Science on Screen: Trinity Faculty Member to Deliver Talk at Showing of My Octopus Teacher
A Trinity College faculty member will share her expertise at a screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher in Hartford.
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!”