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Grants Awarded

Please see below for awards received during the current and prior fiscal year. Click on In This Section/Past Grants Awarded for awards going back to FY 2013.

Grants Awarded in FY 2026

FACULTY GRANTS

Philipp GemmelPhilipp Gemmel, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, received an American Chemical Society 2025 ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Grant for Increasing the Breadth and Utility of Enzymes in Pharma Manufacturing. Philipp’s green chemistry project, Enzyme-mediated protecting group chemistry: Site-selective deprotection of benzyl ethers, is a collaborative research project, with monthly input from selected Roundtable member representatives, and will explore a critical step in organic synthesis. For more information, see here.

Megan CrutcherMegan Crutcher, Ann Plato Postdoctoral Fellow in History, received a grant from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology for her project, Where Trees Meet the Tide: Documenting Traditional Watercraft Construction in Liberia, West Africa, which documents the design, construction, and cultural significance of traditional dugout canoes and larger, motorized “Fanti boats” in Liberia, West Africa. The grant will allow Megan to travel to conduct her research.

 

Davarian BaldwinDavarian Baldwin, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies, received a subaward through The Renewal Project, a Mellon Foundation grant to the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities. Davarian will provide intellectual and strategic oversight to the Renewal Project helping to guide conceptualization and implementation of the archival, pedagogical, and public humanities pillars for the project. The award will support Davarian’s time during the summers of 2025 and 2026.

INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS

 

Liliana PolleyLiliana Polley, Executive Director of the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research, received a grant from the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) through its FY 2026 CHEFA John M. Biancamano Client Grant Program for parking lot repaving and accessibility renovations at Trinfo. For more on Trinfo’s 25th anniversary and reopening, see here.