September 28
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials receives Department of Education Grant for Graduate Education in Polymer Science and Engineering
Hattiesburg, MS - The SPHPM received an award from the U.S. Dept. of Education as part of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/gaann/index.html.
The department will receive $217,760 per year for three years for a total of $653,280 to support graduate stipends in polymer science and engineering for five U.S. students annually. The GAANN program will be directed by Prof.’s Robert Y. Lochhead, Derek Patton and Sarah Morgan.
“We are delighted to receive this highly competitive award that will help us to attract and sustain highly qualified students from Mississippi and across the United States,” says Lochhead, director of the SPHPM. “Polymer Science and Engineering is recognized as an area of national need for economic, security and scientific growth and advancement.”
The Southern Miss program will focus on students expressing interesting in teaching and research careers.
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