Current Application Cycle (Start in Fall 2025)
- If you are currently in a PhD program at MTU, you must be in your first or second year of the program for Fall 2025 admission.
- 3.0 GPA requirement
- If currently in a Master's program, you must transfer to a PhD program to start the program by January 5, 2026.
- Preceptor requirements: Must be on the T32 2025 faculty list
- For the T32 2025 application, you must be interested in conducting research with a preceptor from the T32 2025 faculty list.
- Otherwise, your application will not be considered for this application cycle.
- T32 Application 2025 Form
- CV (Curriculum Vitae)
- Personal Statement (2,000 characters, not including spaces, or around 1 page): Highlight examples of innovation, dedication, and positive team dynamics.
- Research and career plan (3,000 characters, not including spaces, or around 1 page): Include faculty that you are interested in working with.
- Nominating letter from MTU faculty advisor preferred
- Please email your letter to Grace at hgschmit@mtu.edu
- Reviews for the NIH T32 in Health-Integrated Technologies at Michigan Tech began on September 22, 2025, for the Fall 2025 application cycle
- The deadline for the T32 Fall 2025 application has passed.
Next Application Cycle (Start in Fall 2026 and After)
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- 3.0 GPA requirement
- If currently in a Bachelor's or Master's program, you must transfer to a PhD program by Fall 2026.
- If you are currently in a PhD program at MTU, you must be in your first or second year of the program for Fall 2026 admission.
- Note: First-year students will be prioritized, but second-year students can apply.
- Preceptor requirements: Must be on the T32 2025 faculty list or a new preceptor on the T32 2026 faculty list
- For the T32 2026 application, you must be interested in conducting research with a preceptor from the T32 2025 faculty list or the T32 2026 faculty list
- New preceptors will be added to the list once evaluations are completed in October 2025
- Otherwise, your application will not be considered for this application cycle.
- T32 Application 2026 Form
- CV (Curriculum Vitae)
- Personal Statement (2,000 characters, not including spaces, or around 1 page): Highlight examples of innovation, dedication, and positive team dynamics.
- Research and career plan (3,000 characters, not including spaces, or around 1 page): Include faculty that you are interested in working with.
- A nominating letter can be from a research mentor at your undergraduate or master's
institution, or MTU faculty of interest (preferred)
- Please email your letter to Grace at hgschmit@mtu.edu
- Consideration will start on December 1st, 2025. Late applicants will have a lower priority.
T32 Faculty
Fall 2025
A list of participating faculty for the Fall 2025 application cycle is displayed below. For more information on each of the faculty members, click on their names or visit the T32 2025 faculty page.
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Paul Goetsch, Biological Sciences
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Xiaoqing Tang, Biological Sciences
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Sangyoon Han, Biomedical Engineering
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Hoda Hatoum, Biomedical Engineering
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Smitha Rao Hatti, Biomedical Engineering
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Jingfeng Jiang, Biomedical Engineering
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Bruce Lee, Biomedical Engineering
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Chunxiu (Traci) Yu, Biomedical Engineering
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Christo Christov, Chemistry
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Shiyue Fang, Chemistry
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Tatyana Karabencheva-Christova, Chemistry
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Haiying Liu, Chemistry
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Marina Tanasova, Chemistry
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Ashutosh Tiwari, Chemistry
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Caryn Heldt, Chemical Engineering
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Yixin Liu, Chemical Engineering
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Adrienne Minerick, Chemical Engineering
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Jiehong Guo, Civil And Environmental Engineering
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Ishi Keenum, Civil And Environmental Engineering
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Qinghui Chen, Kinesiology And Integrative Physiology
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Carolyn Duncan, Kinesiology And Integrative Physiology
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Zhiying(Jenny) Shan, Kinesiology And Integrative Physiology
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Jaroslaw Drelich, Materials Science And Engineering
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Kevin Trewartha, Psychology and Human Factors
Fall 2026
A list of participating faculty for the Fall 2026 application cycle will be determined after evaluations are completed in October 2025. Once the new preceptors have been determined, they will be displayed on the T32 2026 faculty page.