UNM Nanoscience and Microsystems Program Awarded Money for Graduate Fellowships

The UNM Nanoscience and Microsys­tems grad­u­ate pro­gram has been awarded their sec­ond highly com­pet­i­tive grant to pro­vide fel­low­ships for Grad­u­ate Assis­tance in Areas of National Need (GAANN).  The announce­ment was made by Sen. Tom Udall.

Many of the chal­lenges we face today in energy, med­i­cine or infor­ma­tion tech­nol­ogy can­not be solved by work­ing within a sin­gle dis­ci­pline. The NSMS inter­dis­ci­pli­nary grad­u­ate pro­gram brings together fac­ulty from 10 par­tic­i­pat­ing depart­ments to train stu­dents to solve com­plex prob­lems uti­liz­ing the skill sets that come from a vari­ety of aca­d­e­mic disciplines.

The U.S. Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion GAANN fel­low­ships will pro­vide stipends of up to $30,000 per year for up to four UNM Ph.D. stu­dents, based on finan­cial need and will include addi­tional funds to cover other costs of edu­ca­tion. The grant pro­gram is effec­tive in the fall of 2012 for a total dura­tion of three years.

The aca­d­e­mic depart­ments par­tic­i­pat­ing in the NSMS pro­gram are Can­cer Biol­ogy, Chem­i­cal and Nuclear Engi­neer­ing, Chem­istry, Civil Engi­neer­ing, Earth & Plan­e­tary Sci­ences, Elec­tri­cal and Com­puter Engi­neer­ing, Mechan­i­cal Engi­neer­ing, Math­e­mat­ics & Sta­tis­tics, and Physics and Astronomy.

Stu­dents inter­est in learn­ing more about the NSMS pro­gram or apply­ing for the GAANN fel­low­ships should con­tact Heather Arm­strong NSMS pro­gram coor­di­na­tor at (505) 277‑6824 or heathera@unm.edu

Media con­tact: Karen Went­worth (505) 277‑5627; email: kwent2@unm.edu