Two ME Students Win Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

ME PhD students Dingbin Huang and Guanyu Song have been awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for the 2022-2023 academic year. The fellowships give the University's most accomplished PhD candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year.

Dingbin Huang

Lab:
Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Transport Laboratory

Advisor:
Xiaojia Wang

Research area:
The magnetization dynamics of thin films used for spintronic and data recording applications.

What does this award mean for you?
Being selected for DDF means a lot to me. Firstly, it is encouraging because it means that my work is recognized by the UMN community, by people outside of my area. Also, the fellowship will allow me to be fully dedicated to my dissertation research, which is a valuable opportunity for me. Additionally, thanks to DDF's presentation grant, I will get chances to present my work at influential conferences in my field. Therefore, I am very grateful for the support of DDF.

Guanyu Song

Lab:
Hogan Lab

Advisor:
Chris Hogan

Research area:
Aerosol science and the application/fundamental study of vacuum cold spray additive manufacturing.

What does this award mean for you?
Being selected as a DDF fellow is an incredible honor. This fellowship encourages me to delve into the fundamental study and provides me an opportunity to effectively wrap up thesis research.