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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 12, 2020
The Georgia Tech Institute for Materials (IMat) is pleased to offer a competitive seed funding program to provide topping support for graduate students across Georgia Tech special focus incorporation of design, theory and experiment in several “Grand Challenge” areas described further on the IMat website (www.materials.gatech.edu):
1. Biomaterials
2. Mobility & Infrastructure
3. Computing and Electronics
4. Energy (lower priority)
5. Security (lower priority)
All projects should include a view to sustainability in regard to raw materials, carbon or energy efficiency, waste and recyclability.
Up to three IMat Graduate Student Fellows (IGSF) will be selected in this seed funding program. If selected, a $3.5K direct funding grant will “top-off” existing annual GRA stipends with the intent of adding value to the existing thesis-directed materials research workflows by introducing one or more of the following elements:
Requirements:
· Graduate students in any academic unit may apply.
· The IGSF should seek to incorporate this experience into the student’s final thesis product.
· Awards should be used for augmentation of stipends of existing thesis-directed GRAs and not for bridging between other means of support or for augmenting TA compensation.
· Students should engage in training sessions and workshops for materials data science, and to serve as ambassadors/mentors for other students in their group and beyond.
· A statement from their research advisor regarding interest in, and commitment to these requirements is necessary as part of the proposal
· Students are encouraged to consider enrolling in the following materials informatics courses:
Deliverables:
-Evidence of incorporation of these areas into the workstream of the student’s thesis research.
-Students should complete the two MOOC course sequence on Coursera:
-Report due June 30, 2020 detailing: aspects explored, new capabilities developed, and how this experience has impacted their research group and/or academic unit, and benefit to GT research capabilities and/or user facilities, broadly speaking.
IGSF application format:
Review Criteria:
Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of Georgia Tech faculty. Final award selections will balance available funds with requests and review recommendations. Funding to be allocated depends upon the submission of proposals that are considered responsive to the call as outlined and recommended for support in the review process.
Applications should be submitted to https://gatech.infoready4.com/ by 11:59P ET on Friday, February 21, 2020. Award selections will be made in March 2020 and funds will be disbursed in equal increments on April, May and June 2020 pay dates.
Questions:
Dr. Jud Ready, IMat Deputy Director - Innovation Initiatives jud.ready@gatech.edu
404-407-6036
