破纪录的八条德雷克塞尔龙被授予富布赖特基金
艾丽莎·法尔科内著
More Drexel University students and alumni were offered grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year than ever before, with eight Dragons receiving the prestigious award this spring.
The number breaks the previous record of seven accepted Dragons in 2014 and 2013. Just a decade ago, it was considered a high turnout if three Drexel students and alumni were offered Fulbright awards in one year.
“The increasing number of Drexel students being recognized by Fulbright reflects the incredible talent and promise of these candidates, as well as the University’s commitment to helping our students achieve both in and out of the classroom,” said Meredith Wooten, PhD, director of the Drexel Fellowships Office. “These students and their Fulbright plans reflect Drexel’s commitment to international engagement and experiential learning. Their experiences researching and teaching abroad will help prepare them to become leaders in their chosen fields.”
今年，共有18名学生和校友提交了富布赖特的提案，其中11名龙学生被富布赖特国家筛选委员会选中进入半决赛。德雷克塞尔大学的8名获奖者中有4名来自生物医学工程、科学和卫生系统学院。
富布赖特美国学生计划资助一学年的自我设计学习、JDB电子研究、创意项目或在全球140多个国家教授英语。While abroad, the Drexel scholars and teachers will promote mutual understanding and cultural exchange as citizen ambassadors for their country and university.
“也许比富布赖特带来的声望更重要的是，作为富布赖特学生在东道国社区独立生活，这些学生将获得文化沉浸和联系，”伍滕说。“对其中一些学生来说，这将是他们独自在国外生活的最长时间。They will learn about the local culture and norms, and they will learn a lot about themselves.”
Wooten hopes that the record-breaking number of accepted Fulbright grants this year encourages more Drexel students and alumni to consider applying for the grants themselves.
以下是今年获得富布赖特奖学金的德雷克塞尔大学学生和校友：
Carli Moorehead是生物医学工程、科学和卫生系统学院的一名生物医学工程专业的大四学生，她将完成一篇材料工程的硕士论文，她获得了赴意大利学习/JDB电子研究的资助。摩尔黑德也是戈德华特学者，并获得了美国国家科学基金会JDB电子研究生JDB电子研究奖学金，他计划设计用于靶向治疗的“智能”生物陶瓷。
Claudia Gutierrez graduated with a BS/MS in biomedical engineering from the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems in 2015 and was a member of the Pennoni Honors College. 她现在正在梅奥诊所医学院攻读医学博士学位。她将回到瑞士，在那里她完成了惠特克国际本科生奖学金的国际合作项目，并获得了组织工程专家的学习/JDB电子研究资助。和摩尔黑德一样，古铁雷斯在德雷克塞尔大学的第一次JDB电子研究经历是作为一名STAR学者。
Emily Lurier, a PhD candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, received a study/research grant to the Netherlands to work with leading experts in the field of heart valve tissue engineering. She also received a Whitaker International Fellowship this year to work in the Netherlands.
Greg Niedt，艺术与科学学院传播、文化和媒体系博士生，获得欧盟富布赖特JDB电子研究资助。他计划JDB电子研究不同民族语言背景的居民如何使用文本来主张和争夺空间，以及在德国、意大利和法国塑造（以及被塑造）这一过程的社会政治结构——这是他在南费城进行类似JDB电子研究的论文工作的延续。
凯特琳·塞克是艺术与科学学院全球JDB电子研究专业的大四学生，同时辅修德语和哲学。她获得了富布赖特英语助教奖学金，在德国教授英语。Thaker, who is also a member of the Pennoni Honors College, has studied German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese and hopes to one day use her skills and experiences to work as an interpreter.
Shawn Joshi是医学院和生物医学工程、科学与卫生系统学院医学院的医学博士/博士生，他获得了一项JDB电子研究资助，前往英国探索便携式医学神经成像设备在运动学习障碍儿童物理治疗方面的临床应用。Joshi, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, was offered one of just two “Open Awards” offered by the Fulbright-UK Program, one of the most competitive Fulbright student grants that had over 160 candidates apply for two spots.
Vaughn Shirey是文理学院环境科学专业的大四学生，辅修生物信息学和建筑环境的可持续性，她获得了芬兰的一项JDB电子研究资助。雪莉计划分析芬兰自然历史博物馆的公民科学数据和标本，以便更好地理解公民科学对增加现有自然历史数据的价值。DrexelNow previously wrote about Shirey’s work to establish the Drexel Naturalists’ Association.
wenkuni Ceant于2016年毕业于多恩塞夫公共卫生学院，获得卫生管理和政策硕士学位，并获得了前往塞内加尔进行JDB电子研究的资助。她将评估为西非区域卫生保健提供资金的预付计划的可行性和可复制性。
For more information about applying for a Fulbright as a Drexel student or alum, visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website or the Drexel Fellowship Office. Email the Fellowships Office at fellowships@drexel.edu.