University of Connecticut Health Center | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

State

Connecticut

City

Farmington

Institution IPED

243762

Liaison(s)

Paul Hudobenko, CRA

Title

Assistant Director

Phone

1 (860) 679-4040

hudobenko@adp.uchc.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Matisyohu Weisenberg	University of Connecticut Health Center	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Psychology	Israel	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Fortinsky	University of Connecticut Health Center	University of Bradford	Sociology	United Kingdom	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hongjie Wang	University of Connecticut Health Center	Sichuan University	Professional/Other	China	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Pfeiffer	University of Connecticut Health Center	Lab for Molecularbiology	Biology	Germany	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christine Niekrash	University of Connecticut Health Center	Kaunas University of Medicine	Health and Medical Sciences	Lithuania	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Emel Arinc	Middle East Technical University	University of Connecticut Health Center	Biology	Turkey (Türkiye)	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Francesco Somma	Catholic University of the Sacred Heart	University of Connecticut Health Center	Medical Sciences	Italy	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gowri Chandrakasan	Central Leather Research Institute	University of Connecticut Health Center , University of Connecticut Health Center , University of California, San Francisco	Chemistry	India	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alessandro Chiabrera	University of Genoa	University of Connecticut Health Center	Engineering	Italy	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dilek Dalat	Ankara University	University of Connecticut Health Center , University of Connecticut Health Center	Medical Sciences	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nabeel Nahas	Birzeit University	University of Connecticut Health Center , University of Connecticut Health Center	Biology	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chelliah Sivayoganathan	University of Peradeniya	University of Connecticut Health Center	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marek Darowski	Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences	University of Connecticut Health Center	Engineering	Poland	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Satya Mukhopadhyay	Indian Institute of Technology	University of Connecticut Health Center	Medical Sciences	India	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kalinga Silva	University of Peradeniya	University of Connecticut Health Center , University of Connecticut Health Center	Sociology	Sri Lanka	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program