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company Limited (Mahyco) in Jalna, INDIA
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Marcus Johnson
Memphis, TN
Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) in Gurgaon, INDIA
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Catherine Leafstedt
Clive, IA
International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
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Amaleah Mirti
Gainesville, FL
China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, CHINA
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Sophie Olson
La Crosse, WI
China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center (CNHRRDC) in Changsha, CHINA
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Dakota Olson
Keswick, IA
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in El Batán, MEXICO
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Arthi Puri
West Lafayette, IN
Peking University in Beijing, CHINA
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Travis Rooney
College Station, TX
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA
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Alexandra Saueressig
Center City, MN
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in Dhaka, BANGLADESH
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Kimberly Shiu
Iowa City, IA
Hormel Foods Corp./Caritas in Guatemala City, GUATEMALA
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Abigail Snyder
Marshalltown, IA
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu, NEPAL
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Kayla Toennies
Chelsea, IA
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
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Millicent Varley
Johnston, IA
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
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Ashley Vaughan
Clive, IA
ICIPE-African Insect Science for Food and Health in Nairobi, KENYA
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Jonathan Wichtendahl
Whittemore, IA
AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center in Tainan, TAIWAN
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Adam Willman
Marshalltown, IA
International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Ankara, Turkey
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Alexandria Wilson
Howell, NJ
EARTH University in Guácimo, COSTA RICA
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