Prospective Students

Sustainable Production of Specialty Crops with Artificial Intelligence and Precision Technologies (SPRINT)

Applications and Deadlines

Ph.D. Candidates must apply and be admitted to one of the graduate programs below. To be considered for a SPRINT cohort fellowship, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply before the program-specific application date and indicate interest in the SPRINT cohort in their application cover letter. They should feel free to contact the faculty members listed. (NOTE: Deadlines for academic year 2025-2026 have passed.)

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Due date - December 1, 2024

APPLY

Contact: 

• Long He, Associate Professor, luh378@psu.edu

Plant Science

Due date – December 1, 2024

APPLY

Contact: 

• Francesco Di Gioia,Associate Professor, fxd92@psu.edu
• Caio Brunharo, Assistant Professor, brunharo@psu.edu
• Shanthanu (Shan) Krishna Kumar, Assistant Professor, szk6480@psu.edu

Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Due date - December 1, 2024

APPLY

Contact: 

• John Pecchia, Associate Research Professor, jap281@psu.edu

Entomology

Due date - December 1, 2024

APPLY

Contacts: 

• Heather Grab, Assistant Professor, hlc30@psu.edu