EPSCoR Graduate Research Fellowships

About "WIN-WIN"

The LSU EGFP program offers five fellowships in the fields of energy, environment, and sustainability in the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences. Fellows are encouraged to discuss their research ideas and interests with faculty. Examples of ongoing projects are water treatment, in silico design of catalysts, microplastics removal, the carbon circular economy, and sustainable biomanufacturing.

Fellows will have access to state-of-the-art facilities to support their research. LSU’s Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices will provide fellows with the unique opportunity to learn synchrotron-based x-ray characterization techniques without the time constraints at national laboratories. The LSU Nanofabrication Facility houses a multimodal scanning near-field optical microscopy capable of correlative nanoscopy. LSU’s shared instrument facility also houses a $7.5M double aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope.

Fellows will join impactful research programs confronting pressing coastal and energy challenges to improve resilience and achieve ambitious energy efficiency and independence goals. Fellows will be trained by highly qualified mentors with both emerging and long-running records of mentorship excellence with novel research projects across coastal sciences and chemical engineering fields. To facilitate synergy across projects and foster innovative partnerships, Fellows will participate in WIN-WIN Convergence Workshops focused on developing novel solutions to coastal and energy issues that will define the next generation of coastal scientists and chemical engineers. WIN-WIN will prepare Fellows for post-graduation advancement by emphasizing holistic student training through personalized mentorship plans that foster mental wellness, academic excellence, and career development. Accordingly, Fellows will be primed for success upon graduation.

Eligibility

To be eligible applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria:

• Named a GRFP HM no more than three calendar years prior to this application (e.g., For 2025 applicants must have been named a GRFP HM no earlier than Spring 2022). GRFP HM status is subject to verification by NSF.

• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident.
  Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in an EGFP designated institution/program at the start of the fellowship.

• Have not previously accepted a GRFP or EGFP Fellowship.

• Not be a current NSF employee.

• To be eligible for ongoing support, fellowship recipients must be enrolled full-time and make ongoing satisfactory progress toward completion of their graduate degree.

• Fellows must remain enrolled in the same EGFP designated degree program as when they began the Fellowship.

• Full-time enrollment will be certified by the institution's registrar (or equivalent).

• If a Fellow transfers to another institution or program, they forfeit the fellowship.

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Learn More

For more information about the fellowship and how to apply, contact:

Kevin McPeak
kmcpeak@lsu.edu

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