Nate Brown is a Kansas State University undergraduate with a major in biological systems engineering and a minor in food science. He is a research assistant that has helped with various projects such as Alice Harris' project examining Dectes dispersal in soybean field by gathering data using sweep nets. Nate also helps graduate student Ryan Schmid with Hessian fly research by planting wheat flats and transporting Hessian flies to infest the flats. After school Nate Brown plans to be working for a large food processing company as a food production engineer or a food researcher and developer.