海角社区 Physics PhD Candidate Presented Prominent DoD SMART Scholarship
海角社区 Department of Physics & Astronomy graduate student Bradley Munson has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense鈥檚 Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation鈥擲cholarship-for-Service, SMART, Scholarship.
DoD鈥檚 SMART Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in STEM disciplines to receive a full scholarship and guaranteed civilian employment with the DoD upon degree completion.
鈥淢y sponsoring facility is the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico, which is part of a larger group called The Research and Analysis Center (TRAC),鈥� said Munson. 鈥淢y work will primarily be analyzing output from a combat simulation software called COMBATXXI.鈥�
White Sands Missile Range, DoD鈥檚 largest, fully instrumented, open air range, provides America鈥檚 Armed Forces, allies, partners and defense technology innovators with the world鈥檚 premier research, test, evaluation (RDT&E), experimentation, and training facilities to ensure our nation鈥檚 defense readiness.
Munson will receive full tuition, a monthly stipend, and a ten-week summer internship.
While pursuing his PhD at 海角社区, Munson works with Dr. Manos Chatzopoulos in the computational astrophysics research group. 鈥淚n my research at 海角社区 I build software tools to analyze output from complicated simulations,鈥� said Munson.
鈥淚 am very excited for this opportunity and relieved by the fact that I now have a guaranteed job following graduation,鈥� said Munson. 鈥淚 highly encourage other students to apply for this opportunity in the following years. Many facilities use the SMART application as a portal to make individual offers for summer internships. It's a good and efficient way to get your name on a lot of people's desks and you never know what opportunities may arise!鈥�
Munson earned his B.S, in physics from North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, in 2017.
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Contact
Mimi LaValle
海角社区 Department of Physics & Astronomy
225-439-5633
mlavall@lsu.edu