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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 Sort descending	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Bradley Hertel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Lucknow University	Sociology	India	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erich Hester	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	National Taiwan University	Engineering	Taiwan	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Zenobia Hikes	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Janine Hiller	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Lund	Law	Sweden	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Khidir Hilu	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Ibn Zohr University	Biology	Morocco	1998-1999	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
Michael Hochella Jr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Muenster	Environmental Sciences	Germany	1997-1998	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
William Hohenboken	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Cukurova University	Agriculture	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Philip Huang	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Coimbra	Business	Portugal	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tomas Hudlicky	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of the Republic	Chemistry	Uruguay	1985-1986	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
Thomas Hudlicky	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of the Republic	Chemistry	Uruguay	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jennifer Irish	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Haifa	Engineering	Israel	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of San Francisco de Quito	Environmental Sciences	Ecuador	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mahmood Khan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Institute of International Management and Technology	Business	India	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Killough	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Science	Business	Malaysia	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert King	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Kabul	Business	Afghanistan	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert King	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Kabul	Business	Afghanistan	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vivica Kraak	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Metropolitan University College	Nutrition	Denmark	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name Sort descending	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Seoyong Kim	Ajou University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public Administration	South Korea	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alfred Kluwick	University of Vienna	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Austria	1975-1976	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Andrejs Krasnikovs	Riga Technical University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Latvia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zana Kruja	Agricultural University of Tirana	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Albania	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Arun Kulkarni	National Remote Sensing Agency	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	India	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
George Lavas	Thessaloniki University	New York University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Architecture	Greece	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Quy Le	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Vietnam	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jae Heon Lee	Chung-Ang University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	South Korea	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Remigijus Leipus	Vilnius University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	Lithuania	1993-1994	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
Srdjan Lelas	University of Zagreb	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Philosophy	Croatia	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dusan Lesjak	University of Maribor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Slovenia	1988-1989	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
Reason Machete	Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Botswana	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Thomas Mackie	University of Strathclyde	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Political Science	United Kingdom	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shaheen Mahmood	Jahangirnagar University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Literature	Bangladesh	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antonio Mano	New University of Lisbon	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Portugal	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Luis Segundo Mayorga	National University of Cuyo	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Argentina	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mauro Sebastian Maza	National University of C??rdoba	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Argentina	2018-2019	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