anir dendroica

Just got a call from a 202 area code - was expecting DOE but it was acceptance for the EPA STAR fellowship. I'm still holding out for the DOE (more money), but with far less anxiety...

No calls today, but I'm still hopeful. No luck on the NSF, still waiting on the NDSEG, EPA STAR, and SCGF. I've been waiting for the DOE to get into the graduate fellowship game, since my research (photobiological hydrogen production) is geared toward alternative energy and my lab has been funded by DOE in the past. The SCGF appeared just in time for me to give it one shot, so we shall see what the next week brings...

I didn't get HM or an award, though I have continued watching this list. Great comments all around on intellectual merit, with two "very good", one "excellent". Broader impacts was really inconsistent - one excellent, one fair, one poor. Excellent: "This project has great potential for defining a renewable and potentially large source of energy -- hydrogen. The methods proposed will be usable in the search for other bio-culture sources of transportable and renewable energy." Poor: "The applicant does not provide any information regarding past, current, or future broader impact activities; this is a required part of the NSF application." It seems there is an inconsistent understanding among reviewers about what constitutes "broader impacts"...