Dr. Sandip Patel, MS ICS 88, has been selected as a 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar. Patel is an associate professor of information science and systems at Morgan State University.
The Fulbright Research Scholarship award for research is given to an elite group of Americans who have an extraordinary track record in their respective fields. Dr. Patel’s research focuses on “Smart Farming with SCADA-Sensor Based Irrigation for Coastal Areas of Gujarat State, India” and will be conducted at Junagadh Agricultural University, India.
The Fulbright Program is highly competitive. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
Patel will be joining an impressive group: Fulbright scholars have won 53 Nobel Prizes and 78 Pulitzer Prizes since the program’s inception more than 60 years ago.
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