GeoResources Institute Fellowship Created

December 28, 2007

The GeoResources Institute has created a designation of Fellow for those academic faculty members who choose to work with GRI on research and outreach projects. GRI Fellows will be listed in various publications, thus highlighting their commitment and expertise.

The GeoResources Institute at Mississippi State University focuses on multi-disciplinary research and outreach efforts. As such, it seeks to build teams of faculty from across the university with complementary expertise that can address some of the most pressing issues facing our society today. In order to accomplish this, the GRI relies heavily on the academic faculty from the various departments in most, if not all, of the colleges at MSU. This approach provides direct support to departments through salary buyout, graduate student support, and research operational support. It also allows the GRI to have a much larger pool of talent from which to draw, rather than relying on a limited number of GRI research faculty.

Designation as a Fellow provides academic faculty the opportunity to be recognized formally for their affiliation with GRI, and also indicates approval from their department head for that affiliation.

For more information and a Fellowship Application, visit the "About GRI" page.