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HSS Chateaubriand Fellowship: 2017 Fellows Named
August 2, 2017, by Administrateur Chateaubriand

The Cultural Services of the Embassy of France are pleased to announce the laureates of the 2017-2018 HSS Chateaubriand Fellowship. This year’s 19 laureates will spend 2 to 8 months in France performing research with their French partners. Last name First name US University French Host (...)

STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship: 2018 Fellows Named

August 14

The Office for Science and Technology is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018-2019 STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship. Over the next year, these American PhD students will spend 4 to 9 months in France performing research in a French partner laboratory.

Among the 73 fellows listed below, 4 will be partly supported by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), 1 by the French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (Inria), 4 by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), 2 by the GROW Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

More information on the Fellowship as well as the Fellows from previous years can be found at: STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship.

List of STEM fellows for 2018-2019

Last Name	First Name	US University	French Host Institution	Field of Study
Abo Mokh	Noor	Indiana University	Université Paris Sorbonne	Computer Science, Information Technology [2]
Alspaugh	David	Louisiana State University	Université Paris-Sud	Physics
Beckensteiner	Jennifer	College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences	IRD	Environmental Sciences
Berg	Kathleen	Colorado State University	Université de Rennes 1	Chemistry
Bonilla	Francisco Javier	University of Pittsburgh	Department of Opthalmology, Lariboisière Hospital	Biology, Health
Brosius	Nevin	University of Florida	Université de Lille	Engineering
Bublitz	Jesse	Rochester Institute of Technology	Université Grenoble Alpes	Geosciences, Space
Buchanan	Zachary	University of California, Davis	CNRS Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay	Chemistry [5]
Camacho Solorio	Leobardo	University of California, San Diego	MINES ParisTech	Engineering
Caparco	Adam	Georgia Institute of Technology	Université Paris Saclay, CEA	Engineering
Casey	Caroline	University of California Santa Cruz	Université Paris-Sud	Biology, Health
Choi	Noori	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Université de Lyon/Saint-Etienne	Biology, Health
Clement	Matthew	University of Oklahoma	Université de Bordeaux	Physics
De La Vega	Alexander	The John Hopkins University	Sorbonne Université, CNRS	Physics [3]
Dwyer	Gaelan	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Université de Toulouse	Biology, Health
Falasca	Fabrizio	Georgia Institute of Technology	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique	Environmental Sciences [5]
Fernandez	Lauren	University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras	PSL Research University	Chemistry
González	Julissa	University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras	Université de Nantes	Chemistry
Gudz	Anton	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Université de Strasbourg	Chemistry [4]
Hagarty	Devin	Florida State University	Université de Lille	Biology, Health
Hswen	Yulin	Harvard University	Aix-Marseille Université	Environmental Sciences
Hulse	Samuel	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS	Biology, Health
Johnston	Joseph	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	CEA Saclay	Physics [5]
Katz	Michael	Northwestern University	Astroparticle and Cosmology Lab	Physics
Laurent	Anabelle	Iowa State University	Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique	Agronomy
Matalon	Ariel	Univeristy of Chicago	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique	Physics [4]
McSwiggen	Colin	Brown University	Sorbonne Université	Mathematics
Molina	Laura	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Université Paris Descartes	Biology, Health [1]
Nelson	Andrew	The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences	Université de Montpellier	Chemistry
Page	Ryan	Cornell University	Université de Montpellier	Engineering
Palacio Betancur	Viviana	University of Chicago	Université Pierre et Marie Curie	Engineering
Pandit	Nandan	Yale University	École nationale supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la Ville de Paris	Biology, Health
Rodriguez Atencio	Ana	Texas A&M University	MINES ParisTech	Engineering
Rosat Consiglio	Camila	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute	Institut Pasteur	Biology, Health [1]
Shahoei	Sayyed Hamed	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Institut National de la Recherche Médicale	Biology, Health [1]
Sportsman	Richard	University of California, Los Angeles	École Normale Supérieure	Biology, Health [3]
Staton	Jennifer	University of California, Davis	École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la Ville de Paris, Paris Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle	Engineering
Strednak	Scott	University of Florida	Aix-Marseille University	Engineering
Susarla	Sandhya	Rice University	Université Paris-Sud	Engineering [5]
Sykora-bodie	Seth	Duke University	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Recherches Insulaire et Observatoire de l'Environnement	Environmental Sciences
Tabassum	Tarnuma	University of California, Santa Barbara	École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille	Chemistry
Tan	Yen-Joe	Columbia University	Université de Savoie Mont Blanc, Université Grenoble Alpes	Geosciences, Space
Tizabi	Daniela	Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology	Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Université Pierre et Marie Curie	Biology, Health [3]
Tolbert	Audrey	University of Michigan	École Normale Supérieure	Chemistry
Warren	Jessica	Colorado State University	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique	Biology, Health [3]
Wisniewska	Malgorzata	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Hubert Curien Interdisciplinary Institute	Biology, Health
Yilmaz	Deniz	University of California	Université de Picardie-Jules Vernes	Mathematics
Yulin	Zhang	Texas A&M University	Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems	Computer Science, Information Technology
Zipfel	Casey	Georgetown University	Institut National de la santé et de la recherche médicale	Biology, Health [1]

