anna lu · research
Papers I've written, mostly about agriculture, history, and economics. Some are still in progress, and I'll add more as I go.
You can read the full papers here.
National History Day 2026 · placed 6th at the national contest
This paper looks at Norman Borlaug's Green Revolution as a reform shaped by the Cold War. It follows how new high-yield crops spread in the 1960s and where agricultural science and Cold War politics overlapped.
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India
This summer I spent eight weeks at ICRISAT in Hyderabad, India, researching trade and investment policy as a Borlaug-Ruan intern.
A summary is coming soon.
Abstract coming soon.
A scientific computing project in Python and Jupyter Notebook
Abstract coming soon.
Written for Iowa State University's AAPI essay contest, and broadcast on IPTV radio
Abstract coming soon.