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The fellowship selection is based on demonstrated potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. The GRFP Fellowship period is for 5 years and financial support is provided for 3 years. In the words of Dean Evasius, NSF Division Director, Division of Graduate Education, “Your selection as an NSF Graduate Fellowship awardee is a significant accomplishment.”

Jovan Kamcev receives a University Graduate Continuing Fellowship for Academic Year 2016/2017 from The University of Texas at Austin Office of the Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. This award speaks highly of his record of accomplishments as a graduate student at the University. The award begins in Fall 2016 and includes 12 months of financial support.

Graduate student Amanda Paine won first place in a Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) poster competition recently held in Houston, Texas.

The competition was part of SPE’s 2015 International Polyolefins Conference. Paine’s winning poster, entitled “Oxygen Scavenging Polymers for Barrier Applications,” showcases her work in improving oxygen barrier properties in polymer packaging. Her research focuses on improving the shelf lives of foods and beverages by incorporating oxygen scavenging polymers into packaging materials. [Read more…] about Amanda Paine Wins Society of Plastics Engineers Poster Competition

Jovan Kamcev, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and teaching assistant, recently won first place in an advanced membrane technology poster competition hosted in Siracusa, Sicily, Italy by the Engineering Conferences International (ECI) program.

Approximately forty students from twenty countries participated in the competition. Kamcev’s winning poster, entitled “Predicting Ion Sorption and Transport in Ion-Exchange Membranes” describes part of his research on the understanding of ion and water transport across charged polymers, and the development of structure/property rules that guide the preparation of high performance membranes for water purification and energy generation applications.

“One of the greatest challenges facing our society is obtaining adequate and sustainable supplies of energy and water. Membrane technologies provide energy-efficient ways to help mitigate some of these issues,” said Kamcev.

Kamcev is supervised by Professor Benny Freeman, the Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering, and Professor Donald Paul, the Ernest Cockrell Sr. Chair in Engineering.

Jovan is a member of the Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center including UT Austin and led by Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio.