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International Scholarships & Fellowships

NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship Recipients

Layla Booshehri - PIRE Graduate Student
2009 NSF EAPSI/JSPS Fellowship - Japan
Research Host: Tohoku University
Layla is a PhD student in Applied Physics at Rice University and will conduct research with the Yusa Group at Tohoku University through the NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institute program.
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Fulbright Program

Jonah Shaver - PIRE Graduate Student
US Fulbright Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Research Host: Tohoku University
Jonah Shaver, who earned his Ph.D. from Rice in applied physics in May 2008, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Scholarship to conduct postdoctoral research in the Brahim Lounis and Laurent Cognet research group at the Centre de Physique Moleculaire Optique et Hertzienne of Bordeaux University in France. >> Read More

Foundation for Asia-Pacific Education Scholarship

Heerad Farkhoor (NJ 2010) was selected as a recipient of the Foundation for Asia-Pacific Education's Scholarship for participation in the 2010 NanoJapan: International Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
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Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Jeffrey Lee (NJ 2010) was selected as a recipient of the Institute of International Education's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for their Summer 2010 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) cycle for participation in the 2010 NanoJapan: International Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
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Bridging Scholarship for Undergraduate Study in Japan

Ethan Schaler (NJ 2008) has recently been awarded a Bridging Scholarship for Study in Japan to participate in the Tohoku University JYPE (Junior Year Program in English) through the Global E3 Program. He will study there from September 2009 through February 2010 and in addition to coursework will also be conducting research with Dr. Hiroki Kuwano in the Micro/ Nano-Machining Center.
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Freeman-Asia Scholarship

Tyler Barth (NJ 2006) received the Institute of International Education's Freeman-Asia Scholarship for the Summer of 2007 to study Mandarin language in Taiwan.
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King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Discovery Scholarship Recipients

Tyler Barth - NanoJapan 2006
Tyler is currently a graduate student in the Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong starting in the Fall of 2008. He has also been selected as a KAUST Discovery Scholarship recipient and in the fall of 2009 will begin his PhD studies with full funding at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. >> Student Profile

Jaret Lee - NanoJapan 2006
Jaret is currently a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has also been selected as a KAUST Discovery Scholarship recipient and in the fall of 2009 will begin his PhD studies with full funding at the Institute of Resources, Energy, and Environment, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
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Vira I. Heinz Scholarship for Women in Global Leadership

Amal El-Ghazaly (NJ 2008) has been awarded the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship for Women in Global Leadership for the summer of 2009. to participate in a program of study in Cairo, Egypt that will include Arabic language study and a continuation of her current research withTechBridgeWorld at Carnegie Mellon University working on the development of an Arabic Braille tutoring device.
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