NSF Traineeship

The GVU Center has been awarded an NSF grant for Graduate Research Training in Human-Computer Interaction which will provide support for 25 Ph.D. student-years of study for GVU students from the College of Computing, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, and School of Psychology over the next five years. The review panel report cited GVU's outstanding program, genuine interdisciplinary cooperation, real commitment to minority education, and solid research base.

The goal for the HCI Traineeship program is to encourage students to pursue a Ph.D. in HCI. The NSF Trainees will work closely with a faculty member in their academic unit. They will be paired with student mentors, and will participate in monthly review meetings with the Center Director. The traineeships will include all tuition and fees plus a stipend and additional support for books and research-related travel.

We are currently considering potential students for traineeships during the 98/99 academic year, the final year of the grant. Traineeships will be awarded on a competitive basis. We will consider GVU students applying to College of Computing, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, and School of Psychology, or multi-disciplinary students, whose emphasis is on Human-Computer Interaction. Interested students should mention GVU and the HCI Traineeship program in their application materials.

For more information, please contact Joan Morton at 404-894-4672, or at joan@gvu.gatech.edu. The traineeship contact persons are (by area):

• Scott Hudson, College of Computing, 404-894-9222, hudson@cc.gatech.edu
• Alex Kirlik, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Center for Human-Machine Systems Research, 404-894-4055, alexander.kirlik@isye.gatech.edu
• Richard Catrambone, School of Psychology, 404-894-2682, richard.catrambone@psych.gatech.edu

Trainees and Mentors for the 1997-1998 Academic Year

• Joshua Berman, College of Computing. Mentor: Jason Brotherton
• Jason Elliott, College of Computing. Mentor: Colleen Kehoe
• A. Fleming Seay, School of Psychology. Mentor: Jason Ellis
• Katherine Sukel, School of Psychology. Mentor: Victoria Spaulding

Trainee and Mentor for the 1996-1997 Academic Year

• Jason Ellis, College of Computing. Mentor: Anind Dey

Trainees and Mentors: for the 1995-1996 Academic Year

• Jennifer Mankoff, College of Computing. Mentor: Colleen Kehoe
• John Cobb, School of Psychology. Mentor: Dean Jerding
• Greg Fujawa, School of Psychology. Mentor: Noel Rappin
• Victoria Spaulding, School of Psychology. Mentor: Ben Watson