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The Balsells-Generalitat Programs (Becas Balsells-Generalitat) Pete J. Balsells and Family Generalitat de Catalunya

California-Catalunya Technology Exchange www. eng. uci. edu/~balsells Balsells Fellowship Program at the University of California, Irvine Balsells Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine Engineering Innovation Program Girona Fellowship at UC Irvine Gaspar de Portola Faculty Exchange www. gencat. es/dursi/

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Pete J. Balsells Born in Barcelona 1928 Bellprat 1936 -1939 Boulder, Colorado 1947 Married Joan Charlotte Bartheld 1951 Engineering Degree 1952 Ohio 1952 -1956 California 1956 - present Bal Seal Engineering 1958 President Casal de California 1992 Balsells Fellowship 1995 Sta Coloma de Queralt Library 2000 Francesc Macia Medal 2002

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University of California Campuses Berkeley (1868) 31, 000 students Davis (1908) 25, 000 students Irvine (1965) 22, 000 students Los Angeles (1919) 36, 000 students Merced (2004) 1, 000 students Riverside (1954) 11, 000 students San Diego (1959) 21, 000 students San Francisco (1873) 3, 500 students Santa Barbara (1944) 19, 000 students Santa Cruz (1965) 11, 000 students

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Research Centers Center for Pervasive Communications National Fuel Cell Research Center UCI Combustion Laboratory Integrated Nano-systems Research Facility Spray and Droplet Science and Technology Research Center Institute of Transportation Studies Center for Biomedical Engineering California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology - Cal-IT 2

Focus Areas www. eng. uci. edu Biomedical Engineering Information Technology Micro and Nano Fabrication Transportation and Energy Systems

University of California, Irvine BEQUES DE POSTGRAU BALSELLS Balsells Family - UC Irvine - Generalitat de Catalunya Apply by February 1, for September admission. For additional information please contact: balsells@eng. uci. edu or visit the web site www. eng. uci. edu/~balsells/fellowship/

BEQUES DE POSTGRAU BALSELLS The Fellowship includes: Total Value: $35, 000 Annual Tuition and Fees: $19, 000 Monthly Stipend: $1, 300 for 12 months

BALSELLS POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWHIP The Fellowship includes: Monthly Stipend: $2, 400 Health Insurance: $300 -500 a month Hosting by Research Group

Balsells Fellowship 1996 -2003 35 Graduate (pre-doctoral) fellowships 3 Post-doctoral fellowships UPC ETSEIB… 11 ETSETB…. 4 FIB………. . 2 ETSEIT…. . 2 Math ……. 2 URV ETSEQ…… 2 UB Chem. Eng… 2 INSAT Civil Eng…. . 2 URL IQS ………. 2 La Salle…. . 2 Ud. G EPS………. . 5

Balsells Fellowship 1996 -2003 34 Graduate (pre-doctoral) fellowships 4 Post-doctoral fellowships Graduate Fellows (33) MAE…… EECS……. Ch. EMS…. . CEE……. . 15 14 2 3 Postdoctoral Fellows (3) CEE (ITS)………. 1 MAE. . …… 2

Balsells Fellowship 1996 -2003 M. S vs. Ph. D. breakdown (34 graduate students) M. S. ……………… Ph. D at UCI……… Ph. D elsewhere…… Other post M. S…… 22 9 2 1

Balsells Fellowship 1996 -2003 Yearly Breakdown (40 awards) 1996. … 2 1997…… 3 1998…… 4 1999…… 4 2000…… 4 2001…… 8 2002…… 7 2003…… 8

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www. casalcalifornia. org CASAL DELS CATALANS DE CALIFòRNIA Benvinguts! El Casal dels Catalans de Califòrnia es una associació sense ànim de lucre, que agrupa als catalans que viuen a l'àrea de Southern Califòrnia. El Casal ha entrat a la Internet amb la intenció d'apropar aquesta comunitat de catalans a Catalunya, i per que els catalans d'arreu del món puguin aprofitar l'experiència dels catalans que vivim a Califòrnia.

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How to get there…

BALSELLS FELLOWSHIP Who can apply: Spanish Citizens who are: Graduates from Catalan Universities majoring in Engineering or related field. Graduates from other European Universities who are residents of Catalonia, Spain.

BEQUES BALSELLS How to Apply for Fall admission: Take GRE and TOEFL by January 1. Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos, Via Augusta 123, 08006 Barcelona Telefonos: (93) 200. 24. 67 / (93) 209. 27. 11 Submit Electronic Application by February 1. http: //www. rgs. uci. edu/grad/

BEQUES BALSELLS How to Apply for Fall admission (continued): Submit 3 Letters of Recommendation. Submit a Statement of Purpose Where am I, Where do I want to go, and Why? Submit Academic Records (translated to English) DEADLINE FOR ALL: FEBRUARY 1

BEQUES BALSELLS TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) www. toefl. org Listening Structure Reading Writing GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test www. gre. org Verbal (800) …. 450 Quantitative (Mathematics) (800) …. 750 Analytical Writing

BEQUES BALSELLS How to Apply for Fall admission (continued): Admission Decisions by May 1 …. Congratulations! Submit Application to DURSI by May 15 Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informacio www. gencat. es/dursi/ Via Laietana 33, 6, 2, 08003 Barcelona, Telef. 93 306 5400 Fellowship Decisions by July 15 Travel to California around September 15.

For further information… Professor Roger H. Rangel Balsells Fellowship Director Engineering Gateway 4200 School of Engineering University of California Irvine CA 92697 -3975 USA rhrangel@uci. edu