The University of Missouri has ben selected to host Dr. Karim Sapag, professor of physics at the Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina for the 2024-2025 academic year.  Prof. Sapag will teach two courses in physics in collaboration with Prof. Carlos Wexler at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Missouri, teach seminars regarding the international nature of scientific collaborations, and collaborate with our outreach efforts with Columbia Public School students at the Centro Latino de Salud, Educación y Cultura. 

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program brings visiting scholars from abroad to U.S. colleges and universities, helping the institutions internationalize their curricula, campuses and surrounding communities, and diversify the educational experiences of their students, faculty, staff, and stakeholders.  Prof. Sapag is one of forty-three Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence, and among 1,000 outstanding foreign faculty and professionals who will teach and pursue research in the United States for the 2024-2025 academic year through the worldwide Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.

Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided over 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections, and work to address complex global challenges. Notable Fulbrighters 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 non-profit sectors.

Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which has operated in over 160 countries worldwide.

For further information about the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State, please visit https://fulbrightprogram.org  or contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Press Office by e-mail: ECA-Press@state.gov.