Achievement

Through the University of Texas' commitment to our IGERT program, we continue to issue travel stipends for our IGERT trainees and affiliates to present their results at technical conferences. Participation is one of the pillars of our professional development efforts and has benefited our students as public speakers and the professional connections made at such conferences, and our students are great ambassadors of our program. During the past year, 18 of our IGERT students (11 trainees and 7 affiliates) attended nine different conferences and delivered 21 presentations (nearly all at podium). Fifteen of our trainees and affiliates traveled to Syracuse, New York, to participate in Healthy Buildings 2009, a major international conference attended by representatives of 45 countries. With 21 total attendees (15 students, 5 faculty, 1 staff), our IGERT program was the seventh largest "country" in attendance. Our students garnered great praise for their intellectual contributions.