Purdue fellowships designed to open door to scientific research for those with physical impairments
February 22, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new research center based in Purdue University's Discovery Park will award undergraduate and graduate fellowships for students who dream of studying science but face hurdles because of physical impairments.
The Institute for Accessible Science (IAS) will grant summer fellowships to six undergraduate students with disabilities to perform independent biomedical research at Purdue. The program, lasting eight weeks and set to begin in June, will provide students with a stipend valued at $4,000, in addition to covering travel and housing expenses.
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Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays
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Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing. The electrode i
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Angelina Jolie's announcement that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer highlights the need for more cancer prevention options, according to a Purdue University breast-cancer expert.
Read Full StoryAbel Chuang selected as Discovery Park Fellow for research in proton exchange membrane fuel cells
May 21, 2013
Discovery Park Fellow: Dr. Abel Chuang, College of Technology Project Title: "Study of Material, Cell, and System Integration of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells" Affiliated Center(s): Birck Nanotechnology Center, Energy Center
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