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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 Sort descending	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Robert Albritton	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Vienna Interpreters Institute	Political Science	Austria	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Barbara Allen	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Trento	Sociology	Italy	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Arthur	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Dubrovnik	Physical Sciences	Croatia	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Baehr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Helsinki	Language	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Barksdale	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Education	South Africa	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marlene Barr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tuebingen	Literature	Germany	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marleen Barr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Dusseldorf	Literature	Germany	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ota Barta	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Vienna University of Veterinary Medicine	Medical Sciences	Austria	1994-1995	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
Milka Bliznakov	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences	Architecture	Bulgaria	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Cynthia Bonner	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	The German-American Fulbright Commission	Education	Germany	2010-2011	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
Martha Boucouvalas	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Education	Greece	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Boush	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Baghdad	Biology	Iraq	1960-1961	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Clifton Bryant	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	National Taiwan University	Sociology	Taiwan	1987-1988	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
Thomas Burbey	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Rennes I	Physical Sciences	France	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ricardo Burdisso	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Southern University of Chile	Engineering	Chile	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Caceci	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mangalore University	Biology	India	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Toni Calasanti	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	McMaster University	Sociology	Canada	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name Sort descending	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Fauziah Abdullah	University of Malaysia	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Malaysia	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Diana Abu Ghunmi	University of Jordan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Accounting/Finance	Jordan	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Isaac Adeyinka	National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Nigeria	2012-2013	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Edith Ajaiyeoba	University of Ibadan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ghazi Nazzal Othman Al Karaki	Jordan University of Science & Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Jordan	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ahmad Al-Naama	University of Qatar	Indiana State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public Administration	Qatar	1993-1994	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
Saeid Alghamdi	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Saudi Arabia	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Isaac Allotey	Building and Road Research Institute	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Ghana	1991-1992	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
Stavros Androulidakis	Technological Educational Institute School of Agriculture	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Education	Greece	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Reha Artan	Istanbul Technical University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Omar Asfar	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Jordan	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mohamed Ayari	University of November 7	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Tunisia	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Omar Badran	Al-Balqa' Applied University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Jordan	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Titus Bamkole	University of Ibadan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Liveness Banda	LUANAR	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Animal Science	Malawi	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fouzia Bani-Aameur	Ibnou Zohr University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Morocco	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Suleiman M S Baraka	Al Aqsa University, Gaza	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Physics	Palestinian Territories (Gaza)	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program