EAST LANSING – Ten early-to-mid career tenure track faculty members have been selected at Michigan State University to develop and enhance their international research portfolios.
The 2015 Academy for Global Engagement Fellows have diverse interests, ranging from skin mechanics to resolving water conflicts. The goal of the academy is to build a growing cohort of faculty members who will participate in global activities and view their scholarship through a global lens.
Five faculty members from the College of Engineering and five from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will begin their fellowship year in January.
?The Academy for Global Engagement Fellowship program is a remarkable opportunity for faculty to develop and expand their view of global research,? said co-director of the academy Gretchen Neisler. ?There is an obvious return on investment for both the faculty and the MSU community.?
The 2015 Academy for Global Engagement Fellows are:
Roozbeh Dargazany, assistant professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering
Cloe Garnache, assistant professor in the department of agricultural, food and resource economics
Nicky Mason, assistant professor in the department of agricultural, food and resource economics
Robert Montgomery, assistant professor in the department of fisheries and wildlife
Gerald Urquhart, assistant professor in Lyman Briggs College and department of fisheries and wildlife
Sara Roccabianca, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering
Nelson Sepulveda, assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering
Yanni Sun, assistant professor in the department of computer science and engineering
Tim Whitehead, assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering and materials science
Wei Zhang, assistant professor in the department of plant, soil and microbial sciences
Throughout the year, the 10 fellows will participate in monthly seminars that include building networks with funding agencies, refining their research agenda and navigating MSU?s grant system. The fellows also will have an opportunity to learn from seasoned research faculty at MSU through a mentoring system.
?With more than 65 years of engagement in the international research and development arena, Michigan State is a leader in international development,? co-director of the academy Mary Anne Walker said. ?These fellows are honing skills that will help them provide leadership to the university in the years to come.?
