{"64617":{"#nid":"64617","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Three Georgia Tech Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt is widely believed that today\u0027s engineer should possess an intellectual diversity sensitive to the needs of an increasingly global society. During the past semester, three of Georgia Tech\u0027s students--Hunter Causey, Thomas Wall, and Alice Wang--were recognized by The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for their ability to combine engineering and a passion for teaching and learning with ambassadorship.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech\u0027s Fulbright recipients are not just going to learn in another country, they are also contributing their own knowledge. There is mutual benefit in the ambassadorial spirit of the Fulbright program,\u0022 said Karen Adams, interim director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Fellowship Communication Program. \u0022Through the Fulbright program, our students and alumni are finding their places in the world.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the previous two decades, two dozen Tech students have earned Fulbright Scholarships, representing the Institute across the globe. \u0022In the past three years, 12 Georgia Tech Fulbright winners have served in Japan, two in Germany and Indonesia, and others in Poland, Tunisia, Switzerland, and Mexico,\u0022 Adams said. \u0022This coming year, students will travel to the European Union, Cyprus, and Mongolia.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EComputers and Conflict in Cyprus\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWang, a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Economics and Law, Science, and Technology, plans to use her Fulbright in Cyprus implementing computer-assisted conflict resolution. \u0022I look forward to applying the technical engineering knowledge I have learned at Georgia Tech to a real-world international affairs situation,\u0022 said Wang.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I have always been interested in computer applications in international affairs and policy,\u0022 said Wang. \u0022I was looking for a fellowship opportunity to go abroad for a year, and the Fulbright seemed a perfect match.\u0022 She credits School of Public Policy Professor Hans Klein for encouraging her interest in the Fulbright. \u0022Dr. Klein convinced me to apply to the Fulbright and helped me through the application process. He has been a source of invaluable guidance throughout my time at Georgia Tech with career advice and networking help.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOriginally from Zhengzhou, China, Wang now calls Marietta, Georgia, home. After graduating from Walton High School, she chose to come to Georgia Tech \u0022because of a great offer from the President\u0027s Scholarship Program here. The scholarship offered an impressive network of support as well as financial support, which convinced me to choose Georgia Tech over MIT and Caltech,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EClimate Change in Mongolia\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECausey, currently earning his master\u0027s degree in civil engineering will spend 10 months in Mongolia studying the effects of climate change on the Tuul River and its people. An avid fly fisherman and world traveler, Causey has \u0022a special appreciation for contributing to protecting one of the world\u0027s most pristine river systems.\u0022 Causey also has a special appreciation for Georgia Tech. His grandfather, who graduated from Tech in 1935, instilled in him a sense of the Institute\u0027s \u0022academic excellence.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECausey\u0027s interest in the Fulbright Scholarship was the result of both an international and academic experience. \u0022The combination of a semester abroad to Denmark and undergraduate research with [Professor] Donald Webster sparked an interest in international research,\u0022 said Causey. \u0022The Fulbright program interested me because in addition to being an academic research program, its primary aim is to foster mutual understanding.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECausey devotes much of his spare time to addressing global humanitarian issues. He is involved in the Georgia Tech Initiative for Development and Education in Africa (GTIDEA) and is a tutor at the International Community School in Atlanta through the Georgia Tech Office of International Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETransportation Infrastructure and Climate Change in Europe\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond-year civil engineering doctoral student Thomas Wall will study the relationship between climate change and transportation infrastructure at two universities in Europe. \u0022I applied for a Fulbright because of the opportunity it afforded to conduct research at ground zero--that is, at two of the leading universities, The University of Oxford and the University of Amsterdam--in my chosen field of study: potential impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure,\u0022 said Wall. \u0022I am looking forward to the opportunity to exchange thoughts and research ideas with researchers to further our collective understanding of the potential impacts that climate change will have on transportation infrastructure and to develop methodologies to best adapt our current management practices given this context of changing climate.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOriginally deterred from applying for the Fulbright because he thought it would not fund engineering studies, Wall quickly learned that many of his fellow Georgia Tech engineering students had participated in the program. \u0022After speaking with my current adviser, Professor Michael Meyer, we decided that the Fulbright would be a good experience, applicable to my research interests and an opportunity to gain an international perspective on,\u0022 he said.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWall came to Georgia Tech from Seattle because of the Institute\u0027s \u0022strong, nationally competitive transportation engineering program,\u0022 and the amicability of the faculty, staff and students. He also is carrying on a family tradition. \u0022My grandfather was a civil engineer in California, who worked for an international design and construction firm,\u0022 Wall said. \u0022He worked on projects all around the Pacific Rim. His career is a very personal illustration of the responsibility that we have as civil engineers to the public. It also illustrates the global nature of that responsibility--the responsibility to positively affect communities outside of the U.S. and foster international exchange.\u0022 In addition to his studies, Wall actively seeks out ways to help the global community through his involvement in the Georgia Tech chapter of Engineers Without Borders.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Fulbright\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENamed after Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Scholarship was established in 1946 as a vehicle for promoting \u0022mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries of the world.\u0022 Grants are made to United States citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Approximately 280,000 students--chosen for academic merit and leadership potential--have participated in the program, enjoying the opportunity to exchange ideas and to contribute to finding solutions to shared issues.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Recent BSEE Graduate Alice Wang to Work in Cyprus"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"It is widely believed that today\u0027s engineer should possess an intellectual diversity sensitive to the needs of an increasingly global society. During the past semester, three of Georgia Tech\u0027s students--Hunter Causey, Thomas Wall, and Alice Wang--were recognized by The J. 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