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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	Program
Peizhen Lu	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chalmers University of Technology , Chalmers University of Technology	Engineering	Sweden	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John French	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Higher Institute of Labor and Business Studies (ISCTE)	Business	Portugal	2005-2006	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
France Belanger	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Lisbon Technical University	Computer Science	Portugal	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Zenobia Hikes	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Asim Esen	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mugla University	Biology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dawn Odell	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Fudan University	Art History	China	2006-2007	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
Mary Barksdale	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Education	South Africa	2008-2009	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
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
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
David Clubb	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	The German-American Fulbright Commission	Education	Germany	2015-2016	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
David Gerrard	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	National Institute of Agricultural Research	Agriculture	Uruguay	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Anne Staples	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Technion-Israel Institute of Technology	Engineering	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Deborah Milly	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tokyo	Political Science	Japan	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Schmale	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	The University of Waikato	Environmental Sciences	New Zealand	2019-2020	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	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	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
Fauziah Abdullah	University of Malaysia	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Malaysia	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Patricia Onocha	University of Ibadan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elmira Pashayeva	Odlar Yurdu University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	Azerbaijan	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gamameda Liyange Lalanie Silva	University of Peradeniya	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gamameda Liyange Lalanie Silva	University of Peradeniya	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	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
Salah Al-Thyabat	Al-Hussein Bin Talal University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Jordan	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marie-Therese Vendeville	Jean Zay	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Language	France	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hajar El Hammouti	Mohammed VI Polytechnique University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Morocco	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kamel Halouani	University of Sfax	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Tunisia	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jean-Pierre Bousquet	Lycee le Corbusier	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Language	France	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alfred Kluwick	University of Vienna	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Austria	1975-1976	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Achim Geissen	University of Hamburg	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Physics	Germany	1977-1978	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
Joanie Mary Anne Willett	University of Exeter (Penryn Campus)	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Political Science	United Kingdom	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nertil Xhaferaj	Albanian University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Albania	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program