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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Country

United States

State

Virginia

City

Blacksburg

Institution IPED

233921

Liaison(s)

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

VP for Outreach & International Affairs

Address

Blacksburg, VA
United States

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Address

Blacksburg, VA
United States

Phone

Email

npsander@vt.edu

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Email

npsander@vt.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Simone Poirier-Bures	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	International University of Kyrgyzstan	Area Studies	Kyrgyzstan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Zenobia Hikes	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Asim Esen	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mugla University	Biology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dawn Odell	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Fudan University	Art History	China	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John French	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Higher Institute of Labor and Business Studies (ISCTE)	Business	Portugal	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mahmood Khan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Institute of International Management and Technology	Business	India	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
France Belanger	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Lisbon Technical University	Computer Science	Portugal	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brian Murphy	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Autonomous University of Guadalajara	Environmental Sciences	Mexico	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Curtis Finch	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	National Taiwan Normal University	Education	Taiwan	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Philip Huang	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Coimbra	Business	Portugal	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Buikema	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	National University of Science and Technology	Biology	Zimbabwe	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Schmitthenner	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University	History	India	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Hohenboken	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Cukurova University	Agriculture	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Thorp	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Alexander Turnbull Library	History	New Zealand	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Saffle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Helsinki	Music	Finland	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Fariello	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Panama	Arts	Panama	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Chen	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Shin Hsin University	Business	Taiwan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Hallerman	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Technion-Israel Institute of Technology	Biology	Israel	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Khidir Hilu	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Ibn Zohr University	Biology	Morocco	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Douglas Borer	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Political Science	Malaysia	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Sangeeta Sonak	Srujan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	India	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Johanna Nurmi	University of Turku	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Sociology	Finland	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Omar Badran	Al-Balqa' Applied University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Jordan	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Reha Artan	Istanbul Technical University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
	University of Tunis II	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Tunisia	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mohamed Ayari	University of November 7	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Tunisia	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Seoyong Kim	Ajou University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public Administration	South Korea	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Salah Al-Thyabat	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Jordan	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kamel Halouani	University of Sfax	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Tunisia	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Claudio De Francesco	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Argentina	2007-2008	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Khalid Abdullah Alnefaie	King Abdul Aziz University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Saudi Arabia	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Talcha Amankulova	Jalal-Abad State University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Kyrgyzstan	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Patricia Onocha	University of Ibadan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elmira Pashayeva	Odlar Yurdu University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	Azerbaijan	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gamameda Liyange Lalanie Silva	University of Peradeniya	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gamameda Liyange Lalanie Silva	University of Peradeniya	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Blessilda Raposa	De La Salle University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	Philippines	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fauziah Abdullah	University of Malaysia	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Malaysia	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mohammed Belhaq	Hassan II University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Morocco	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antun Husinec	Institute of Geology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Geology	Croatia	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program