The CNSI Graduate Fellows will be selected by an interdisciplinary committee from amongst the strongest applications and awarded to the range of departments actively participating in CNSI. Each department may submit up to 3 nominations in this competition. We hope that these fellowships will help in recruiting outstanding prospective graduate students to the campus whom are interested in working on research topics relevant to nanosystems.
Amount: $50,000 per year
Duration: Three Years
Eligibility: Incoming graduate student nominated by CNSI-affiliated department
Anticipated Number of Awards: 3 new fellowships per year.
All applications shall consist of:
All applications must be sent as a single PDF by e-mail to: funding@cnsi.ucsb.edu by the above referenced deadline using the subject line: "CNSI Graduate Student Fellowship Application".
Deadline: January 30, 2009
Award Recipient(s) will be announced on the CNSI Website no later March 1, 2009. Award Recipients will be required to submit a one-page annual progress report within 30 days at the conclusion of each academic year. Award recipients must also agree to have their photo and details regarding their award used in CNSI print and web media. Awards must be accepted or declined in writing no later than April 15, 2009.
If you have any questions regarding the Graduate Student Fellowship award or selection process, please contact: Holly Woo via telephone at extension 4130 or by e-mail at woo@cnsi.ucsb.edu .
Zoltan Mester is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a Minor in Mathematics; graduating first in his college and summa cum laude. His undergraduate research focused on the mathematical modeling of microfluids driven by gravitational forces and heating gradients. The overarching objective of Zoltans's research is to explore the practical applications of microfluidics that will ultimately benefit humanity in the biomedical field. He will pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering as a CNSI Fellow.
Jinpeng Wang holds a Masters degree in Engineering from Institute of Microelectrics at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Jinpeng cites a broad research interest that includes electronic engineering as well as mathematics and physics. His BioMEMS research in dielectrophoresis devices for cell and protein manipulation was a first for the laboratory at Tsinghua University. This method is now under fabrication, an exceptional feat in the biological sciences for a student with an Electronic Engineering background. Jinpeng's eventual research goal is to apply his findings to cancer detection and pharmaceutical development. Jinpeng will continue his cross-discipline collaboration and research while he pursues a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara as a CNSI Fellow.
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