A member of the Trinity College faculty has been selected by the Talcott Mountain Research Institute (TMRI) as an inaugural Faculty Research Mentor for its 2026 Summer Program.
Per Sebastian Skardal, Marjorie V. and Robert W. Butcher Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics, will join five other scholars and educators to form the intellectual heart of the first cohort of TMRI Scholars. Each is an active researcher and a deeply committed teacher. As Faculty Research Mentors, they will be inviting a select group of students into a close STEM community on TMRI’s mountain-top campus in Avon, Connecticut—showing them the real habits, creativity, uncertainty, and excitement of serious research.
The TMRI Summer Program is a four-week, immersive research experience for advanced high school students who are eager to engage deeply with STEM disciplines through mentored research. Through February 18, TMRI will be accepting applications for its Summer Program, the first major programmatic step for this new research institute.
In an announcement from TMRI, Skardal said, “Getting the chance to work with students and research at the same time is just super fun!”
The American Academy of Arts and Letters has recognized Associate Professor of English Ethan Rutherford with the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for Literature for his debut novel, North Sun: Or, the Voyage of the Whaleship Esther.
Professor of Chemistry Michelle Kovarik has been named the recipient of the 2026 J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Analytical Chemistry.
Christopher Swist, Trinity College lecturer in music and director of recording arts and chair of the Music Department, was the featured performer at a recent concert hosted by the New Britain Museum of American Art.
The 54th Annual North American Meeting of INS, “Neuropsychology in the Age of Innovation,” was held February 4-7, 2026, in Philadelphia.
