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Barraza-Botet receives 2018 Mirzayan Fellowship

12/04/2017

Cesar Barraza-BotetPhD student Cesar Barraza-Botet has just been selected as one of the 2018 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellows. The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, now in its 20th year, provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.

Each year, applicants from around the world become part of an Academies’ committee, board, or unit where they are assigned to a mentor and learn about the world of science and technology policy. An immersive experience, the program is designed to broaden fellows’ appreciation of employment opportunities outside academia and leave them with both a firm grasp of the important and dynamic role of science and technology in decision-making and a better understanding of the role that they can play in strengthening the science and technology enterprise for the betterment of mankind.

Barraza-Botet’s advisor is Margaret Wooldridge.

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