Albert Manero wins US Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research in Germany

The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Further information about the Fulbright can be found at their website http://us.fulbrightonline.org/.

Doctoral engineering student in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida has been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Albert Manero has been offered the Fulbright Academic Grant Fellowship to Germany, where he will be working with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as a part of his doctoral research in high temperature coatings for thermal protection systems with an application in jet turbine engines and for space planes. Albert has participated in an international collaboration with the German Aerospace Center since the summer of 2012 as part of our National Science Foundation OISE Catalyzing new international collaborations grant. His participation in the summer research experience in Cologne Germany set the foundation for a successful research relationship with joint publication outcomes. The Fulbright fellowship will provide Albert the opportunity to continue to forge this collaboration for his doctoral research.