undergraduates pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields. Each year, MUST supports approximately 100 students with one-year competi- tive scholarships, paid internships at NASA centers, tutoring, lecture series, and mentoring from STEM faculty and peers.
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Ph.D. student Scott Schiffres was recently recognized in a story on the home page of the Carnegie Mellon Web site called “Exploring the Un- known.” In the story Schiffres, a Ph.D. student of Assistant Professor Jonathan Malen working on energy transportation technologies, describes his reasons for joining Malen’s lead- ing-edge research team. Schiffres is
Schiffres (front) is shown with Assistant Professor Malen.
also a recipient of the Steinbrenner Graduate Fellowship, established to support eligible graduate students across all seven colleges at Carnegie Mellon who are involved in environ- mentally focused, interdisciplinary research projects. Read the story at
http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/
environment/2011/spring/exploring-
the-unknown.shtml.
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Doctoral students Katherine Hess and Zonghui Su have been honored with 2011-12 Dowd-ICES Fellow- ships. Established in 2001 by CIT alum Philip Dowd and wife Marsha, these fellowships support graduate students working on cutting-edge re- search projects that do not have other sources of funding. Hess is working on research entitled “In-Situ, Through- Plane Measurements to Advance Aqueous Hybrid Batteries for Grid- Scale Energy Storage,” supported by her advisor Assistant Professor Shawn Litster. Su is exploring the topic “Thermal Transport in Solid- State Lighting,” advised by Assistant Professor Jonathan Malen.•
Honoring a Local Hero I
n May, MechE students gathered with police officers and family members to dedicate the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Formula One-style racecar to James Kuzak, Jr., a Clairton police officer who was shot four times in the line of duty in April. MechE senior Hugh Ross, who heads the SAE Race Team, noted that the event was “an opportunity to make all the meaningful work we’ve done even more meaningful.” The students also collected donations to support the Kuzak family during the officer’s long rehabilitation.•
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