"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world".
-George Washington Carver
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2007 Mentor Research Projects
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Dr. Rajeev Arora
Intern: Brandon Tikanye
Junior- Solen H.S., Solen, ND
Project: Therapeutic Uses of Horticulture
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Dr. Diane Birt
Intern: Brittany Foster
Junior- Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Project: The Impact of Resistant Starch on Body Weight and Food Consumption of Azoxymethane Induced F344 Male Rats
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Dr. Greg Courtney
Intern: Nathan Hermond
Junior- Cy-Fair H.S., Cypress, TX
Project: Net Winged Midge
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Dr. Justin Greenlee UDSA/NADC
Intern: Clayton Gorman
Junior- New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
Project: “Efficacy of Chemical TSE Inactivants Over A range of Experimental Conditions”
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Dr. Amy Kaleita
Intern: Rebecca Hung
Senior- Canton H.S
Canton, MA
Project: Detecting Soil Nitrate Content with Dielectric Multi-Frequency Sensors
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Dr. Carolyn Lawrence
Intern: Nathan Etsitty
Senior-Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Project: It’s More Than Just Corn
Intern: Zach Nelson
Sophomore- Dine College
Tsalie, AZ
Project: Maize Abnormal Chromosome 10
Intern: Robert Shelltrack
Senior- Solen H.S., Solen, ND
Project: Plant Germplasm Conservation
Intern: Jordan Shelltrack
Senior- Standing Rock Community H.S., Ft. Yates, ND
Project: A Study of Two Insect Pollinators Used for Plant Germplasm Increase
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Dr. Patricia Leigh
Intern: Neo Mazur
Junior- Ames H.S., Ames, IA
Project: Child Developmental Behavior in a Digital World
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Dr. Aubrey Mendonca
Intern: Devin Dutilly
Senior- University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Project: Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in Turkey Breast Roll Treated with Lauric Arginate and High Hydrostatic Pressure
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Dr. Forest Nutter
Intern: Ogechukwu Imonugo
Sophomore- Mercer University, Atlanta, GA
Project: Quantifying the Aggressiveness of Bacterial Isolates of Pantoea stewartii in Sweet Corn
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Dr. Michael Retallick
Intern: Ashley Warfield
Senior- Hazelwood Central H.S.
Florissant, MO
Project: Status and Perceptions of Supervised Agricultural Experiences in Secondary Agricultural Education Programs in Iowa
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Dr. Lita Rule
Intern: Shedra Rakestraw
Junior- Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Project: Simulation of Economic Impacts of Financial Incentives and CRP Support for Poplar-for-Biomass Production Systems
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Dr. Charles Steiner
Intern: Nadine Darby
Senior- Ft. Valley State University, Ft. Valley, GA
Project: Agricultural Product Development for Global Market and International
Trade: Case Study Development
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Dr. Gregory Welk
Intern: Antonio Rodriguez
Senior-Ramon Villa Mayo H.S., San Juan, Puerto Rico
Project: Verb Summer Scorecard Program Evaluation
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Dr. Nicole Valenzuela
Intern: Karrianne Chung
Junior- Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Project: Sex determination mechanism and development of four different species of turtles
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