Meet Us

We're the dynamic NRT faculty team
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Our research spans engineering and social sciences, but we are working together to solve Food, Energy, and Water challenges. 

Melanie Derby, Mechanical Engineering
Stacy Hutchinson and Jonathan Aguilar, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Prathap Parameswaran, Civil Engineering
Matthew Sanderson, Sociology
Ryan Hansen, Chemical Engineering
Nathan Hendricks, Agricultural Economics
Gaea Hock, Communications and Agricultural Education
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Questions? Contact ksunrt@k-state.edu, mirit@ksu.edu, or any of our NRT faculty members. We gratefully acknowledge NSF's support, grant #1828571.

First Let's

Meet You

We are looking for Master's and Doctoral students in the following areas:

• Agricultural Economics
• Biological and Agricultural Engineering 
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Sociology​

We especially encourage students with diverse perspectives to apply.

What is the 

NRT experience?

• Interdisciplinary, cutting edge research
• NSF-sponsored training, including a generous stipend (34K/year for up to two years)  and paid tuition 
• Opportunity to make an impact in research, policy, and in real communities
• Dedicated, faculty mentoring regarding graduate school and future career paths
• ​Support to attend national conferences  
  
• KSU graduate students enjoy a 97% job placement rate

How to 

Apply

The application deadline for the Fall 2021 cohort is January 8, 2021. Apply online to the Kansas State University Graduate School to the department in which you seek a degree and mention on your research statement/personal statement your interest in the NRT Traineeship.