DHS Scholarship Program
DHS Scholarship Program
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Augusto Tentori helps to develop a prototype device for human radiation exposure detection. Time is of the essence in a potential mass population radiological event, where thousands of people would be exposed to radiation and their survival could hinge on prompt medical diagnosis and treatment. Read more... |
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Jamaur Bronner, using computers to examine previous research into aspects of the human decision-making, sought to identify elements of that process omitted from current computer models that experts use to ascertain how human emotion affects foreign leaders’ decisions. Read more... |
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Anna Bruton spent the summer of 2009 at Howard University researching the responsiveness of law-enforcement officers during the Hurricane Katrina crisis. Read more... |
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Matt Jaramillo participated in research at the Computational Human Behavior Center (CHBC) under auspices of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Scholarship and Fellowship program, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Read more... |
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Ashley Anderson, a participant in the DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program, uses organizational behavior to examine why some ethnic minorities resort to terrorism, and why others do not. Read more and Watch video... |
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Hope College student Eric Dulmes measures the impulse of test aircraft explosions using a high-speed video as part of his internship with U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Laboratory. Read more... |
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Christopher Copeland assisted in the analysis of materials subjected to high levels of radiation in tests at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Read more... |
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Chelsea DeCapua, a participant in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Scholarship and Fellowship Program, uses geographic information systems to identify new ways to improve emergency response. Read more and watch video... |
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Brian Taylor, third-year graduate student at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Watch video... |
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Kristen Lancaster writes code for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for specialized software that will gather safety information, including details about radioactive materials carried by trucks, at interstate weigh stations. Read more... |
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Amber Stoesser, a participant in the DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program, creates interesting and innovative curricula for teaching the next generation of terrorism researchers. Read more and Watch video... |
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Jinju Yi, Stanford University, and Vijay Jain, Harvard University, were awarded a Department of Homeland Security scholarship at the International Science and Engineering Fair for their research in detection technology, applicable in both the medical industry and national defense. Watch video... |
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Mary Wilson spent the summer of 2008 researching the characterization of RNA dependent RNA polymerase of New World hantaviruses at the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense. Read more... |
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April Gillens prepares samples for analysis in an isotope ratio mass spectrometer as part of her research internship for the Department of Homeland Security to determine stable isotope “signatures” that could help stop illicit trafficking of nuclear materials. Read more... |
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Mark Croce of the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a physics undergraduate. Mark spent a summer at Los Alamos National Laboratory working in the Nuclear Science and Safeguards Technology Division. Watch video... |