In time of COVID-19, Global Development students work globally, remotely

“This summer, I will be interning at EnerGaia, an environmentally and socially minded enterprise based in Bangkok, Thailand. My main role will be to help developing a project plan & MVP for machine learning computer vision to determine the optical density of spirulina bioreactors. Optical density (OD) is used to measure the growth productivity of spirulina. Machine learning computer vision can significantly improve the efficiency at measuring OD which in turn can help improve the productivity of future food (spirulina) farms.”

“This summer, I am interning for Quarterra Consulting & Advisory, which is a boutique agribusiness consulting firm based in Buenos Aires. Quarterra offers services that include market analysis, investment analysis, corporate strategy, visit coordination, monthly dairy industry summary reports, and speaking events.”

“This summer I’ll be researching and collecting added value practices among small holders in East Africa. This is to help the agroecology research institute Manor House suggest context specific solutions to farmers in rural Kenya.”