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Graduate Fellowships Promote Energy Research
Many organizations and government agencies fund portable research grants for engineering graduate students. A number of fellowships are sponsored by the Department of Energy and target renewable energy research, including hydro power. Other agencies, such as NASA, fund fellowships because of their uses for energy engineering.
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A Ph.D. student found a unique opportunity outside of the traditional university setting at North Carolina State University helping the solar energy industry lower manufacturing costs of photovoltaic cells. North Carolina Solar Center’s membership in the Silicon Solar Consortium, gave this student an edge. His initiative in locating this opportunity has allowed him to plan, work for, and present multiple projects directly to the solar industry, as well as to hear their concerns and feedback.
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As the mechanical engineering field works hard to fill an increasing shortage in the workplace with women, mechanical engineering in the medical and energy fields are appealing, as surveys have shown that women tend to want careers that help people and the world around them. Recent data has shown that efforts are succeeding, with the number of women receiving graduate engineering degrees increasing by about 2,300 from 2000–2008, rising to 22.5% from 20.5%.
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