Great Lakes Commission – Sea Grant Fellowship
Deadline: Feb 1, 2010
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers annually awards graduate scholarships to encourage study in naval architecture, marine engineering, ocean engineering, or marine industry related fields.
Deadline: Feb 01, 2010
Eligibility: U.S. and Canadian graduate students
The Foundation and the Technical Committees of AIAA present several funding opportunities.
Martin Summerfield Graduate Award in Propellents and Combustion
Eligible applicants will be actively participating in research endeavors in propellants and combustion as part of their graduate studies.
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Eligible applicants will be participating in research endeavors that will impact one or more of the areas of guidance, navigation, and control as part of their graduate studies.
Gordon C. Oates Air Breathing Propulsion Graduate Award
Eligible applicants will be participating in research endeavors in air breathing propulsion as part of their graduate studies.
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Eligible applicants will be participating in research endeavors in engineering sciences.
John Leland Atwood
Eligible applicants will be participating in research endeavors in one of the 65 specialty areas represented by AIAA Technical Committees
Open Topic Graduate Award
Eligible applicants will be participating in research endeavors in one of the 65 specialty areas represented by AIAA Technical Committees
Open to any nationality.
Eligible applicants must have completed at least one academic year of full-time graduate work. Applicant must have a grade point average of not less than 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
Deadline: Jan 31
Description: Offers talented students the opportunity to engage in the study and research of fusion energy sciences and technology, while fostering practical work experiences at recognized research facilities. Provides incentive and support to students as they continue their education in graduate school and prepare for careers in fusion energy.
Discipline(s): physical sciences; engineering; mathematics; related scientific disciplines
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents. Undergraduate seniors; bachelor’s recipients; and first and second year graduate students at the time of application
Location(s): Various locations across U. S. Participating universities with practicums at various U.S. Department of Energy research facilities
Duration: Maximum 36 months with annual renewal
Deadline(s): January 31
Benefits: $24,000 annual stipend and full payment of tuition and fees; $750 per month practicum allowance; opportunity to attend professional meetings and to participate in long-term graduate research ad DOE fusion research facilities.
Funding source(s): U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
How to apply: Application materials available at http://www.orau.gov/fusion.
by Dennis Walikainen, senior editor
The recent earthquake in Haiti has been felt here at Michigan Tech.
At least two students and one faculty member have ties to Haiti, and they have received mixed news: some good, much bad, some the worst.
Roxane Gay, a PhD candidate in the humanities department who has lived in Port au Prince, learned that her parents left Haiti last Sunday, missing the earthquake by just a couple of days. Most of her family survived, but she has lost at least one great uncle.
“His wife is missing,” Gay said. “And the building in which my parents live is flattened. So is the National Palace. In fact most of Port au Prince is destroyed.”
Gay’s father, Michael, is in the construction business and has just completed the Digicell Center, which is one of the few structures still standing. He is rushing back to Haiti this Friday to help move debris with his construction equipment.
The problems in Haiti are myriad, according to Gay: there are no building codes and no real infrastructure: no sewage system, plumbing, or trash removal, “and the roads are not good.”
Thus, rebuilding efforts will be even more complicated. “This is what poverty does,” she says.
“Where do you put the people?” Gay asks. “And the debris? The country is the size of Maryland. They need water, food and hospital care. The good news is, although the control tower is down, the airport can still receive planes.”
Gay gets her news from Haiti via texting and satellite phones. She also gets information via the Facebook page of fellow Michigan Tech Haitian Fredline Ilorme, a graduate student in the civil and environmental engineering department.
Ilorme reports that most of her family is also well, but she is still waiting to hear from some additional family members and friends. Kette Thomas, assistant professor of diverse literature in humanities, also has Haitian ties.
Gay is not hopeful for the future. “There’s not enough money in the world to fix what’s broken,” she says.
However, if people do want to help, she suggests the well-established organizations such as the International Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and Yéle Haiti, which was established by musician Wyclef Jean and seeks to achieve long-term progress in the country.
“Haitians are resilient people,” Gay says. “My dad is a proud Haitian.”
That’s why Michael Gay is rushing back to help his fellow islanders and others are coming to their aid. There’s much work to be done.
Published in Tech Today