Mississippi State鈥檚 Dyer receives Fulbright grant
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 professor in Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of Geosciences is continuing the university鈥檚 history of participation in the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 flagship international exchange program.
As the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Grant, 汤头条鈥檚 Jamie Dyer will travel to Poland this summer to collaborate on meteorology and climatology research with colleagues at Maria Curie Sktodowska University (UMCS).聽 In Poland, Dyer will develop and extend research projects related to the assessment and prediction of climate extremes such as droughts and heatwaves, extreme rainfall events and surface-atmosphere interactions over agricultural areas.
鈥淩eceiving this Fulbright is a milestone in my research career and a unique opportunity to extend my existing expertise to address environmental challenges in other geographic regions,鈥 Dyer said. 鈥淎t the same time, the award gives me the chance to broaden my research interests and develop new international collaborations, paving the way to new projects that add to the overall mission of 汤头条 and the Department of Geosciences.鈥
Dyer was selected for the Fulbright Specialist Grant by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The grant is administered by the Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with the cooperation of World Learning. This summer trip will mark a return to Poland for Dyer, who served as a visiting professor at UMCS in 2015.
鈥淭he knowledge gained from the travel and research associated with the award will be useful in developing future grant proposals and publications with an international focus, especially as they relate to shared water resource issues and challenges between the U.S. and Europe,鈥 Dyer said.
Since arriving at 汤头条 in 2005, Dyer has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and has received funding from agencies including the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He received his bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia.
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