Project Title:

Fellowship Program in Microbial Risk Assessment for Built Environment Integrated Academic/Employment Opportunities at the Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment

Principal Investigator:

Jin Wen, Patrick Gurian, and C. N. Haas

Co-Investigators:

Ian Solon, Kyle Griffith, Liam Hendricken, Alex Bui

Funding Agency:

Department of Homeland Security

Funding Period:

2008-2012

Abstract:

With support from the Department of Homeland Security, Drexel University designed and offered a fellowship program in Microbial Risk Assessment for Built Environment (MRABE). The fellowship program integrated 1) academic coursework at Drexel University, 2) research at the Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment, a Drexel-based Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Homeland Security Research Center of Excellence, and 3) two, 6-month professional internships at Homeland Security Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (HS-STEM) sites. Four MRABE Fellows were recruited and trained in this program.