[USA] Master Scholarship at Glendale Community College 2008

Glendale Community College offers 70 master scholarship program in science, engineering or mathematics. Application Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 school year. The deadline is May 16, 2008.

Students who are accepted into this program are not only guaranteed transfer assistance to a four-year university with transfer application fees paid, but are also given a five week summer bridge/academic enrichment program, for which they will receive a stipend and a top-of-the-line graphing calculator. Scholarship recipients will also receive approximately $1500 per year if they maintain a 2.5 grade point average and continue progressing in their major. They are assigned a caring professor/mentor to help them with any problems they may encounter during their stay at Glendale College. While in the MASTER scholarship program, students are also able to attend special MASTER Supplemental Instruction (SI) classes to give them additional help with their science, engineering, and math classes.

Students will also have a special MASTER counselor, priority registration and assistance with the development of a student education plan. MASTER scholars will automatically become members of the award-winning MASTER Math Club. Where possible, students can also join the GCC Science Academy.

Imagine a program which provides money, support and long-term commitment to your educational needs and goals. The MASTER scholarship program is all of this, in a learning community of like-minded scholars, with the added prestige of being a National Science Foundation scholarship recipient.

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At Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology we have available a PhD research fellowship position within the field of nanopositioning. Funding is for 3 years and startup is autumn 2008. Several applications of nanopositioning have emerged during the last decade. An application where positioning is of great importance is scanning probe microscopes (SPM). These kinds of devices are used both for imaging at the nanoscale and manufacturing of advanced materials. The atomic force microscope (AMF) is one of the foremost tools for imaging, measuring and manipulation at the nanoscale. T he focus of the research will be analysis and control design for piezoelectric actuators in AFMs. The ultimate goal of this work will be to increase the scan speed of the instrument in order to make possible imaging in close to real time. In turn, this will open up for applications like real time imaging of biological objects. A prerequisite for this is the ability to position the probe of the microscope with sub-nanometer accuracy and very high bandwidth. The research will encompass mathematical modeling, theoretical design and analysis, simulations and experimental work. The research is to be carried out at The Department of Engineering Cybernetics in cooperation with NTNU NanoLab. Benefits PhD fellows are placed in salary code 1017, which currently corresponds to a yearly gross income of NOK 325 600 up to 431 500 (pay scale level 43 - 59). From this 2 % will be deducted for mandatory membership in the National Pension Fund.

There are three PhD studentships (only students who have done masters already should apply) for Material Science, Mechanical Engineer and Electronics Engineer and also one Computer or Electronics Engineer at the School of Mechanical Engineering Cheju National University, South Korea at Advance Micro Mechatronics Lab. Research Background Research in the silicon industry is maturated considerably. Now inkjet technology is being utilized for developing cheaper and accurate digital devices. Semiconductor giants like Samsung and Hynix are investing huge money in to the electronic printing system. Our research group is carrying research in printed electronics which will be the preferred manufacturing process for RFIDs, flexible panel systems, displays, and sensors in future. Research Area for PhD Studentship Material Science Engineer Studying nano-materials, nano-physics and nano-device applications with respect to electrostatic inkjet printing. Study of the polymer based thin films, substrate property, chemical properties of ink and role of nano particles in electrostatic printing will be of main focus of research. Knowledge of laser technology for printing systems, curing method and emerging technologies in printed electronics will be of added advantage. Research Area for PhD Studentship Mechanical Engineer Designing of multi-nozzle inkjet system for printed electronics which will include flow regulators, pumping system and control sensors. In addition to this the students is required to perform numerous experiments for the evaluation of proposed printing method. Strong background in controls and micro-fabrication is necessary. Research Area for PhD Studentship Electronics Engineer Control of the multinozzle mechanism and control of the substrate with respect to the printing parameters to print different types of electronic devices through Electrostatic Inkjet Printing System. Knowledge of the programming language and machine interface is necessary. Research Area for MS Studentship Computer Engineer Strong knowledge of C++ and MFC programming is required. The person will be working on the integration of the systems and real-time control.

