CAHNRS Faculty & Staff-Led Internships: Current Opportunities
Drones, Genes & Yield Boosted Wheat: Wheat Breeding with Drones and Genetics
Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Crop & Soil Sciences
Mentors:
Arron Carter
ahcarter@wsu.edu
Adele Jamalzei
adele.jamalzei@wsu.edu
Apply to the wheat breeding internship here!
Crop & Soil Sciences
Mentors:
Arron Carter
ahcarter@wsu.edu
Adele Jamalzei
adele.jamalzei@wsu.edu
Apply to the wheat breeding internship here!
Pour Fashion Spirit into Butch T. Cougar: Design an Outfit for the Annual Fashion Show
Available Spring 2026
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Yini Chen
yini.chen@wsu.edu
Apply to the fashion design internship here!
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Yini Chen
yini.chen@wsu.edu
Apply to the fashion design internship here!
Caneberry in the Palouse: Identifying Suitable Raspberry and Blackberry Cultivators for WSU Pullman
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Horticulture
Mentor:
Lisa Devetter
lisa.devetter@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Horticulture
Mentor:
Lisa Devetter
lisa.devetter@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
From Soil to Table: Investigating the Interactions between Soil-Type, Climate, and Land Use Patterns on Cadmium Levels in Washington Wheat Production Regions
Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Crop & Soil Sciences
Mentors:
Karl Effertz
karl.effertz@wsu.edu
Alecia Kiszonas
alecia.kiszonas@wsu.edu
Apply to the soil to table internship here!
Crop & Soil Sciences
Mentors:
Karl Effertz
karl.effertz@wsu.edu
Alecia Kiszonas
alecia.kiszonas@wsu.edu
Apply to the soil to table internship here!
Chickpea Protein Extraction and Functional Characterization
Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Food Science
Mentor:
Girish Ganjyal
girish.ganjyal@wsu.edu
Apply to the chickpea protein internship here!
Food Science
Mentor:
Girish Ganjyal
girish.ganjyal@wsu.edu
Apply to the chickpea protein internship here!
Evaluating Gooseberry and Currant Cultivators for Eastern Washington Production
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Horticulture
Mentor:
Alex Cornwall
acornwall@wsu.edu
Apply to the gooseberry internship here!
Horticulture
Mentor:
Alex Cornwall
acornwall@wsu.edu
Apply to the gooseberry internship here!
Sustainable Study of Historical Textiles and Apparel through Digital Reconstruction and Education
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles
Mentor:
Siming Guo
siming.guo@wsu.edu
Apply to the textile reconstruction internship here!
Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles
Mentor:
Siming Guo
siming.guo@wsu.edu
Apply to the textile reconstruction internship here!
Choosing Better Cherries; Exploring Phenotyping Tools for Sweet Cherry Breeding
Available Summer 2026 in Prosser, WA
Horticulture & Extension
Mentor:
Per McCord
phmccord@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Horticulture & Extension
Mentor:
Per McCord
phmccord@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Developing Open-Source Orchard Mapping Tools for Heritage Tree Conservation
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Horticulture
Mentor:
Rebecca McGee
rjmcgee@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Horticulture
Mentor:
Rebecca McGee
rjmcgee@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Creative Communications for the Climate Analogs Academy
Available Sumer 2026 in Wenatchee, WA
Integrated Plant Sciences
Mentor:
Teal Potter
teal.potter@wsu.edu
Apply to the climate analogs internship here!
Integrated Plant Sciences
Mentor:
Teal Potter
teal.potter@wsu.edu
Apply to the climate analogs internship here!
You Snooze, You Learn? Exclaiming the Impact of Mid-Day Naps on Children’s Math Learning
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Human Development
Mentor:
Nicole Scalise
nicole.scalise@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Human Development
Mentor:
Nicole Scalise
nicole.scalise@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Understanding Consumer Behavior in the Online Resale Market: A Data-Driven Research Internship
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Jihyeong Son
jihyeong.son@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Jihyeong Son
jihyeong.son@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Discover the Hidden Battle between Plants and Pathogens
Available Spring/Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Plant Pathology
Mentor:
Kiwamu Tanaka
kiwamu.tanaka@wsu.edu
Apply to the plant pathogen internship here!
