2012 Graduate Fellowship Program

Applications can be found at our new webpage.

The WVNano graduate fellowship program at WVU will support Ph.D. graduate students from under-represented classes in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines to increase STEM diversity at WVU and ensure lifetime career success through comprehensive career training. Each year, approximately six graduate students will receive a $27,000 fellowship stipend for research in bionanotechnology that support the WVNano Interdisciplinary Research Teams. These exciting research programs address (1) rapid, field‐deployable DNA fingerprinting for human and pathogen identification, (2) miniature ultrasensitive toxin and other environmental hazard sensors that do not rely on large laboratory equipment, or (3) devices that quickly determine damage to cell functionality. The fellowship can be renewed for a second year based on progress.

Fellows will receive fundamental
training in:
- ethics in bionanotechnology
- interdisciplinary research
- technical communication
- professional conduct

Students will be enrolled in standard graduate programs, receiving a Ph.D. degree in a STEM discipline. Fellows will also be mentored by WVNano faculty and staff. The program includes a strong team-building component that provides experiences useful in learning how to achieve team success.

These activities include:
- real-world problem solving
- community mentoring
- social events

Students in the program will enroll in a unique graduate level communication course (Introduction to Nanotechnology) where they receive training in proposal writing and giving presentations to multi-disciplinary audiences. Fellows will participate in national and international travel to communicate research findings, visit other laboratories, enrich their global scientific prospective and learn to network beyond the West Virginia community. Fellows will also be eligible to participate in our NSF IRES program, where students engage in research at Jilin University in China.

WVNano
886 Chestnut Ridge Road
P.O. Box 6223
Morgantown, WV 26506-6223

Phone: 304 293 8281
Fax: 304 293 6213
Email: wvnano@mail.wvu.edu