Fulbright Visiting Scholars at FIU

A program of the

U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program funds one- to two-semester long exchanges for international faculty to teach, research and otherwise offer their expertise at host institutions, such as FIU, across the globe. The following are FIU's Fulbright Visiting Scholars since 2019:

FIU's 2024-2025 Fulbright Visiting Scholars

Ileana Ortegón-Aznar, Fulbright Visiting Scholar
From: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico
Hosted by: FIU Department of Biology, Dr. Alain Duran
Project summary:
Comparative analysis of the composition and ecological role of long sediment-laden algal turfs (LSAT) from coral reefs in Yucatán and Florida. We will develop a comparative study establishing common research protocols that will allow us to continue our collaboration in a mid to long term.
Tomasz Zawadzki, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
From: Open Institute of Technology, Malta; citizen of Poland
Hosted by: Bryan Cooper, Associate Dean, FIU Libraries
Project summary:
Tomasz’s background includes gaming and extended realities (including AR, VR and MR) and his office will be at the i360 facility in the Glenn Hubert Library at BBC. Stakeholders who will be working with him include: Local WPBT Public Television, the Everglades Foundation, the South Florida Composer Alliance, and the North Miami Chamber of Commerce. His year at FIU also directly supports CARTA’s Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media, the School of Music, the Ratcliffe Art+Design Incubator, and CASE’s STEM Transformation Institute and Education Outreach Programs.

FIU's 2023-2024 Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Rodrigo Manuel Schierloh, Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Fault Supervision Strategies for Microgrids Based on Electronic Converters and Renewable Energy
Title: Doctoral Fellow
From: National Technological University - Paraná Regional Faculty
Country: Argentina
State: Entre Rios
City: Paraná
Grant Activity Type: Research
Discipline: Engineering
Specialization: Electrical & Electronic Eng Tech/Tech

FIU's 2022-2023 Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Jude Odhiambo, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
Biochar and Starter Nitrogen Applied at Different Rates Influences Chickpea Root Characteristics and Subsequent Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake
Title: Professor of Soil Science
Country: South Africa
State: Limpopo
City: Thohoyandou
From: University of Venda
Grant Activity Type: Research
Discipline: Agriculture
Specialization: Soil Science

FIU's 2020-2021 Fulbright Visiting Scholars

Marie Laure Patricia Geoffray, Fulbright Visiting Scholar
The Transnationalization the Cuban Cause (1989-2019)
Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor
From: Sorbonne Nouvelle
Country: France
State: Ile de France
City: Aubervilliers
Grant Activity Type: Research
Discipline: Political Science
Specialization: Latin American & Caribbean Politics
Bachamiya Hussainmiya, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
Islamic Studies and Islamic History research. Scholar will write an academic history on the Malay of Sri Lanka.
Title: Visiting Professor
Country: Sri Lanka
Grant Activity Type: Lecturer, Research
Discipline: HIstory
Specialization: South Asian History

FIU's 2019-2020 Fulbright Visiting Scholars

Amit Ranjan, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence

Title: Freelance Writer
Country: India
Grant Activity Type: Lecturer
Discipline: Literature
Specialization: Literature, Miscellaneous
Edgardo Moncayo Jimenez, Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Reference Study on the Distribution of Competences in the US Federal Government and the Federated States in the Field of STI Policies
Title: Professor
Home Institution: Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
Country: Colombia
City: Bogota
Grant Activity Type: Research
Discipline: Economics
Specialization: Land Economics

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