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National Science Foundation Student Grants


The National Science Foundation (NSF), the Metal Powder Industry Federation (MPIF) and the CPMT/Axel Madsen Conference Grants provide students with the opportunity to participate and exchange ideas with leading researchers and engineers from worldwide industry and governmental facilities, as well as the students and faculty from both domestic and international universities. The recipients attend the full conference, giving them the chance to learn the latest research areas and results in powder metallurgy fields of interest. These opportunities will not only improve the students’ knowledge in the field, but also develop scientists and engineers who are ideally suited to create the next generation of designs in powder metallurgy and metal additive manufacturing that will push materials and manufacturing capabilities.

Students will present a 10-minute synopsis of their poster during the Grant TNT sessions. Review the schedule.

First Name Last Name College/University
Jose Avila Washington State University
Olivia Brandt University of California, Riverside
Samuel Brennan Millersville University
Bryson Clifford University of Louisville
Lynnora Grant Rice University
Prakash Gautam Montana Technological University
Lynnora Grant Rice University
Erin Hager Air Force Institute of Technology
Katrina Johnston Drexel University
Brian Kelley The Pennsylvania State University
Bonggu Kim Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis
Sabina Kumar University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Madelyn Madrigal Camacho University of California, Riverside
Antonio Magana-Ceballos California State University Los Angeles
Wyatt McNeill University of Utah
Rina Mudanyi North Carolina A&T State University
David Newell Air Force Institute of Technology
Nicholas Palsgaard Sacramento State
Linsea Paradis The Pennsylvania State University—DuBois Campus
Yash Parikh Texas A&M University
Michael Pires Lehigh University
Bernard Rauckhorst The Pennsylvania State University—DuBois Campus
Jie Ren University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily Rinko Iowa State University
John Ruprecht Minnesota State University Mankato
Heather Salvador University of California, Riverside
Alec Saville Colorado School of Mines
Jessica Schiltz University of Notre Dame
Marty Simmons University of Utah
Kathryn Small Drexel University
Benjamin Smith Clemson University
Paul Swartz California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Jaime Varela University of Texas at El Paso
Matthew White North Carolina State Univeristy
Rebecca Whitesell Iowa State University
Natalie Wieber University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hajime Yamanaka California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Xuehui Yang Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis
Srujana Rao Yarasi Carnegie Mellon University
Anqi Yu University of California, Riverside

Scope of the Grant

National Science Foundation (NSF) Student Grant Awards will directly cover the full registration fee and hotel accommodation in double-occupancy.

The grant includes:

  • Access to all POWDERMET and AMPM technical presentations
  • Exhibition admission
  • Conference proceedings
  • Opening Night Reception
  • Opening General Session
  • Design Excellence Awards and Industry Recognition luncheons
  • Closing event
  • Exhibition admission
  • Registration bag with handouts
  • Double-occupancy hotel accommodations for 3-nights
  • Attend the entire conference (Sunday–Wednesday). Please make your travel plans accordingly.

Recipients are responsible for the cost of their own transportation and meals outside of the included conference events.

The conference registration deadline for awardees is March 31st

Please note that a requirement is the preparation of a project poster to be displayed at the conference and a 10-minute synopsis of the poster in the form of a PowerPoint presentation during a scheduled Grant TNT: Talk ‘N Technology poster session. This requirement is designed to further enhance the student’s conference experience.

Please email Stephanie Schember, or call 609-452-7700 ext. 114, with any questions.

Download the Poster and Presentation Requirements 

National Science Foundation LogoMPIF is grateful to the National Science Foundation for its support of students to attend the POWDERMET2019 & AMPM2019 annual conferences. This support provides student participants with opportunities to exchange ideas with leading researchers and engineers from worldwide industrial and governmental facilities, as well as with students and faculty from both domestic and international universities. Student participants will learn the latest research areas and results in powder metallurgy fields of interest. These opportunities will not only improve the students’ knowledge in the field, but also develop scientists and engineers who are ideally suited to create the next generation of designs in powder metallurgy and metal additive manufacturing that will push materials and manufacturing capabilities.

"Presenting cutting-edge R&D at AMPM conferences, one of the world's leading forums on metal additive manufacturing, provides a unique opportunity for technology transfer between peers." Joe Strauss, President, HJE Company, Inc.
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Metal Powder Industries Federation:

APMI International
105 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA

Phone: (609) 452-7700

Email: info@mpif.org


The Metal Powder Industries Federation is a federation of six trade associations representing various aspects of powder metallurgy (PM), metal powders, and particulate materials. Our mission is to advance the interests of the metal powder producing and consuming industries.
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