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2024 Fall Microgrants Awarded

Merrill Baker-Medard 

Environmental Studies 

With funds from midd.data, Professor Baker-Medard will support the analysis of Madagascar’s coral reefs as part of a larger study on the effectiveness of marine protected areas from ecological and social perspectives.

Natalie Chwalisz

Political Science 

With funds from midd.data, Professor Chwalisz will attend the professional development course at the Kind Institute during the Political Science conference in January

Cameron de Wet 

Earth and Climate Science 

With funds from midd.data, Professor de Wet will attend the Bayesian Proxy System Model Intensive Workshop organized by the StalFire Consortium from January 16 to 25, 2025, at the University of Utah.

Emma Guiberson

Chemistry and Biochemistry 

With funds from midd.data, Professor Guiberson will attend a course called “Beginners R and Beginners Statistics” at Northeastern University through the May Institute.

Daniel Houghton

Film and Media Culture

With funds from midd.data, Professor Houghton will build a hydroponic terrarium or plant wall. Sensors will be used to understand the growth of the plants by measuring air, water temperature, humidity, light, and water usage, as well as pH and nutrient levels.

Jamie McCallum 

Sociology

With funds from midd.data, Professor McCallum will analyze data from Democracy Works on county-level changes in drop boxes from 2020 to 2022.  

John Spackman 

Philosophy

With funds from midd.data, Professor Spackman will explore Bina-48, a social robot, to course PHIL 0252: Philosophy of Mind.