Home to a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and a Fulbright Specialist, the College of Engineering is pushing the boundaries of engineering research in Daytona Beach, Florida, and around the globe.
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X The Fulbright Scholar Program for academics and professionals awards more than 1,700 fellowships annually, enabling 800 U.S. Scholars to go abroad and 900 Visiting Scholars to come to the United States. X In 1984, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus had our first participant in the Fulbright Scholar Program. That makes four decades of exciting opportunities for scholars who call Embry-Riddle home. X The Fulbright Specialist Program is a unique opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in two- to six-week project-based exchanges at host institutions across the globe.
The U.S. Fulbright Program recently honored two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University engineering faculty members. Dr. Sirish Namilae, professor and Ph.D. program coordinator in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, plans to develop biodegradable natural fiber composite materials that incorporate nanoscale interfacial features. As a Fulbright Scholar, Namilae will partner with colleagues at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on research that will set the stage for more environmentally friendly, next-generation composite materials. Namilae’s multidisciplinary research efforts will also leverage
insights from materials processing, solid mechanics and polymer transport. Dr. Sandra Boetcher’s appointment as a Fulbright Specialist is likewise focused on creating a more sustainable future. Faculty Fellow and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Boetcher will focus on heat transfer during her Fulbright experience once she matches with an institution. Both Fulbright honors recognize academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership and efforts to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the United States and around the world.
X More than 160 countries around the globe participate in Fulbright programs.
Source: fulbrightscholars.org/institution/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-florida
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