The NSF Triple Helix project (http://www.3helix.rpi.edu)in the department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer (http://www.sts.rpi.edu/) has funding for new Graduate Fellows beginning in AY2012 (beginning August 2012). Graduate funding (tuition and stipend) is guaranteed for a minimum of four years.

Graduate fellows accepted for the program will explore how cutting-edge science and technology research might be adapted to address the problems encountered by low-income communities (health, environment, poverty, crime, information access, etc.). They will also teach in inner city middle school classrooms to apply these social/technical connections to education in communities affected by these challenges. Additional travel funding will be available for fellows interested in extending this research to low-income communities in Africa or Latin America, or among U.S. Native American populations. The Fellow must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

Current grads in the program come from a variety of backgrounds, including sociology, media arts, and urban development. Their projects include the use of cell phones for low-income health information, working with software developers to create new culture-based educational technologies, and deploying pollution sensors for both rural and urban communities. For further information see the Triple Helix website (http://www.3helix.rpi.edu).
 

To apply send email describing your interests to:

Dr. Ron Eglash, Professor
Science and Technology Studies
Sage Labs 5502, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,)
110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180-3590
eglash@rpi.edu
Work: 518-276-2048 fax: 518-276-2659