Students at an industry tour.

CAHNRS Faculty & Staff-Led Internships: Current Opportunities

College student standing in a wheat field, with a table in front of her, putting drone propellors on a drone.

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


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College students walking a catwalk while wearing garments made by designers.

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





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College student working in a berry filed, examining raspberries at a station

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




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Chickpea Protein Extraction and Functional Characterization

Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA

Food Science

Mentor:
Girish Ganjyal
girish.ganjyal@wsu.edu







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College student holding colorful fabric samples in a binder

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





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Individuals walking through landscape, including newly planted and already existing trees, with a large mountain in the background

Choosing Better Cherries; Exploring Phenotyping Tools for Sweet Cherry Breeding

Available Summer 2026 in Prosser, WA

Horticulture & Extension

Mentor:
Per McCord
phmccord@wsu.edu






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An up close shot of a wood board with the number 5 and the WSU logo, helping to label rows of trees in the Washington Tree Fruit Extension Center.

Developing Open-Source Orchard Mapping Tools for Heritage Tree Conservation

Available Spring 2026 in Pullman, WA

Horticulture

Mentor:
Rebecca McGee
rjmcgee@wsu.edu




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A college student playing magnet tiles with a child

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




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A student in the Apparel Merchandising, and Design sewing lab using a pattern to cut fabric

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


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A group of three students working together on a machine that analyzes plant pathogens

Discover the Hidden Battle between Plants and Pathogens

Available Spring/Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA

Plant Pathology

Mentor:
Kiwamu Tanaka
kiwamu.tanaka@wsu.edu




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A student around a large trough of water filled with rocks, explaining impacts of natural ecosystem features

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


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A student intently listening to a professor, as they go over correct answers on paper

Psychedelic Science and Attachment Research Assistant

Available Summer 2026 in Vancouver, WA

Human Development

Mentor:
Sara Waters
sara.f.waters@wsu.edu



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A college student holding up a handmade metal cutout sign in the shape of a gear that says "Ag Technology & Production Management"

Enhancing Irrigation Management Through Precision Ag Fundamentals and Technology

Available Summer 2026 in Pullman, WA

Agricultural Technology & Production

Mentor:
Tadd Wheeler
tawheeler@wsu.edu


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Brown grizzly bear in a green field

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




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A spring wheat faculty member crouching in a field of wheat examining the growth of the steam on a piece of wheat

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


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A model walking down teh runway with layers of plaid on, and a tie on

AI Driven Fashion Trend Analysis and Content Creation Internship

Available Summer 2026

Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles

Mentor:
Yini Chen
yini.chen@wsu.edu





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