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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	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Bernard Dukore	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Various Institutions	Theater Arts	United Kingdom	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Shoemaker	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Xavier University	Sociology	Philippines	1990-1991	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
Brian Dennison	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Cambridge University	Physics	United Kingdom	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rhys Payne	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis II	Political Science	Tunisia	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lynette Rummel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis II	Political Science	Tunisia	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Neil Shumsky	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Graz	History	Austria	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Siegle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	affiliation and dates to be determined	Literature	India	1990-1991	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
Gary Long	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Weizmann Institute of Science	Chemistry	Israel	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gary Selnow	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Klagenfurt	Communications	Austria	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Francis Gwazdauskas	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agricultural and Food Development Authority, Western Research Center	Agriculture	Ireland	1989-1990	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
Marshall Fishwick	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Keimyung University	Chemistry	South Korea	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Heller	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Technical University of Vienna	Engineering	Austria	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Saffle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Liszt Research Center	Music	Hungary	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Rohr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Institut d' Etudes Politiques	Public Administration	France	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Weber	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Catholic University of Chile	Education	Chile	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Sherrard	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Universidad Estatal de Cuenca	Engineering	Ecuador	1988-1989	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

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Khalid Hameed	Jordan University for Science and Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Jordan	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ibrahim Habiballah	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Saudi Arabia	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Bordas	School of Public Administration	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public Administration	Hungary	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Valder Steffen Jr	Federal University of Uberlandia	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Brazil	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nasreddin El-Mazaini	Islamic University of Gaza	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Palestinian Territories (Gaza)	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Darko Polsek	Institute for Applied Social Research	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Sociology	Croatia	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Olukayode Oyesiku	Ogun State University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Architecture	Nigeria	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hafez Shaheen	An-Najah National University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Amr Shaarawi	Cairo University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Egypt	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antonio Mano	New University of Lisbon	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Portugal	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Reidar Skaar	Agricultural University of Norway	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Norway	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ekatherina Pirojenko	Institute of Geography, Academy of Sciences	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Geography	Ukraine	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ilie Vasilescu	University Of Bucharest	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Psychology	Romania	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Niels-Christian Fritsche	HAB Weimar	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Architecture	Germany	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Aderibigbe Olomola	Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Nigeria	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fouzia Bani-Aameur	Ibnou Zohr University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Morocco	1994-1995	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
Nikolla Qafoku	Ministry of Agriculture and Food	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Albania	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eleni Syka Kotoula	Plant Protection Institute of Thessaloniki	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Greece	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ignacio Irarrazaval Lliona	University of Chile	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Chile	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program