{"id":800,"date":"2025-11-13T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/?page_id=800"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:42:59","slug":"student-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/student-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/EAN-Student-Brainstorm.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/EAN-Student-Brainstorm.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/EAN-Student-Brainstorm.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/EAN-Student-Brainstorm.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/EAN-Student-Brainstorm.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/EAN-Student-Brainstorm.jpg 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\n\t\talt=\"Students and mentors seated around a table brainstorming a project.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 49% 67%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69d2d0988dd23\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Student Engagement<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tCareer-Based Mentorship\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Student engagement is a vital part of INEF\u2019s mission to investigate and deliver resilient energy solutions for our region and the world at large. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/ean\/\">Energy Ambassadors Network (EAN)<\/a> sits at the forefront of that educational effort by empowering Washington State University students who contribute directly to INEF projects, initiatives, and operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By working together with INEF leadership and local energy experts, our EAN students are providing hands-on research assistance, building workforce skills, and leveraging both the academic and industry resources of the Tri-Cities energy hub to advance new ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the students, alumni, and industry mentors who make up our growing network.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-border--color-crimson wsu-position--relative wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-bottom--medium wsu-overflow--hidden\" id=\"contactSidebarHome\">\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray wsu-z-index--1-content\" style=\"top:0;left:0;height:100%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\n<aside class=\"wsu-callout wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wsu-spacing-margin-left--small wsu-spacing-margin-right--small wsu-zindex--level-2 wsu-spacing-after--medium wsu-border--color-default wsu-color-background--white wsu-border--add-left\" >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Support the Future of Energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuel dreams, advance research, and transform lives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/foundation.wsu.edu\/give\/?fund=d2cbe465-ca88-470d-8def-05b0234aa0fe&#038;cat=idonate_campuses&#038;area=idonate_wsu_tri-cities&#038;utm_campaign=institute-for-northwest-energy-futures-excellence-fund\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tGive to INEF\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/aside>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-overflow--hidden wsu-decorator--style-triangle-crimson-right\" style=\"bottom:0;left:80%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">Energy Ambassadors Network<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Aliyana_Avalos.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Aliyana_Avalos.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Aliyana_Avalos-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Aliyana_Avalos-553x1024.jpg 553w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 82% 33%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Aliyana Avalos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Civil Engineering Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Summer, Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Hasan-Cruz.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Hasan-Cruz.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Hasan-Cruz-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Hasan-Cruz-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Hasan-Cruz-768x990.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 7%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Hasan Cruz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Civil Engineering Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Evalena-Dalsbo-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 7%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Evalena Dalsbo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Environmental &amp; Ecosystem Sciences Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Spring, Summer, Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Anas-Mohamed-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Anas-Mohamed-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Anas-Mohamed-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Anas-Mohamed-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Anas-Mohamed-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Anas-Mohamed-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 64% 37%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Anas Mohamed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Mechanical Engineering Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Parjot-Pawar-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 51% 6%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Parjot Pawar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Biology, Business Administration, Psychology Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">ASWSUTC President<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Zoe-Pfeifer-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 54% 8%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Zoe Pfeifer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Biology Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Spring, Summer, Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">ASWSUTC Director of Legislative Affairs<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Timothy-Poole.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Timothy-Poole.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Timothy-Poole-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Timothy-Poole-598x1024.jpg 598w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Timothy-Poole-768x1314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Timothy-Poole-898x1536.jpg 898w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 49% 7%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Timothy Poole<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Civil Engineering Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navy Veteran<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Angel-Romero.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Angel-Romero.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Angel-Romero-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Angel-Romero-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Angel-Romero-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Angel-Romero-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 44% 45%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Angel Romero<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Civil Engineering Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Fall 2025<br>Spring 2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">Energy Ambassadors Network Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Rachel-Holland-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 54% 8%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Rachel Holland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Environmental &amp; Ecosystem Sciences Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Working as a WSU Tri-Cities Bio Sciences Lab Tech.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Roy-Leal-scaled.