On behalf of THE CENTER FOR OCEAN ENGINEERING - DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Martin A. Abkowitz International Fellowship Fund

We encourage you to submit a brief proposal requesting funding of up to $2,200 to attend an international conference related to Ocean Engineering.

Please describe the purpose of the trip, dates, and the benefit that this trip provides to you or your students and Ocean Engineering.

Please note the deadline for proposal submission is April 20, 2008. The committee will make a decision by the end of May 2008. A trip report outlining the gains and insights from the trip is required together with the travel reimbursement documents.

Preference will be given to applicants who have not received the award in recent years.

The award was created to commemorate Professor Martin A. Abkowitz. The purpose of this fund, set up through donations by family and friends, was "to establish an endowed fellowship to support travel by MIT researchers and faculty to attend international symposia and to foster cooperation between nations in ocean engineering."

This travel experience embodies the philosophy and practices which Professor Abkowitz so espoused. Professor Abkowitz's passion for travel was based on a strong desire to learn about new people and customs, to further his technical knowledge and to share his knowledge with the people he visited.

Send submissions to: Michael Triantafyllou ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Thank you,

Michael Triantafyllou