Micah Beck, an associate professor of computer science, was selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-25 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He will use the fellowship to carry out research in France.

“The Fulbright Program embodies our dedication to fostering academic excellence and global engagement,” said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick. “The university is proud and fortunate to have scholars like Professor Beck, who reflects the university’s commitment to producing thought leaders who impact the world. His achievement highlights the exceptional quality of education and research at UT.”

The award will allow Beck to establish a closer relationship and sustained collaboration with French colleagues regarding converged infrastructure for data logistics in scientific computing. This is Beck’s second Fulbright, following a 2016-17 award to conduct work in Kenya.

“I am eager to play a role in the continued evolution of our knowledge of shared information infrastructure through continued partnership between the United States and France,” said Beck.

Forging Research Partnerships

Fulbright U.S. scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. Fulbright scholars engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions.

Upon returning to their home countries, institutions, labs and classrooms, researchers share their stories and often become active supporters of international exchange, inviting foreign scholars to campus and encouraging colleagues and students to go abroad.

About the Fulbright Scholar Program

Since 1946, the Fulbright program has provided more than 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.

Fulbright recipients exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections and work to address complex global challenges. Notable recipients include 62 Nobel laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 80 MacArthur Fellows, 41 heads of state or government, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

Learn more about the Fulbright Scholar Program at UT.

Contact

Cindi King (865-974-0937, cking126@utk.edu)