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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

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Phone

1 (540) 231-1755

Email

npsander@vt.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Thomas Caceci	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mangalore University	Biology	India	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Hochella Jr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Muenster	Environmental Sciences	Germany	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wayne Moore	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Osaka University	Political Science	Japan	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Gardner	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Siegle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Peradeniya	Literature	Sri Lanka	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Crunkilton	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Thessaloniki	Education	Greece	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dianne Hobbs	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Monterrey	Linguistics	Mexico	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nevin Frantz	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Jyvaskyla	Education	Finland	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Theo Dillaha	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Mauritius	Engineering	Mauritius	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sandra Hodge	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Federal University of Santa Catarina	Environmental Sciences	Brazil	1994-1995	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
Timothy Luke	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Victoria University	Political Science	New Zealand	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Diana Farkas	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Physics	Argentina	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rhys Payne	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis	Political Science	Tunisia	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lynette Rummel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis	Political Science	Tunisia	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth Eriksson	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Zimbabwe	Geology	Zimbabwe	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Taylor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Budapest University of Economics	Political Science	Hungary	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rhys Payne	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis	Political Science	Tunisia	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lynette Rummel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis	Political Science	Tunisia	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Milos Hudlicky	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Santiago de Compostela	Chemistry	Spain	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Alia Munshi	Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Pakistan	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Diaga Diouf	University of Cheikh Anta Diop	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Senegal	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mqhele Dlodlo	National University of Science and Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Zimbabwe	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Francisco Lopez Suevos Fraguela	University of Santiago de Compostela	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Spain	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Wayne McLaughlin	University of the West Indies, Mona Campus	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Jamaica	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Edith Ajaiyeoba	University of Ibadan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Carlos Leiro-Perez	Santa Maria La Antigua University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Psychology	Panama	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hafez Shaheen	An-Najah National University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Martin Vacha	Masaryk University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Czech Republic	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tibebu Habtewold	Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Ethiopia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Andrejs Krasnikovs	Riga Technical University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Latvia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Toolseeram Ramjeawon	University of Mauritius	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Mauritius	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Peter Scharle	Szechenyi Istvan College	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Hungary	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jamal Qasem	University of Jordan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Jordan	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jakus Rastislav	Institute of Forest Ecology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Slovak Republic	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jakus Rastislav	Slovak Academy Of Sciences	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Slovak Republic	1999-2000	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
Grigore Davideanu	University Al I. Cuza	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Romania	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ivan Grdesic	University of Zagreb	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Political Science	Croatia	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Senath Perera	University of Peradeniya	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Language	Sri Lanka	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program