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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4">University of Missouri<span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4">Costello Group - Sustainable Engineering, Food-Energy-Water Nexus</font><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><a href="mailto:costelloc@missouri.edu">costelloc@missouri.edu</a></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I’m currently looking for students who are interested in
sustainable engineering, life cycle assessment, and conducting analysis in
support of decision-making & design that will reduce impacts to earth systems.
My research focus areas at this time are agricultural and food systems,
nutrient cycling, life cycle assessment methods, and modeling impacts of future
climate on hydrological and agricultural systems. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Research Topics Currently Funded</b><span style="font-weight:400">: A USDA-funded project that utilizes environmentally-extended input-output life cycle assessment, multi-regional input-output LCA, nutrient accounting tools, and systems analysis to explore the relationship between nutrient cycling and food products. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Funding is also available to assist with research into the manufacturing stages of food production and applying linear optimization methods to evaluate local food systems including novel food production options (e.g., urban farming, vertical farming, permaculture).<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Requirements</b>: Candidates should have a B.S. and/or M.S. in
an engineering discipline. Degrees in non-engineering programs will
also be considered on a case-by-case basis, though due to the quantitative
nature of the research and graduate course work required in engineering, students should
describe how they plan to be successful in their personal statement. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Direct admittance to the Ph.D. program without M.S. will be considered for exceptional students.<span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><u>Department requirements</u>: <a href="https://gradstudies.missouri.edu/academics/programs/industrial--manufacturing-systems-engineering-graduate-programs/doctorate-in-industrial--manufacturing-systems-engineering.php">https://gradstudies.missouri.edu/academics/programs/industrial--manufacturing-systems-engineering-graduate-programs/doctorate-in-industrial--manufacturing-systems-engineering.php</a></font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Apply</b>! <a href="https://gradstudies.missouri.edu/admissions/apply/">https://gradstudies.missouri.edu/admissions/apply/</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Final deadline for Fall 2018 is March 1. We have begun reviewing applications so please consider applying early!</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Support</b>: A stipend of roughly
$25,000/year (raises dependent upon funding), tuition waiver, and health
insurance. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">U.S. citizens may be eligible for the Graduate Assistance in Areas
of National Need fellowship program and will be encouraged to apply (stipend of
$34,000 for 3 years). <span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="https://engineering.missouri.edu/2015/06/gaann-fellowship-aims-to-train-new-teachers/">https://engineering.missouri.edu/2015/06/gaann-fellowship-aims-to-train-new-teachers/</a></font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Columbia is an affordable and fun college town, lots of great natural areas close to campus. St. Louis and Kansas City are under 2 hours drive!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><b>Information on Costello</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">: Work in my group is inherently interdisciplinary and I strive to build connections with social sciences, natural sciences, public policy and other disciplines in engineering. My degrees (B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.) are in Civil and Environmental Engineering, I completed post-doctoral research training in an ecology department and four years as research faculty in a bioengineering department. I teach two graduate level courses: Sustainability in Engineered Systems and Life Cycle Assessment.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.christinecostellophd.com/">https://www.christinecostellophd.com/</a> (website in progress, but has additional info!)</font><br></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>COE & IMSE at the University of Missouri</b>: The College of Engineering at the University
of Missouri has recently declared Sustainability, particularly Innovations at
the Food-Energy-Water nexus and Big Data Analytics as major research
priorities. The University of Missouri is the land grant institution for the
state and has very strong research and educational collaborative opportunities in the College
of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
(IMSE) has strong relationships with industry through the Center for Excellence
in Logistics & Distribution, <a href="http://celdi.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">http://celdi.org/</a>.
The faculty have expertise in Operations Research, Optimization, Logistics,
Industrial Energy Efficiency, Big Data Analytics, and Sustainable Engineering. Students
are also welcome and encouraged to pursue coursework and committee members from
other departments on campus to tailor their education and research to meet
their interests. <span></span></p>





<div><br></div>Please email me with any questions or inquiries! <a href="mailto:costelloc@missouri.edu">costelloc@missouri.edu</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><span>Christine Costello, PhD<br>Assistant Professor<br>Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering<br>College of Engineering<br></span></div><span><div>University of Missouri - Columbia</div></span></span></div></div></div></div>
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