Fellowship Impact
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Dean's Fellowship
Tayloria Adams
PhD Candidate
Chemical Engineering
Ashley Coble
PhD Candidate
Biological Sciences
Carol A. Engelmann
PhD Candidate
Geology
Jessica Lauer
PhD Candidate
Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Ryan J. Lemmens
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Bryan Plunger
PhD Candidate
Electrical Engineering
Craig Reynolds
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Weston H. Thomas
PhD Candidate
Electrical Engineering
Michael D. Via
PhD Candidate
Chemical Engineering
Lindsey Watch
PhD Candidate
Environmental Engineering
DeVlieg Foundation Fellowships
Patrick K. Bowen
PhD Candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
Recipient of the DeVlieg Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship for Engineering students
"It is imperative that I address the mechanistic issues of cationic participation, biomolecular influences, and the dissolved gas contribution in the corrosion of magnesium since these issues are poorly understood."
Anthony D. Matthys
PhD Candidate
Biological Sciences
Recipient of the 2013 Summer Research Award in Biology/Wildlife/Natural Resources
"I hope that my work can be used to ultimately inform brook trout management and restoration strategies within the Lake Superior region."
Renee C. Oats
PhD Candidate
Civil Engineering
Recipient of the DeVlieg Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship for Engineering students
"This financial support furthers my career goals of engaging in and managing highly technical quality research in highway bridges' assessment procedures and policies."
Nan Pond
PhD Candidate
Forest Science
Recipient of the 2012 Summer Research Award in Biology/Wildlife/Natural Resources
"Extrapolation of findings to the working landscape as a whole, and comparison of our values to publically available data from federal inventories and landowner surveys will provide additional insight into the current and future availability of timber products and woody biomass for bioenergy."
Doctoral Finishing Fellowships
Xiaochu Ding
PhD Candidate
Chemistry
"The flexible property of scaffolds and organization is very important for applications in tissue engineering, such as central neuron system regeneration and spinal cord regeneration."
Jiqing Fan
PhD Candidate
Chemical Engineering
"This fellowship will help me financially support myself for the last semester of my PhD, during which time, I will finish at least 3 manuscripts for publication and my dissertation as well."
Xiaobao Geng
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
"After several years' study and research in Muses lab in Michigan Tech, I obtained the knowledge and the experience which is the groundwork for the significant contribution to the thermal management industry in the future."
Kevyn J. Juneau
PhD Candidate
Forest Science
"As an assistant professor, I intend to develop and teach classes in plant science including plant ecology, invasive species ecology, botany, and vegetation dynamics."
Michael T. Kivisalu
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
"I plan to provide worldwide consulting related to the design of novel and innovative energy systems."
Ali Mirchi
PhD Candidate
Civil Engineering
"My goal is to generate insights for water quality policy to mitigate the problem of eutrophication in the Great Lakes Region."
Bryan Murray
PhD Candidate
Forest Science
"Obtaining a PhD has allowed me to hone my research and teaching skills through leading research projects, teaching undergraduates, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and presenting at national conferences."
Khatereh Vaghefi
PhD Candidate
Civil Engineering
"In the long-term my goal is to establish a research program focusing on enhancing repair, rehabilitation and maintenance decisions, which will ensure the durability and safety of our nation's infrastructure."
Hui Wang
PhD Candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
"This fellowship will help me to fulfill my career plan to be a great senior scientist or a respected faculty member in a solar energy research area."
Andrew Willemsen
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
"My research focuses on developing more weight-efficient, acoustically-absorptive materials for use in aircraft and other weight-sensitive applications."
Huan Yang
PhD Candidate
Biological Sciences
"My overall career goal is to develop effective strategies of prevention and therapy on Cardiovascular disease (CVD) by managing sleep restriction and chronic stress."
Nazmiye Yapici
PhD Candidate
Chemistry
"The use of our probes for noninvasive labeling of lysosomes in cancer cells, and potentially in solid tumor tissues, will provide new avenues for characterization and investigation of lysosomal trafficking and its role in cancerous tissues."
