Re: [FYI] A Possible source of financial support for graduate

[Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>]

Hi Judy and folks,
  I wonder how many AI the VEEP brought to the US from VN. If they will 
have employment problem in VN, Judy is going to be blamed :-)))
 
  I would like to see more Electrical and System Engineers.
Cheers
Aiviet

On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Judy Ladinsky wrote:

> At 05:37 PM 4/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Thanh C. Nguyen wrote:
> >
> >> I heard about the information bellow at department cofee machine.
> >> 
> >> A professor in computer science department here at University of Wisconsin
> >> - Milwaukee has got a big research grant. It's rumored that she is 
> >> looking for grad students to work on the project. Her
> >> specialization is in Artificial inteligent and natural language
> >> processing. I think if someone sends her the application right now,
> >> chances are high that the application will be given due attention. 
> >
> >Hi, I talked with the prof (Susan McRoy) at a conference lately. Indeed
> >she just got a NSF grant, which means that she can possibly finance 
> >two (or three) grad students. 
> >
> >She is working at the same place as Peter Haddawy (see some message 
> >awhile back about his trying to find good grad students). Vietnamese
> >students at this department have a good reputation, thanks to Anh Thanh,
> >Anh Liem, Ba.n Que, Em Minh Hien, Em Vu, and Em Phiem. So if you guys are 
> >applying, and your credentials are as good as some other guys, you have a 
> >good chance to beat them.
> >
> >Best of luck, Hai.
> >
> >PS. Do not mention that you get this information from me or VNSA. 
> Dear Thanh
> 
>       Through the VEEP Program we have just sent Peter Haddawy The
> appications of two
>       excellent Vietnamese students interested in AI.  We have another with
> an incomplete application
>     and have contacted her in HCMC to send us the missing documents,  We
> will send it to Pete
>     as soon as we get the documents. Since Peter is in Bangkok please ask
> Susan McRoy to call
>     me at 608-263-4l50 and we can give her further info.
>     Thanks
>        Judy Ladinsky>
> 
>