Plant Pathology
Mentor:
Kiwamu Tanaka
kiwamu.tanaka@wsu.edu
Apply to the plant pathogen internship here!
Assessing Waterholes as Keystone Natural Features for Large Mammals within a Biodiverse Neotropical Forest
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
School of the Environment
Mentor:
Daniel Thornton
daniel.thornton@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
School of the Environment
Mentor:
Daniel Thornton
daniel.thornton@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Psychedelic Science and Attachment Research Assistant
Available Summer 2026 in Vancouver, WA
Human Development
Mentor:
Sara Waters
sara.f.waters@wsu.edu
Apply to the psychedelic science internship here!
Human Development
Mentor:
Sara Waters
sara.f.waters@wsu.edu
Apply to the psychedelic science internship here!
Agricultural Science Education Professional Development Intern
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Agricultural Education
Mentor:
Anna Warner
anna.warner@wsu.edu
Apply to the agricultural education internship here!
Agricultural Education
Mentor:
Anna Warner
anna.warner@wsu.edu
Apply to the agricultural education internship here!
Enhancing Irrigation Management Through Precision Ag Fundamentals and Technology
Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Agricultural Technology & Production
Mentor:
Tadd Wheeler
tawheeler@wsu.edu
Apply to the enhancing irrigation internship here!
Agricultural Technology & Production
Mentor:
Tadd Wheeler
tawheeler@wsu.edu
Apply to the enhancing irrigation internship here!
Digging into Data: Exploring Soil Nutrient Trends in Washington’s Wheat Country
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
Agricultural Food Systems, Integrated Plant Sciences
Mentor:
Rachel Wieme
rachel.wieme@wsu.edu
Apply to the soil nutrient internship here!
Agricultural Food Systems, Integrated Plant Sciences
Mentor:
Rachel Wieme
rachel.wieme@wsu.edu
Apply to the soil nutrient internship here!
Understanding and Documenting Native Bees & Their Diversity
Available Summer/Fall 2026 in Pullman, WA
Entomology
Mentors:
Rich Zack
zack@wsu.edu
Silas Bossert
silas.bossert@wsu.edu
Apply to the native bee internship here!
Entomology
Mentors:
Rich Zack
zack@wsu.edu
Silas Bossert
silas.bossert@wsu.edu
Apply to the native bee internship here!
Undergraduate Research Intern- Interactive Apparel Design
Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Zihui Zhao
zihui.zhao@wsu.edu
Apply to the interactive apparel internship here!
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Zihui Zhao
zihui.zhao@wsu.edu
Apply to the interactive apparel internship here!
Persistence of Paucilactobacillius wasatchensis on Dairy Processing Surfaces in Cougar Gold Cheese Productions
Available Spring/Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA
Food Science
Mentor:
Meijun Zhu
meijun.zhu@wsu.edu
Apply to the cougar gold cheese internship here!
Food Science
Mentor:
Meijun Zhu
meijun.zhu@wsu.edu
Apply to the cougar gold cheese internship here!
Assessing Artic Grizzly Bear Behavior using Animal-Born Video Collars
Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA
School of the Environment
Mentor:
Charles Robbins
ctrobbins@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
School of the Environment
Mentor:
Charles Robbins
ctrobbins@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
Holding the Line: Field Evaluation of Residual Herbicides and Soil Adjuvants for Grassy Weed Control Management in Spring Wheat
Available Spring/Summer 2026 in Colfax, WA
WSU Extension/ANR
Mentor:
Morgan Menaker
morgan.menaker@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
WSU Extension/ANR
Mentor:
Morgan Menaker
morgan.menaker@wsu.edu
POSITION FILLED!
AI Driven Fashion Trend Analysis and Content Creation Internship
Available Summer 2026
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Yini Chen
yini.chen@wsu.edu
Apply to the AI fashion internship here!
Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles
Mentor:
Yini Chen
yini.chen@wsu.edu
Apply to the AI fashion internship here!