Matthew's Journal

I just got the news this morning that I was awarded a NASA Earth System Science Fellowship. My proposal was one of 58 selected out of 250. This is great news for me because it means that I don't have to completely shift the focus of my research when I start my PhD. I'll get to stay on the same project. My adviser is also very happy because it adds a lot of flexibility to our research budget. Since what grant you're paid under dictates what you have to work on, we have a little more budgetary room where people can work on what they want as opposed to what we have grant money to support. Overall, this is great news for everyone I work with.