The AFCI/GNEP Fellowship Experience - Networking

Jason Harp and Chet Edwards 2005 AFCI Fellows met with Congressman Chet Edwards, a member of the House Energy and Water Subcommittee. From left are Jason Harp and Senator Edwards.

2005 AFCI Fellows met with Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. From left are P.J. Dumont, Senator Snowe, and Senator Snowe's aide, Patrick Woodcock. PJ Dumont and Olympia Snowe

Kamilah Turner and Pete Lyons
2001 AFCI Fellow Kamilah Turner chats with Pete Lyons, Ph.D., Science and Technology Advisor to U.S. Senator Pete Domenici.

"After developing a contact through the program and with extensive research, I was able to develop a project that has been both challenging and interesting."
-- Kamilah Turner, University of Michigan


Fellows at Senate
2002 AFCI Fellows toured the Senate building while in Washington DC for a fellowship orientation.
From left to right: Shafaq Moten, Thomas Carter, Lisa Cordova, Will Wieselquist,
Lee Van Duyn, Frank Szakaly, Jennifer Ladd-Lively, Matt Sowa.


"The AFCI fellowship has given me many contacts in the national labs and in government which I would not otherwise have had. Through the fully funded AFCI trips to Washington D.C. and an American Nuclear Society conference, I was able to meet many key influential individuals in the nuclear research industry in addition to meeting even more people who wanted to aid my thesis research."
- Alan Bolind, University of Illinois

Judy Biggert and Alan Bolind
U.S. Representative Judy Biggert visits with
2001 AFCI Fellow Alan Bolind.

Thomas Roddey and John Spratt
2001 AFCI Fellow Thomas Roddey meets U.S. Representative John Spratt.

"The Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative Fellowship Program afforded me the opportunity to pursue my graduate degree at a premier academic institution, and certainly opened doors to opportunities that I would otherwise not have had."
-Thomas Roddey, UC Berkeley


Fellows with Mac Thornberry
2001 AFCI Fellows met with U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry. From left to right:
Preston Pratt, Alan Bolind, Kamilah Turner, Rep. Thornberry, Jim Platte, Thomas Roddey, Coy Bryant.