Opportunities
Undergraduate students
GT undergraduate students interested in learning more about the PLANETAS group and their research should reach out to Dr. Rivera-Hernández by e-mail (frh6@gatech.edu). It may take her 1-2 weeks to respond depending on the time of year. Based on research fit and availability of projects there may be opportunities to pursue paid- or credit-based independent research. Undergraduate funding opportunities are available through Georgia Tech and the Georgia Space Grant via application based process.
For undergraduate students at other institutions, Dr. Rivera-Hernández regularly advises students via the Georgia Tech EAS REU program and NASA’s SUPPR program.
Other possible funding sources for undergraduate students: GSA Sectional Undergraduate Research Grants, GSA ERG Program, Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid, Explorers Club, AAPG L. Austin Weeks Grant, Soffen Memorial Travel Fund
Graduate students
***Dr. Rivera-Hernández is NOT recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025***
Prospective graduate students interested in working with Dr. Rivera-Hernández should contact her by email (frh6@gatech.edu). It may take her 1-2 weeks to respond depending on the time of year. The email should include a CV, a brief description of career goals and research interests, reason for wanting to pursue graduate studies at Georgia Tech, and whether the prospective student is interested in pursuing a Masters or Ph.D. Please see this page to learn more about the graduate program at the School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) and application requirements. Georgia Tech also offers an Astrobiology Graduate Certificate Program and interested students can check out this page to learn more. The EAS graduate student application deadline is January 1st and the GRE is not required.
If you identify as Black, Latinx/e, or Indigenous you can also be considered for graduate admission to EAS by applying to the AGU Bridge Program.
Internal funding opportunities: None currently.
External Funding opportunities: Dr. Rivera-Hernández is open to serving as a prospective advisor or co-advisor for graduate student fellowship applications (e.g., NASA, NSF). If this is an avenue a prospective student is interested in pursuing, please communicate this in the introductory email (see above) including a brief description of proposed external funding source and collaboration interests/plans.
Possible funding sources: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Postdoctoral Researchers
Internal funding opportunities: None currently.
GT funding opportunities: Georgia Tech’s President’s Postdoc Program – https://ppfp.coe.gatech.edu/ Before applying interested applicants should first contact Dr. Rivera-Hernández by e-mail sharing their CV, a short description of interests, and why they are interested in working with the PLANETAS group. If the applicant is a good research fit then a meeting will be scheduled with Dr. Rivera-Hernández to discuss this opportunity further.
External Postdoc Funding: Dr. Frances Rivera-Hernández is open to serving as a prospective advisor for Postdoc fellowship applications (e.g., NASA, NSF) and co-writing grant proposals. Prospective Postdocs interested in pursuing external funding to work with Dr. Rivera-Hernández should contact her by e-mail (frh6@gatech.edu), sharing their CV, a brief description of proposed external funding source and collaboration interests/plans, and preferred start date/timeline for the position.
Possible funding sources: NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSF Polar Program Postdoc Fellowship, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, L’Oréal for Women in Science Postdoc, Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future (many countries), Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Last updated: 10 August 2024