Student Engagement
Energy Ambassadors Network
Anas Mohamed
Mechanical Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Fall 2025
Spring 2026
Energy Program Student Intern
Summer 2026
Evalena Dalsbo
Environmental & Ecosystem Sciences Major
INEF Student Intern
Spring, Summer, Fall 2025
Spring 2026
Energy Program Student Intern
Summer 2026
Evelyn Castro
Computer Science Major
INEF Student Intern
Summer 2026
Hayley Mendoza
Psychology & Electrical Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Summer 2026
Madison Manley
Environmental and Ecosystem Science & Biology Major
INEF Student Intern
Summer 2026
Mauro Martinez
Mechanical Engineering Major
Energy Program Student Intern
Summer 2026
Olivia Kanoff
Mechanical Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Summer 2026
Timothy Poole
Civil Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Spring 2026
Energy Program Student Intern
Summer 2026
Navy Veteran
Energy Ambassadors Network Alumni
Aliyana Avalos
Civil Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Summer, Fall 2025
Spring 2026
Angel Romero
Civil Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Fall 2025
Spring 2026
Hasan Cruz
Civil Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Fall 2025
Spring 2026
Parjot Pawar
Biology, Business Administration, Psychology Major
INEF Student Intern
Fall 2025
Spring 2026
ASWSUTC President
Quinn Norton
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
Working as an Amazon Data Center Staff Engineer.
Rachel Holland
Environmental & Ecosystem Sciences Major
Working as a WSU Tri-Cities Bio Sciences Lab Tech.
Roy Leal
Civil Engineering Major
INEF Student Intern
Spring, Summer, Fall 2025
Ruqaya Talib
Biology Major
Radiology Program, CBC
Zoe Pfeifer
Biology Major
INEF Student Intern
Spring, Summer, Fall 2025
Spring 2026
ASWSUTC Director of Legislative Affairs
INEF Industry Mentors
Chris Ajemian
Chris Ajemian LLC
Fusion Technology and Commercialization: Chris Ajemian is a fusion energy entrepreneur. He works with fusion companies, national laboratories, federal and state government and power utilities. He has practiced corporate law, been a foreign policy planner and was an owner in CTFusion, a fusion company that spun out of the University of Washington. He started Seattle Fusion Week in partnership with the CleanTech Alliance and works on building regional, multi-state fusion commercialization hubs. Chris enjoys mentoring students with science, engineering, business and policy planning interests.
Theresa Howell
Energy Northwest Nuclear Development
Resolution of environmental regulatory issues; cleanup, permitting, and analysis of complex sites for both environmental cleanup and project siting; Tribal relations and stakeholder/governmental agency policy
Andrew Porter
First American Nuclear Company
Nuclear Technology and Systems: Committed to the next generation of nuclear technology, Andrew has focused his career on advanced nuclear systems and the development of first-of-a-kind energy systems. Bridging the gap between our nuclear power history to modern advancements and goals. Andrew is very involved at WSU Tri-Cities through student clubs, project sponsorships, and volunteering as an industry mentor to help the next generation of technical persons.
Allie Higginbotham
WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, WSU’s Energy Program
Dr. Higginbotham works at the intersection between climate, agriculture, and energy. She works on projects related to understanding the climate footprint of dairies and of other Pacific Northwest agricultural systems. Allie enjoys digging into data and scientific research to help support practical, climate-smart agricultural solutions.
Danielle Young
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dani’s career is characterized by dual portfolios: one with the Department of Defense, U.S. Army and the other with the Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Since 2019, Dani has been involved with the U.S. Army as a project manager, task lead, and technical authority in areas including water and energy security, installation energy and water plans, stormwater management, water rights, and cybersecurity for facility-related control systems.
Since 2023, Dani has served WPTO by managing hydropower projects, offering technical assistance to utilities and engaging in areas such as pump-storage hydropower and environmentally acceptable lubricants. Her work also includes promoting awareness of cybersecurity within workforce development efforts and exploring hybrid applications involving hydropower with other renewable energy technologies.
Blake Scherer
Benton PUD
Manager of Power Supply and Transmission Services: Blake Scherer is an electrical engineer with over 26 years of experience at Benton PUD. He currently serves in a leadership role within Power Management, where he oversees power supply and transmission services, including resource planning, contract management, and ensuring reliable, cost-effective delivery of electricity to meet customer demand.
INEF Student Projects
EAN students contribute to vital research projects examining real-world problems and challenges impacting the food, energy, and water (F.E.W.) nexus. Students explore these topics from an integrated-systems perspective to gain a fuller understanding of how changes to one part of a system affect the rest. These projects go beyond classroom theory, examining how effective policy and real-time industry innovation play a key role in shaping our energy future.