Candidates with an engineering, physics, materials science or applied mathematics background are being sought for a four-year Ph.D. scholarship in Computational Nanomechanics of Nanocomposites, beginning Autumn 2008. The outstanding mechanical properties of nanoscale fibres and tubes (e.g. carbon nanotubes) make them highly attractive as potential reinforcing constituents in polymer, ceramic or metal matrices to form the next generation of advanced composites. However, achievement of high performance materials through this approach requires major advances in processing methods and a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of nanoscale reinforcement, which can be quite different to micron-scale reinforcement. A combined Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Continuum Mechanics (CM) approach will be used to elucidate fundamental mechanics issues involved in nanoscale reinforcement in composite materials. MD will be used to develop nanoscale friction and failure laws for input to and validation of CM models for use in materials design studies. Two particular issues to be studied will be fibre-matrix pullout with varying geometric parameters, and fibre-fibre friction and inter-fibre bonding in nanotube/nanofibre bundles. The scholarship provides full funding for up to four years (subject to satisfactory progress) and covers an annual stipend to the student (beginning at €16,000 and rising in subsequent years), university fees for EU students, and funding for consumables and travel to conferences. NOTE: this does not preclude finishing is less than four years if progress is rapid. Non-EU students may apply, but should be aware that no additional funding is available to cover overseas tuition fees – this would take a large proportion of the annual stipend. The project is in collaboration with the prestigious solid mechanics group at Brown University, Rhode Island, USA, and the student will have the opportunity to spend time with Professor W.A. Curtin at Brown.

Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS), University of Cologne (Germany) Doctoral Program – funded by the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia - Scholarships available The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo-Faculty) of the University of Cologne is the largest and best reputed faculty of its type in Germany. The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) of the WiSo-Faculty offers a three-year doctoral program to outstanding students holding a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent) in Management, Economics and Social Sciences or related disciplines. The course program will start in October 2008. During the first year, students with a Master’s degree will take part in courses on multidisciplinary methods and theories and subject-specific courses. During the second and third year, students mainly conduct research and work on their thesis. Students are encouraged to spend one term abroad. Students with a Bachelor’s degree take part in one of the Master’s programs of the Faculty on a special doctoral track. The CGS is looking for excellent students with a Bachelor’s degree or excellent students who are close to finishing their Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent) and who count among the top 10% of graduates in their faculty. The teaching language of the program is English. For excellent students with a Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent), the CGS offers a limited number of scholarships (1,200 Euro per month). The maximum duration of a scholarship is three years. For excellent students with a Bachelor’s degree, the CGS offers a grant of 800 Euro per month in the first two years and 1,200 Euro afterwards.

The Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg) 1458 “Notational Iconicity. On the Materiality, Perceptibilty and Operativity of Writing” at Freie Universitaet Berlin, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), is offering from 1st October 2008 12 Ph.D studentships (full-time) and 3 postdoctoral fellowships for a duration of 2 years (the Ph.D studentships are extendable for another year). The research training group is dedicated to investigating script/writing as a key subject in the humanities. Its aim is to contribute to a change of perspective from a phonographic, language-centred concept of writing to an iconographic, language-neutral concept of writing. The founding hypothesis is that both alphabetic and non-alphabetic scripts are hybrid forms that combine discursive and iconic components and that writing is therefore more than simply a medium used to record spoken language. The research training group investigates systematically and/or historically the creative and explorative functions of notation in everyday, scientific and artistic contexts. Academic disciplines from throughout the humanities are involved as well as psychology and computer studies.

The Colour and Texture Group of the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) is offering a 3 years PhD studentship. The work will be within the general framework of Computational Colour Vision and will involve perceptual experiments with human subjects. The Colour and Texture Group offers a well funded, amicable and very creative environment not far from Barcelona city in Spain. Its main work is related to computational colour and texture representations. We focus on the basis of colour and texture perception in order to automatise the task of labelling the colours and the textures within an image (e.g. automatic image annotation, colour assessment of textured surfaces, illuminant estimation, etc). The CVC is located inside the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona campus in Bellaterra (beautiful land), some 15 Km (and a 30 min train ride) away from Barcelona city centre. The campus provides a diverse and stimulating scientific environment while the city provides an infinite cultural offer (Barcelona City with its beach and nearly perfect whether is usually voted by travel journalists as one of the most exciting cities in the world and lives up to its reputation). Salary is around €16,000 gross per year during the first year and around €22,000 gross per year during the last two years. This research grant is funded by the European Union through its CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010. The starting date for this position is September 2008.

