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NEA 2022 Interns
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Marquis Skinner
Virginia Tech
 
Using Observed Yield Maps to Optimize Variable Fertilizer Application
Skills acquired: crop yield modeling, numerical optimization, sensitivity analysis

USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD

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Nana Yaa Asante
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
 
Melatonin, phenolics, and fruit quality in tart cherries
Skills acquired: liquid chromatography, statistics in R, pomology, and germplasm

USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY

 

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Alexa Kennel
Goshen College
 
Chemical analysis in Vitis vinifera germplasm
Skills acquired: liquid chromatography, statistics in R, viticulture, and germplasm

USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY

 

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Ashya Reid
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
 
The effect of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) byproducts in mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) diet
Skills acquired: 

USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY

 

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Zaria Smith
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
 
Development and application of priority trait evaluation protocols and terpene analysis method
Skills acquired: 

USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY

 

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Annie Zhou
Atholton High School
 
Phytoplasma Disease Database
Skills acquired: Plant pathology, database management

USDA-ARS Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD

 

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Joshua Lewis
Xavier University of Louisiana 
 
Phenotyping turf germplasm
Skills acquired: High-throughput phenotyping, imaging technologies, digital agriculture

USDA-ARS Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, Beltsville, MD

 

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Angie Chan
University of Maryland, College Park
 
Phenotyping turf germplasm
Skills acquired: High-throughput genotyping, molecular biology, genetics

USDA-ARS Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, Beltsville, MD

 

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