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Grad Student Earns Ford Fellowship
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August 13, 2003 -- Lizzette Rodriguez, a graduate student at Michigan Technological University, has received the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship for Minorities. She is a Ph.D. student in geological and mining engineering and sciences.
On behalf of the Ford Foundation, the National Research Council (NRC) awards approximately 60 predoctoral fellowships each year in a national competition. According to the NRC, the fellowships support individuals who have demonstrated superior scholarship and show the greatest promise for future achievement as college or university faculty members.
Rodriguez earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and enrolled at Michigan Tech in 2001 as a doctoral student in volcanology. In her research, she monitors sulphur dioxide emissions from volcanoes to help determine the atmospheric effects and lifetimes of these emissions.
The three-year award includes an annual stipend, tuition payment, and the opportunity to participate in three prestigious conferences of Ford Fellows.
"I'm delighted to congratulate Lizzette on her award," said Bruce Rafert, dean of the graduate school at Michigan Tech. "Her contributions to our volcanology group have been exceptional.”
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