For University of Delaware Engineering Grad Students

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2024 laird recipient

Lauren Mottel

Lauren Mottel, a first-year doctoral student in the Biomedical Engineering Department at UD, is developing immunomodulatory biomaterials for muscle regeneration in the context of arterial diseases. Outside of the lab, she enjoys creative writing, photography, and crochet.

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2023-2024 dates to remember
Dec

Application Process Begins

Will be announced by your Department Chairs.

feb

1

Application Materials Due

Application materials are due to your Department Chair.

mar

15

Finalist Candidate Selections

Finalist selections are made, successful candidates are notified.

apr

14

Formal Reception Held

Finalist candidates join Laird Selection Committee and participants for a formal reception in Wilmington.

apr

15

Candidate Interviews

Finalist candidate interviews take place at UD.

apr

15

New Laird Fellow Announced

The new Laird Fellow will be announced once a decision has been made.

may

4

Laird Fellowship Award Presentation

The award will be presented during Honors Day.

about the award

The George W. Laird Merit Fellowship is given to honor the memory of George W. Laird. He obtained an A.B. degree at Hamilton College in 1964. He then attended the University of Delaware, where he was awarded a B.M.E. degree with highest honors in 1968 and an M.M.A.E. degree in 1971. On September 6, 1977, at the age of thirty-five, George W. Laird was killed in a tragic accident.

Determined that something positive should come from this seemingly senseless loss, his family and friends established a fund to support a major fellowship, based on merit, that will provide a source of strong motivation to students working toward graduate degrees in the College of Engineering. The generous support of more than 300 donors has made this award possible.

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News & Updates
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2023 Laird Fellow Announced

Abdulmalik Yusuf, a doctoral student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UD, specializes in mounting single asperities of varying size and material to surface forces measurement devices. Outside of his

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2022 Laird Fellow Announced

Andres Ramirez-Jaime, a doctoral student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UD, is developing machine learning techniques to process compressive LiDAR imaging systems for on-orbit remote sensing applications.

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