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Partnerships for International Research and Education

Partnerships for International Research and Education(PIRE)

Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Carl R. Ice, College of Engineering
Kansas State University

T209 Unger Complex
Manhattan, KS 66506
Ph: (785) 532-7024

PIRE@ksu.edu

Financial support from National Science Foundation Grant No. 1743701 is gratefully acknowledged

PIRE students

The PIRE education plan has the following four objectives:

  1. Enhance undergraduate and  graduate student research experience via short-term research abroad with priority given to women, underrepresented groups and first-generation students to attend college.
  2. Integrate polymer-derived ceramic research into education via short course offerings and hands-on modules.
  3. Enhance knowledge  generation and quality of graduate programs through collaboration among multiple research groups including reciprocal visits and dual degree graduate programs.
  4. Broaden communication with materials science and ceramics communities through technical interest groups at the American and  European Ceramic Societies.

Education plan

Graduate students

Spencer Dansereau (PhD)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Sonjoy Dey (PhD)

Kansas State University

Gerson Leonel (PhD)

Arizona State University

Akshada Hande (PhD)

University of Texas, Arlington

Joel Garcia (PhD)

Lehigh University

Kendall Hendrix (PhD)

University of Texas, Arlington

Paul Owiredu (Master's)

Kansas State University

Arijit Roy (PhD)

Kansas State University

Michael Bustamante

Arizona State University

Benjamin Robles

University of Colorado, Boulder

Shariq Haseen (PhD 2022)

University of Texas, Arlington

Shakir Bin Mujib (PhD 2022)

Kansas State University

Aly Badran (PhD 2021)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Casey Sugie (Master's 2020)

University of California, Davis

Aaron West (Master's 2020)

University of Texas, Arlington

Zhongkan Ren (PhD 2020)

Kansas State University

Federico Toigo (Master's 2019)

University of Padova/Kansas State University

Susana Aguirre-Medel (PhD 2019)

University of Texas, Arlington

2022 undergraduate student researchers

Mohammed Rasheed

Kansas State University

Maren Ellis

Kansas State University

Hildana Abamegal (traveled to CU-Boulder)

Kansas State University

Khushi Pandey (traveled to TU-Darmstadt)

Arizona State University

Hannah Hayes

University of Texas, Arlington

Takhya Holley (traveled to Bayreuth University)

University of Texas, Arlington

Jonathan Kroll (traveled to Fraunhofer Institute)

University of Texas, Arlington

Henry Price (traveled to University of Montpellier)

Lehigh University

2021 undergraduate student researchers

Keegan Taylor

Kansas State University

Dylan Kruep

Kansas State University

Mabel Anstine

Kansas State University

Wyatt Blackson

Arizona State University

Langston Tillman

Arizona State University

Eleanor Christman

Lehigh University

Karla Silva

University of Texas, Arlington

Hannah Hayes

University of Texas, Arlington

Jonathan Kroll

University of Texas, Arlington

2020 undergraduate student researchers

Maren Ellis

Kansas State University

Porter Herold

Kansas State University

Isaiah J Morris

Arizona State University

Alex Howler

Arizona State University

Michelle Dao

University of Texas, Arlington

Jonathan Coria

University of Texas, Arlington

Jonathan Kroll

University of Texas, Arlington

Thomas Siggillino

Lehigh University

2019 students

2019 undergraduate student researchers

Karissa Cordero

University of Texas, Arlington

Henry Alan Anderson

University of California, Davis

Jacob Regler

Lehigh University

Spencer Dansereau

University of Colorado, Boulder

Sophie Justus

Kansas State University

2018 students

2018 undergraduate student researchers

 

Kendall Hendrix

University of Texas, Arlington

Sally Burke

University of California, Davis

Thomas Siggillino

Lehigh University

Spencer Dansereau

University of Colorado, Boulder

Isabella Cesarone

Kansas State University