TWO DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY (END USE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY), UNIVERSITY OF AGDER, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE Ref 47/08 Two doctoral fellowships in End Use of Photovoltaic Technology are available at the University of Agder. The University wishes to fill these vacancies as soon as possible. The posts are in the Faculty of Engineering and Science which is located in Grimstad, Norway. The PhD positions are part of a project that takes place in cooperation between Elkem Solar, University of Agder, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Aalborg University and the municipality of Kristiansand, and are financed principally by the Research Council of Norway and Elkem Solar. The project title is “End Use of Photovoltaic Technology in Norway”. The principal hypothesis in the project is that solar electricity is a viable alternative even in Norway. From this vantage point the project aims to develop a scientific knowledge base that can be used to answer whether, and under which premises, the hypothesis is true. Furthermore, the project aims to develop algorithms, equipment and new power electronics, which should contribute in making solar based electricity more competitive. The knowledge accumulating in the project will possibly form a basis for a new industry within the end use segment of photovoltaic technology in Norway. The Faculty of Engineering and Science at the University of Agder cooperates with the Department of Electric Power Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and the Institute of Energy Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark, within PhD education in renewable energy, including electricity production from solar cells. The two doctoral fellows will work on separate parts of the project, but they form a team where the parts will mutually benefit from each other. It is therefore expected that the two doctoral fellows cooperate. For post 1 the focus will be on field measurements of photovoltaic systems and development of software and hardware based solar simulator systems, which are able to emulate the actual observed behaviour. For post 2 the focus will be on development of power electronics based interfaces for solar electric systems. The project description, which is the basis for the financing of the project from the Research Council of Norway, contains more detailed information, and can be sent to interested candidates on request. As part of their PhD-studies, the candidates must complete courses on relevant subjects at the doctoral level corresponding to half a year of full-time studies. This will take place at one of the cooperating institutions. It is expected that the candidates become an integrated part of relevant academic environments at the Faculty of Engineering and Science in the University of Agder. The posts require candidates with a Master’s degree or equivalent within a relevant area. A background in electrical power engineering, physics, electronics or similar could be suitable. However, an interest in power electronics is desirable for post 2. For both posts it is expected that the candidates have an interest in working with renewable energy in general, and end use of photovoltaic technology in particular. The applicants must fulfil the necessary demands for acceptance within the PhD-programmes at the cooperating institutions. It is a prerequisite that a doctoral fellow is accepted into such a programme within three months of their receiving an appointment. The posts require an ability to work in a goal-oriented, organized, concentrated and independent manner. Emphasis will be placed on personal qualifications and collaborative abilities. When assessing applications, emphasis will also be placed on the applicants previously awarded examination marks and relevant practice as well as any previously completed development work and/or published work. The working language is English. Knowledge in a Nordic language is an advantage. The doctoral fellowships are awarded for a time period of up to four years, with 25% teaching duties in the period. A more thorough definition of the field of work and other conditions are agreed upon at time of appointment. It is a prerequisite that the candidates aim towards finishing a PhD degree during the scholarship period. It may be necessary for the doctoral fellows to spend part of their time at external institutions or cooperating partners in Norway or abroad during the scholarship period. The doctoral fellows are, however, expected to spend most of their time at the University of Agder. It is expected that the doctoral fellows publish scientific papers in English, and that they participate at conferences as part of their PhD education.

De Monfort University - Leicester, UK - Faculty of Art and Design Student Overseas Scholarships 2008 £ 750 Art and Design International Scholarships £ 750 is offered to students who have overseas firmly accepted a place in a graduate or post-art and design course until August 31, 2008. 5% discount is also offered by DMU for advance payment. Students must have either: For BA, BSc and HND courses: Accepted a DMUs art and design course as a company (CF or UF) on August 31, 2008, or To MA, MSc, PhD and BArch courses: Paid their rate filing for a DMU art and design course in post-August 31, 2008. £ 40 Art and Design Materials Voucher The School of Art and Design is also offering a voucher graduating from £ 40 materials. This register will be given to students in September 2008.

Fee waiver scholarship is available from April 2008 to work on 4 Months, CDU/NTG-funded, cross-disciplinary project on the design of high performance automatic diagnostic tools from a human factors perspective. The School of Engineering and Information Technology is undertaking the signal processing aspects of the project which involves measurement and processing of ECG and EEG signals and also human performance measurement and analysis during heat stress, sleep apnoea, and evoked potentials trials in both calm and adverse weather conditions. Experimental testing, simulation studies and theoretical modelling will also be undertaken. Three PhD students are working on the overall aspects of the project and the accepted research student will develop multivariable signal processing techniques to relate changes in biomedical signals to the performance of human diseases. Applicants must possess strong academic record. Skills required are the ability to work across subject boundaries, core strength in signal processing and/or pattern recognition algorithms and the desire to work within a team. Good oral and written English skills are required. Take in consideration that the visa process will take around two months. Preferred start date 1st June, 2008 and finishing date 1st October 2008. Deadline for receiving applications: 10th April 2008 Acceptance letter will be sent by post and a PDF file in 12th April 2008 to the successful applicant’s e-mail.