Category: Grant News

Chloé Fandel, assistant professor of geology, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s EMpowering BRoader Academic Capacity and Education (EMBRACE) program for her research project, “A synoptic survey of springs in the Driftless Area to identify spatial patterns in groundwater quality.”

Claudio Gómez-Gonzáles, assistant professor of mathematics, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation for their research project, “LEAPS-MPS: Special Points, Moduli Problems, and Resolvent Filtrations.”

Daniel Groll, professor of philosophy, and Hope Sample, assistant professor of philosophy, have been selected as Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFL) in the Humanities.

A grant from Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative will allow Carleton faculty to examine the theory and practices of reflective writing and sustained dialogue as character-building practices that support student learning, personal development, and overall wellness.

Sarah Titus, professor of geology, and Joshua Davis, lecturer in mathematics, statistics, and computer science, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation in support of their collaborative research project, “Characterizing borehole breakouts in anisotropic materials in the laboratory and in nature.”

Kate Meyer, assistant professor of mathematics, has been awarded a National Science Foundation research grant for her project, “LEAPS-MPS: Dynamic Models of Disturbance and Resilience.”

Kaz Skubi, assistant professor of chemistry, has received an Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) award from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF).

A grant from the Japan Foundation — New York (JFNY) will allow Carleton to shed light on its large collection of World War II-era Japanese maps. The U.S. Army Map Service distributed maps produced by Imperial Japan to 36 American libraries following World War II; Carleton was among a few small liberal arts colleges to receive these “captured” maps.

Alex Knodell, associate professor of classics and director of archaeology, recently received two grants in support of the sixth and final field season of the Small Cycladic Islands Project (SCIP).

Carleton will advance interdisciplinary teaching and learning thanks to a new Humanities Connections grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Baird Jarman, director of the Humanities Center, David and Marian Adams Bryn-Jones Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Humanities, and professor of art history, and Matt Whited, director of the STEM Board and chair and professor of chemistry, will run the one-year, $49,778 grant.