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Petia Merica-Jones

Home Country

United States

Student Recruitment and Retention, and a Bridge of Cooperation in Astronomy and Physics

Program

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Teaching/Research

Discipline

Specialization

Physics and Astronomy

Academic Year

Dates

February 2025 - July 2025

Flex

No

Scholar type

U.S. Scholar

Award Title

24123-BG|All Disciplines

Project Title

Student Recruitment and Retention, and a Bridge of Cooperation in Astronomy and Physics

Scholar Information

Grantee

Petia Merica-Jones

Title

Postdoctoral Scholar

Institution

Space Telescope Science Institute

Department

Science Mission Office

Host Institutions

Institution

Sofia University, Bulgaria