The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the United States government. Its purpose is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through citizen diplomacy.
Fulbright Program

2025-2026 Scholars
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Ryan Martin, professor, mathematics
Country visited: England
Focus of visit: Collaborate with faculty and students in the research group in Combinatorics, Probability, and Algorithms, studying the extremal properties of graphs and of partially-ordered sets
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Elizabeth Swanner, professor, earth, atmosphere, and science
Country visited: Estonia
Focus of visit: Connections between lake and Baltic Sea ferromanganese concretions that form critical mineral resources
2025 Specialists
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Buddhi Lamsal, professor, food science and human nutrition
Country visited: Nepal
Focus of visit: Complete a project at Kathmandu University that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within agriculture.
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Peter Orazem, University Professor Emeritus, economics
Country visited: Slovenia
Focus of visit: Exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within economics
Students
ISU trio headed abroad after selection for prestigious Fulbright awards
Two Iowa State University students and one recent graduate will travel abroad after they were selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Resources
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
- Fulbright Association Iowa Chapter
- Fulbright webinars
- Institute of International Education (Administration of Visiting Scholars)
- United States Department of State - Fulbright Program
- Video presentation of U.S. Scholar Program overview with Jacqueline American
Fulbright for Iowa State students
For questions and more information:
Fulbright Program:
- fulbright@state.gov, (202) 632-3238
Fulbright Association Iowa Chapter:
- Richard Johnson, President, rich4950@gmail.com
Iowa State Contacts:
For faculty:
- Kirsten Abel, kabel@iastate.edu
- Dawn Bratsch-Prince, deprince@iastate.edu
- Sandra Norvell, snorvell@iastate.edu
For students:
- Coordinator of Prestigious Fellowship and Scholarship, (515) 294-4371
