Belfer Center Fellowships

Dear Min,The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to offer various predoctoral, postdoctoral, and professional fellowship opportunities in the fields of science and international affairs. This year, our fellowship application timeline has moved to an earlier date. The fellowship application for the 2022-2023 academic year will open Friday, […]

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Dissertation Defense – Julia Filiberti Allen

Title: Towards Trust and Transparency in Deep Learning Systems through Behavior Introspection & Online Competency Prediction Author: Julia Filiberti Allen Date/Time: Monday, June 28th at 1pm Committee Members:Professor Steven A. Gabriel, Chair, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Dinesh Manocha, Dean’s Representative, Dept. of Computer ScienceProfessor Jin-Oh Hahn, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Shapour Azarm, Dept. of Mechanical

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Dissertation Defense – Manuel Aurelio Rodriguez

Title: INTELLIGENT INTERSECTION MANAGEMENT THROUGH GRADIENT-BASED MULTI-AGENT COORDINATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND VEHICLES Author: Manuel Aurelio Rodriguez Date/Time: July 7, 2021 1pm-3pm Zoom Meeting: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5586796034 List of committee membersDr. Hosam Fathy (Chair)Dr. Yancy Diaz-MercadoDr. Shapour AzarmDr. Jin-Oh HahnDr. Derek Paley (Dean’s Representative) AbstractThis dissertation examines the problem of coordinating both traffic lights plus connected and

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Student Poster Competitions & NSF Registration Grants at IMECE 2021

There are THREE student poster competitions at IMECE with cash prizes this year as well as NSF-funded registration grants. Abstracts are due by July 9 at https://event.asme.org/IMECE.  Additionally, students who apply to either of the NSF poster competitions are eligible to apply for travel grants. To apply to one of the poster competitions, please submit your

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Mechanical Engineering Internship Position – NextStep Robotics

Mechanical Engineering Internship Position  NextStep Robotics Inc. (NSR), a Baltimore-based rehabilitation robotics startup is looking for a paid intern with a mechanical engineering background. NextStep Robotics has created a cutting-edge solution by  developing a portable ankle robot (AMBLE) to alleviate and in some cases, treat foot drop, which is an  inability to raise the foot

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Dissertation Defense – Julia Filiberti Allen

Author: Julia Filiberti Allen Date/Time: Monday, June 28th at 1pm Examining Committee: Professor Steven A. Gabriel, Chair, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Dinesh Manocha, Dean’s Representative, Dept. of Computer ScienceProfessor Jin-Oh Hahn, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Shapour Azarm, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Jeffrey Herrmann, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Abstract: Deep neural networks are naturally “black boxes”,

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Post-Doc Position – Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering

Location: West Lafayette, IN  Posting Date: 06/10/2021  Application Deadline: Open Until Filled  Start Date: Immediately  Salary Range: 55-85K  Job Description  The CYbersecurity & data aNalytics for Industrial Control Systems (CYNICS) group in the School of  Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University has open postdoctoral positions. Our mission is to develop  novel solutions to engineering problems using data-driven, physics-based, and hybrid

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2021 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship Program

ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded international energy company, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowship opportunities in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through HHF’s Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program, ExxonMobil seeks to nurture motivated college students across the country, with a passion for Engineering and Science.

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NSF Post-Doc Engineering Fellowships

Recognizing that many universities put their faculty hiring on hold due to uncertainties created by the pandemic, NSF has launched a new postdoctoral program for recently-graduated PhD students who want to stay in academia. Applications will be accepted from June 21 through July 6, 2021. We hope that this new Engineering Postdoctoral Fellows (eFellows) program

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