List of STEM Make Our Planet Great Again fellows for 2018-2019

Last Name	First Name	US University	French Host Institution	Field of Study
Best	Dennis	University of California, Berkeley	INRA Centre de Toulouse	Environmental Sciences
Bresnahan	Caitlin	Louisiana State University	Université Grenoble Alpes	Chemistry
Brewer	Tess	Colorado University, Boulder	Institut Pasteur	Biology, Health
Caulk	Robert	University of California, San Diego	Grenoble INP	Engineering
Choi	Christopher	University of California, Los Angeles	Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse	Engineering
Clemens	Molly	UC Davis and San Diego State University	UMR EGFV 1287	Environmental Sciences
Currier	Todd	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	École Polytechnique	Engineering
Dasi	Erica	University of South Florida	Aix-Marseille Université	Engineering
Dollar	Robert	Clemson University	IFP Energies nouvelles	Engineering
Haynes	Vena	University of Connecticut	Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale	Environmental Sciences
Jaffe	Alexander	University of California, Berkeley	Institut Pasteur	Biology, Health
Lassman	William	Colorado State University	Institut national de la recherche agronomique	Environmental Sciences
Michael	Susanna	University of Washington School of Oceanography	Laboratoire d'Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales	Environmental Sciences
Norris	Chance	Purdue University	Institut Universitaire de France	Engineering
Odlum	Margaret	University of Texas, Austin	Université Grenoble Alpes	Geosciences, Space
Oehmke	Theresa	University of California, Berkeley	Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre	Engineering
Olson	Kristian	Binghamton University - State University of New York	Université de Lyon	Geosciences, Space
Owings	Shannon	Georgia Institute of Technology	UMR 8212 -CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, IPSL, Université Paris Saclay	Environmental Sciences
Patel	Satyam	Georgia Institute of Technology	École Polytechnique	Engineering
Roth	Jeffrey	Auburn University	Université de Strasbourg	Biology, Health
Smith	Scott	Georgia Institute of Technology	École des Ponts Paris Tech	Engineering
Stevens	Joseph	University of Kentucky	LISBP	Engineering
Taylor	Rachel	North Carolina State University	Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement	Engineering
Terrell	Evan	Washington State University	Université de Lorraine, CNRS	Engineering

STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship: 2017 Fellows Named

August 13

The Office for Science and Technology is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017-2018 STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship. Over the next year, these American PhD students will spend 4 to 9 months in France performing research in a French partner laboratory.

Among the 55 fellows listed below, 4 will be partly supported by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), 2 by the French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (Inria), 4 by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), 5 by the GROW Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

More information on the Fellowship as well as the Fellows from previous years can be found at: STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship.

