6/13/2014 Julia Cation
Written by Julia Cation
The MF3 program facilitates training of the next generation of engineering professors. The Fellows program focuses on three components: research, teaching, and mentoring. MF3 students will have opportunities to attend a variety of workshops, seminars, courses, and other events to improve their knowledge of faculty responsibilities—in addition to mentoring an undergraduate student and completing a teaching assignment.
Rosenberger said the fellowship will also provide him with opportunities to learn about writing research proposals—a critical activity for professors—while developing the ability to recognize important unknown research questions and to formulate a novel and achievable proposal.
"My career goal is to become a professor, so this fellowship will be excellent preparation," Rosenberger said. "Achieving this goal can seem intimidating because there are so many areas in which I feel under-prepared. I think it will give me more confidence as I attempt to make my goal a reality."
He said he is also excited about the teaching and mentoring aspects of the fellowship.
"I had the privilege to teach a course in the fall of 2013 and discovered that I am passionate about teaching," Rosenberger said. "I’m looking forward to teaching another course and gaining more confidence and experience in instruction. And developing relationships and helping students grow and learn is a deeply fulfilling endeavor. This is a major reason why I want to become a professor."
As part of Professor William King’s research group, Rosenberger studies the heat generation and temperature distribution in gallium nitride transistors. Understanding the thermal characteristics of the transistors is critical for the design of more reliable and efficient devices. He also focuses on the area of infrared sensing with an interest in the behavior of sub-wavelength structures.