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Selin Merdan awarded the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship

by Rod Capps

Industrial and Operations Engineering

March 2, 2017

IOE PhD student Selin Merdan has been awarded the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for 2017-2018.| Short Read

Selin Merdan has been selected to receive a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for the year 2017-2018. The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards granted by the Rackham Graduate School and consists of a three term stipend and other benefits and supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing.

Please join us in congratulating Selin on this award!

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