Last Name	First Name	US University	French Host Institution	Field of Study
Anderson	Caleb	Georgia Institute of Technology	École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles	Physics
Arumugam	Keerthi Suria Kumar	Georgia Institute of Technology	ENSEA	Engineering
Backe	Kristi	North Carolina State University	Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique	Environmental Sciences [4]
Beach	Stephanie	Boston University	Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CNRS	Chemistry
Bernton	Espen	Harvard University	Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique	Computer Science, Information Technology [5]
Bochner de Araujo	Simone	Stanford University	École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles	Engineering
Brewer	Jared	Colorado State University	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique	Geosciences, Space [3]
Choudhury	Alaksh	University of Colorado, Boulder	Université Paris Diderot, Inserm	Engineering [1]
Cohen	Samuel	University of Maryland, College Park	Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS	Chemistry
Commendatore	Eric	University of California, Riverside	Université Paris-Sud	Chemistry
Dillon	Kevin	Rutgers University	Université Clermont Auvergne	Environmental Sciences [3]
Doran	Adrian	University of California, San Diego	Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris	Geosciences, Space
Downey-Wall	Alan	Northeastern University	Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS	Environmental Sciences
French	Beverly	University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement	Environmental Sciences [3]
Gannon	Kyle	University of Notre Dame	Université Paris-Sud	Mathematics
Gogotsi	Natalie	University of Pennsylvania	Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies (GIANT)	Engineering
Golan	Jacob	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS	Biology, Health
Gracia-Maldonado	Gabriel	University of Cincinnati/ Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy	Biology, Health [1]
Hauer	Jill	University of Iowa	Centre De Recherche Des Cordeliers	Biology, Health [1]
Hope	Sydney	Virginia Tech	Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS	Biology, Health [4]
Iyer	Geoffrey	University of California, Los Angeles	Grenoble INP	Mathematics
Jespersen	Nathan	Oregon State Univeristy	Université Paris-Saclay	Biology, Health [5]
Johns	Lucas	University of California San Diego	Université Denis Diderot	Physics [3]
Kelch	Sabrina	Cornell University	Université Grenoble Alpes	Environmental Sciences [3]
Koehler	Margaret	Stanford University	INRIA Lille - Nord Europe	Engineering [2]
Lazar	Simone	Texas A&M University	Université de Lille	Chemistry
Lee	Christoph	University of California Santa Cruz	Observatoire de Paris	Physics
Li	Adam	Johns Hopkins University	Aix-Marseille Université	Engineering [1]
Lim	Robert	University of Oregon	Université de Versailles Saint Quentin-En-Yvelines	Computer Science, Information Technology
McGowan	Josephine	Columbia University	Université Paris-Sud	Biology, Health [5]
Miller	Clark	Arizona State University	Université Paris-Sud	Physics
Names	Gabrielle	University of California at Davis	Université de La Rochelle, CNRS	Environmental Sciences
Nowland	Kevin	The Ohio State University	Université de Bordeaux	Mathematics
O'Connell	Meghan	University of Chicago	Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies de Grenoble	Biology, Health
Oehmke	Theresa	University of California, Berkeley	Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre	Engineering
Oviatt	Peter	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Université de Bourgogne/INRA	Environmental Sciences
Pan	Si hui	University of California at San Diego	Université Paris-Sud	Physics [5]
Patel	Sheena	University of California, San Diego	Université de Lorraine	Physics
Peng	Yi	University of California	Université Paris-Sud	Chemistry [5]
Peng	Yunhui	Clemson University	University Paris Diderot, Inserm	Physics
Riel	Asia Marie	University of Montana	Université de Rennes 1	Chemistry
Rodríguez-Cardona	Bianca	University of New Hampshire	Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris	Environmental Sciences
Russell	Ryan	University of Delaware	Institut des Sciences Analytiques	Biology, Health
Salerno	Michael	Stony Brook University	École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles	Engineering
Sikes	Travis	Texas A&M University	Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées ParisTech	Engineering
Sotiraki	Aikaterini	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	École normale supérieure	Computer Science, Information Technology [2]
Wagar	Michaela	City College of New York, City University of New York	Ecole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux	Engineering
Walker	Julie	Stanford University	Université Montpellier 2	Engineering
Yuen	Chi Hong (Isaac)	University of Central Florida	Université du Havre	Physics
Zirkle	Thomas	University of Notre Dame	Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)	Engineering
Arroyo	Marlene Vreni	Columbia University	Institut Pasteur	Biology, Health
Dorow	Chelsey	University of California San Diego	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique	Physics
Meade	Gabriela	San Diego State University & University of California, San Diego	Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS	Biology, Health
Menesses	Mark	Boston University	Université Paris Diderot	Engineering
Sohn	Hayley	University of Colorado Boulder	École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles	Engineering