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Roy-Leal-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Roy-Leal-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Roy-Leal-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Roy-Leal-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Roy-Leal-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 55% 49%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Roy Leal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Civil Engineering Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--none\">INEF Student Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">Spring, Summer, Fall 2025<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Quinn-Norton.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Quinn-Norton.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Quinn-Norton-300x200.jpg 300w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 71% 49%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Quinn Norton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Mechanical Engineering Graduate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Working as an Amazon Data Center Staff Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Ruqaya-Talib-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 51% 6%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Ruqaya Talib<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Biology Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Radiology Program, CBC<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">INEF Industry Mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-spacing-after--xmedium wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian.jpg 1571w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian-1003x1536.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Chris-Ajemian-1337x2048.jpg 1337w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1571px) 100vw, 1571px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 7%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Chris Ajemian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Chris Ajemian LLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Fusion Technology and Commercialization: Chris Ajemian is a fusion energy entrepreneur.\u00a0He works with fusion companies, national laboratories, federal and state government and power utilities.\u00a0He 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.\u00a0Chris enjoys mentoring students with science, engineering, business and policy planning interests.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Theresa-Howell-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 74% 36%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Theresa Howell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Energy Northwest Nuclear Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">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<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-scaled.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Andrew_Porter_Headshot-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 74% 36%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Andrew Porter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">First American Nuclear Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">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.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Allie_Headshot-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 52% 20%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Allie Higginbotham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">WSU&#8217;s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, WSU&#8217;s Energy Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">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.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-vineyard\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Dani_Young_Headshot.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Dani_Young_Headshot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-tricities\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Dani_Young_Headshot-300x200.jpg 300w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Rachel Holland.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 62% 34%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left wsu-spacing-after--none\">Danielle Young<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xsmall\">Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dani&#8217;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.<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>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.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">INEF Student Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-4\" >\r\n    <article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/critical-minerals-in-agriculture-fertilizers-technology-and-food-security\/\">\t\t\t\tCritical Minerals in Agriculture: Fertilizers, Technology, and Food Security\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tWhile critical minerals are often discussed in the context of clean energy like batteries, wind turb&#8230;\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Read more about Read More Critical Minerals in Agriculture: Fertilizers, Technology, and Food Security\" href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/critical-minerals-in-agriculture-fertilizers-technology-and-food-security\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">Read More<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article><article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/agrivoltaics\/\">\t\t\t\tAgrivoltaics\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tAgrivoltaics are lands that are used for agricultural purposes and solar power production.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Read more about Read More Agrivoltaics\" href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/agrivoltaics\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">Read More<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article><article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/irrigating-eastern-washington-odessa-groundwater-replacement-program-ogwrp\/\">\t\t\t\tIrrigating Eastern Washington: Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP)\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tThe Columbia River Basin is a major watershed spanning 258,000 square miles. The main water resource&#8230;\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Read more about Read More Irrigating Eastern Washington: Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP)\" href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/irrigating-eastern-washington-odessa-groundwater-replacement-program-ogwrp\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">Read More<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article><article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-pacificsky\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/water-rights-crop-choices-in-the-yakima-river-basin\/\">\t\t\t\tWater Rights &#038; Crop Choices in the Yakima River Basin\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tStudent project by Zoe Pfeifer &#8211; \n\nThe access of water shapes how farmers choose a crop to grow, esp&#8230;\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Read more about Read More Water Rights &#038; Crop Choices in the Yakima River Basin\" href=\"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/water-rights-crop-choices-in-the-yakima-river-basin\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">Read More<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy Ambassadors Network Energy Ambassadors Network Alumni INEF Industry Mentors INEF Student Projects EAN students contribute to vital research projects examining real-world problems and challenges impacting the food, energy, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1019,"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800\/revisions\/1019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsuwp.tricities.wsu.edu\/inef\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}