The Gund Institute for Environment today announced 36 new faculty and student fellows and affiliates from the University of Vermont and beyond.
With now over 230 scholars and leaders, the Gund Institute research network has tripled in membership in four years. The Institute’s global network of researchers and partners hail from 7 UVM colleges and schools, 28 departments, and 50 external organizations in 10 countries, including Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, and World Wildlife Fund.
“Research should inspire action—so I am so pleased to welcome these esteemed scholars and leaders to our global research community,” says Gund Institute Director Taylor Ricketts. “They join a vibrant community that is mobilizing researchers and decision makers to understand and tackle the world’s most critical environmental issues.”
The new cohort includes 13 UVM faculty (5 Fellows, 8 Affiliates), 12 Graduate Fellows, and 2 Postdoctoral Fellows from 4 UVM colleges or schools and 13 departments. The Institute also welcomed 9 Global Affiliates from the University of Michigan, Rutgers University, the League of Conservation Voters, and more.
New community members will be recognized at the Sept. 23 Gund Welcome Back BBQ. With today’s announcement, the Institute has also opened nominations for the next cohort of Gund Fellows and Affiliates.
Faculty Fellows (5)
- Mads Almassalki, CEMS, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
- Emily Belarmino, CALS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
- Joshua Faulkner, CALS, Extension
- Teresa Mares, CAS, Anthropology
- Michael Ruggiero, CAS, Chemistry
UVM Affiliates (8)
- Andrea Etter, CALS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
- Trisha Shrum, CALS, Community Development and Applied Economics
- Amy Trubek, CALS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
- Cheryl Morse, CAS, Geography
- Mark Usher, CAS, Classics
- Elizabeth Doran, CEMS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Kristen Underwood, CEMS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Brittany Mosher, RSENR
Global Affiliates (9)
- Mauricio Bellon, CONABIO, MacMillan Scholar
- Mark Budolfson, Rutgers University
- Aimee Classen, University of Michigan
- Michael Dorsey, IberSun Solar (MacMillan Scholar)
- Carolyn Finney, Middlebury College (MacMillan Scholar)
- Kathleen Keeson, Long Island University
- Nathan Sanders, University of Michigan
- Rob Werner, League of Conservation Voters
- Eglee Zent, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (MacMillan Scholar)
Postdoctoral Fellows (2)
- Caitlin Morgan, CALS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
- Melissa Pastore, RSENR
Graduate Fellows (12)
- Alison Hall, CAS, Biology
- Ollin Langle, CEMS, Computer Science
- Bailey Kretzler, CALS, Plant and Soil Science
- Sarra Talib, CALS, Food Systems
- Sarah Brickman, RSENR
- Franni Hoag, RSENR
- Liza Morse, RSENR
- Daniel Pratson, RSENR
- Sarah Raimondi, RSENR
- Qing Ren, RSENR
- Jess Wikle, RSENR
- Daphne Zencey, RSENR
The Institute recently announced a record number of Gund fellowship recipients. The Gund community now comprises 60 Fellows, 102 Affiliates, 65 Graduate Fellows and 12 Postdoctoral Fellows.
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Funding opportunities: The Institute seeks proposals for the next round of Gund Catalyst Awards, interdisciplinary research grants valued from $10,000 to $200,000, by October 13, 2021. Applicants can request funding for a postdoctoral researcher. Gund Fellows can also request funding for visiting scholars and enrichment funds.
New research theme: The Institute is launching a fifth research theme this Fall—Equity and Justice—with multiple events and funding opportunities to bolster research and collaboration, including Gund Catalyst Awards (proposals due Oct. 13), a research symposium, and additional seed grants.
About the Gund Institute at UVM
The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont is a research center dedicated to understanding and tackling the world’s most critical environmental challenges. Driven by the belief that research should inspire action, the Institute takes a cross-sector approach to solving environmental issues with stakeholders from government, business, and broader society. The Institute focuses on five interconnected research themes: climate solutions, sustainable agriculture, health and well-being, equity and justice, and resilient communities. With over 230 scholars in Vermont and across the world, the Institute brings together a network of internationally recognized researchers from diverse disciplines, including the natural and social sciences, business, health, technology, engineering, and the humanities.