Greg Babe, President and CEO of Bayer Material Science (l.), presented the grant to Alan Scaroni (m.), Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research, and Gary Messing (r.), Head of the Materials Science and Engineering Department, both from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University.

Bayer MaterialScience Executives Visit Penn State to Present $300,000 Bayer Foundation Grant

Bayer Fellowships for Materials Science and Engineering Students
Pittsburgh.   Bayer MaterialScience executives recently presented a $300,000 grant from the Bayer Foundation to The Pennsylvania State University and its Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The grant will fund the Bayer Graduate Fellowship in Materials Science as well as the Bayer International Internship Scholars.

“At Bayer, we are committed to help strengthen U.S. science education at every educational level, from pre-college to graduate programs,” explained Greg Babe, President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience LLC when presenting the grant. “We view this as a solid investment in the future – that of the students and also of Bayer MaterialScience – because we understand that our future vitality and viability as a science-based company depends, in part, on the kinds of education investments we make today.”

“As a result of Bayer’s support, eight Bayer International Internship Scholars will participate in a research internship during the coming academic year. Bayer’s support demonstrates the importance of an international experience as the professional world becomes more global" said Gary Messing from the College of Earth and Minerals Sciences at Penn State.

The Bayer fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to the most outstanding students entering the Materials Science and Engineering graduate degree program. The Bayer Scholars fund provides travel expenses and a partial stipend for undergraduate students who participate in the Materials Study Abroad program, a one-semester research internship for selected students at host institutions in England, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Penn State and Bayer share a long collaborative history, with Bayer’s support to the University totaling more than $2.2 million over the past two decades, in addition to more than $1 million in research grants. Bayer employs more than 185 Penn State alumni.



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