[5] Project supported by University Paris-Saclay

"Make Our Planet Great Again": Chateaubriand Fellow Shares Her Experience at the One Planet Summit
December 15, 2017
Following the decision of the United States to withdraw from the Paris agreement, as announced by President Trump on June 1, 2017, the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron issued a call to students and researchers working on climate change to join France in the fight against global warming. More than 1,800 complete applications were received in total from students and researchers from around the world, who were interested in a long or short stay in France, a collaboration with a French lab, or a PhD program in France. Among them, over 1,000 came from the United States.
In France, the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the French National Research Agency (ANR) were in charge of evaluating applications for long-term research positions in France. In the first round of selection, 18 high-level projects were selected by an international jury. Among these 18 researchers, 13 come from the United States. Laureates will join their new research labs in France in the coming months. In the United States, the Embassy of France in Washington is in charge of U.S. applications for short stays, PhD programs and collaborations with French labs. Thanks to additional funding made available as part of the "Make Our Planet Great Again" initiative, the Embassy will take advantage of its existing mobility and collaboration programs to support projects related to earth system science, energy transition, and climate change and sustainability.

Theresa Oehmke is one of the U.S. PhD students who applied on the makeourplanetgreatagain.fr platform. Theresa is studying Environmental Engineering at Berkeley and received a fellowship from the Chateaubriand Fellowship Program, a program implemented by the Embassy to support outstanding PhD students who wish to conduct research in France. Thanks to this fellowship, she was able to join a laboratory in Marseille in September 2017 for 8 months: the Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Équilibre (IRPHE, a CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université and École Centrale Marseille laboratory). There, Theresa uses particle dynamics to understand the behavior of aquatic organisms in the oceans, which plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. Their behavior is influenced by extreme events, which are likely to increase with climate change. Thanks to the additional funding available, she will have the opportunity to extend her stay in France.

Two years after the Paris Agreement, the One Planet Summit was organized in Paris on December 12, 2017 to address climate change by bringing together international leaders and civil society organizations. In parallel to the summit, during the event Tech For Planet organized at the startup incubator Station F on December 11, the President of the French Republic revealed the names of the 18 selected researchers and welcomed them on stage along with Theresa Oehmke.

Watch the video made by Theresa Oehmke for her participation in the summit:

Watch the interview of Theresa Oehmke from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs:
- Are you a PhD student at a U.S. university? Apply to the Chateaubriand Fellowship Program to conduct research in a French lab for 4-9 months and benefit from additional "Make Our Planet Great Again" fellowships: https://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org/ (the call for applications is open until mid-January)
- Are you a researcher at a U.S. university wishing to initiate a collaborative research project with a French team? Apply to the Thomas Jefferson Fund and benefit from financial support in the context of the "Make Our Planet Great Again" initiative: http://face-foundation.org/thomas-jefferson-fund/index.html (call for applications will open mid-January)
- To know more about the way U.S. applications are handled by the Embassy: https://frenchly.us/make-planet-great-many-americans-responded-macrons-call/
- Contact: deputy-ntics@ambascience-usa.org

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