Research Celebration Events

Event Gallery of Photos 

Scholarship Recognition Event Booklet (PDF)

The Research Celebration Reception Event was held on April 25, 2022 to celebrate a selection of notable faculty accomplishments.

National Recognition

Melvyn Huff

Chosen to serve on the National Science Board from 2020-2026. The NSB has 25 members who, together with the Director, determine the direction of the National Science Foundation. Jointly the Board and the Director pursue the goals and function of the NSF, including the duty to "recommend and encourage the pursuit of national policies for the promotion of research and education in science and engineering."

Kevin Stokesbury

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on the Assessment and Advancement of Science in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) Environmental Studies Program. BOEM’s Environmental Studies Program develops, funds, and manages rigorous scientific research specifically to inform policy decisions on the development of energy and mineral resources, according to BOEM’s website.

Fulbright and Carnegie Foundation Fellowships 

Prizes & awards for scholarships 

  • Michelle Bowers - Society of Typographic Arts STA 100 Award 
  • Melissa Desroches - Building for Scale Scholar at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing RESILIENCE Center 
  • Jeremiah Ho - Dukeminier Award from the Williams Institute at UCLA Law School for his work in LGBTQ legal scholarship

Juried works and exhibits 

  • Mwalim Peters - Multiple Commissioned Plays
  • Jing Wang - Juried Musical Compositions
  • Rebecca Hutchinson - Art Work Commissioned by Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Gabo Camnitzer - Exhibit at the Queens Museum

Notable publications 

  • Anupama Arora -  Bollywood’s New Woman: Liberalization, Liberation, and Contested Bodies (Rutgers University Press)
  • Avijit Gangopadhyay - Introduction to Ocean Circulation & Modeling (CRC Press)
  • Pamela Karimi - Alternative Iran (Stanford University Press)
  • Timothy Walker - Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad (University of Massachusetts Press)

First Ever Grants to our Campus

  • Julia Fang - R01 Grant from the NIH
  • John Buck - Multi University Research Initiative (MURI) Grant from the ONR

Notable Grants for Junior Faculty

Grants in Support of Students in STEM

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate Grants

Other awards