Applicants with science or engineering backgrounds and analytical skills, and who have already completed a masters degree, will be most competitive. Applications for PhD study should be submitted to relevant Carnegie Mellon departments, including all of the Carnegie Mellon engineering departments. Applicants to other Carnegie Mellon departments who are interested in this fellowship program and qualified are also eligible for consideration.
The Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research at Carnegie Mellon is offering competitively-awarded three-year PhD fellowships for interdisciplinary study of topics related to U.S. environmental sustainability.
Example topics of interest include water resource availability with consideration of population growth and climate change; measurements and indices of resource availability (e.g., crops, natural gas, coal, minerals) coupled with "best use" of limited U.S. resources; maximum potential crop yield in the U.S. and implications for sustainable population; indices of soil quality and resilience, and relationships with land use; implications of health care policy and immigration policy on resource requirements; and others.
Applicants should apply to the Carnegie Mellon department of interest, indicate their interest in the Steinbrenner Institute U.S. Environmental Sustainability Fellowship program in their application, and notify Professor David Dzombak (dzombak@cmu.edu) of the Steinbrenner Institute when the application is submitted.
Applicants should include the CV and statement of purpose from their application in the notification to Professor Dzombak.
Successful applicants will recieve a stipend of $56,000 per year for an 18-month appointment, plus a relocation allowance. All appointees are eligible for group health and dental insurance. In addition, limited support is available for travel expenses, equipment, supplies, and special services.