Center for Research Innovation

RISE Awards in Research, Innovation, Scholarship & Entrepreneurship

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Prize Winners

Research: Malav Trivedi – Novel mechanistic explanation for use of gluten free casein free diet in Autism spectrum disorder
Innovation: Antonio Rufo – FilterLight
Scholarship: Benjamin Greer – A Post Industrial Somerville: Urban Development with an Ecological Infrastructure
Entrepreneurial (People’s Choice): Amir Farjadian – Development of Virtually Interfaced Robotic Ankle and Balance Trainer (vi-RABT)

Interdisciplinary

Graduate: Ryan Myers – Biohybrid Robot Fabrication using E-Jet Printer

Undergraduate: Chelsea Costaney – arc: building conversations


Physical and Life Sciences

Graduate: Mehmet Nurullah Ates – Revolutionizing Li-Battery Infrastructure for Energy Storage Applications: Short Term and Long Term Solutions

Undergraduate: Ashley Cryan – Projected Effects of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification on the Incidence and Severity of Blooms of Harmful Algae in the Gulf of Maine


Computer and Information Sciences

Graduate: Yiyun Ma – Designing Cloud and Big Data Platforms for Data-intensive Scientific Applications

Undergraduate: Katherine Schneider – Creating Neighborhood: Rethinking Urban Family Housing


Health Sciences

Graduate: Malav Trivedi – Novel mechanistic explanation for use of gluten free casein free diet in Autism spectrum disorder

Undergraduate: Nick O’Donnell – Adverse Events Associated with IV Sedative Use and Related Mortality in the United States over an Eight Year Period


Engineering and Technology

Graduate: Ryan Hennessy – Damage Characteristics in MEMS Switch Contacts

Undergraduate: Antonio Rufo – FilterLight


Humanities and Arts

Graduate: Jessica Wilcox – Urban Revitalization through Resilient Infrastructure

Undergraduate: Benjamin Greer – A Post Industrial Somerville: Urban Development with an Ecological Infrastructure


Social Sciences, Business and Law

Graduate: Lisa Granquist – Armoring the Massachusetts Coast: Increased Protection or Added Risk?

Undergraduate: Krista Langley – How Anger Influences Threat Detection: The Independent Contributions of Affect and Conceptual Knowledge