Monday, November 10, 2025
Transcend Session: Positioning Your Center for Success, Impact, and Strategic Partnerships
1-4:30 p.m.
Women’s Building Formal Lounge | Danforth Campus
During this event, you will have the chance to learn from accomplished center leaders and experts who will share their knowledge and practical strategies for developing flourishing research centers and networks. This will also provide a chance to connect with fellow Transcend Initiative awardees and stakeholders from across the university.
Global Research Excellence Showcase (Awards and Reception)
5-7 p.m.
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall
Faculty Awardees
- Salma Abdalla, School of Public Health*
- Christina Boyd, School of Law
- Seth Denizen, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts*
- Christopher Dingwall, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
- Tammy English, Arts & Sciences
- Michael Frachetti, Arts & Sciences*
- Jonathan Hanahan, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
- Patty Heyda, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
- Xiang Hui, Olin Business School
- Panagiotis (Panos) Kouvelis, Olin Business School
- Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, Arts & Sciences*
- Edward McPherson, Arts & Sciences
- Rohit Pappu, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Rachel M. Penczykowski, Arts & Sciences
- Margarita Tsoutsoura, Olin Business School
- Nhial T. Tutlam, Brown School*
- Ning Zhang, McKelvey School of Engineering
* Denotes Global Spotlight
Awardees announced soon
- Ali Adams
- Sreeta Basu
- Cassie Brand
- Evan Dalton
- Carrie Goodson
- Chad Henry
- Isaac Kwesiga
- Sharon Matlock
- Catalina Melendez Contreras
- Liam Otten
- Julie Rivinus
- Kiersten Ruff
- Andy Sample
AI Assistant for Biomedical Research
- Randall Bateman, School of Medicine
- Yixin Chen, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Albert Lai, School of Medicine
- Eric Landsness, School of Medicine
- Anna Santacruz, School of Medicine
Air Quality & Health
- Yin Cao, School of Medicine
- Victor Davila-Roman, School of Medicine
- Randall Martin, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Jay Turner, McKelvey School of Engineering
Center for Education Research, Practice, and Policy Partnerships (CERP³)
- Andrew Butler, Arts & Sciences
- Kelly Harris, School of Medicine
- Jason Jabbari, Brown School
- Victoria May, Institute for School Partnership
- Rachel Ruggirello, Institute for School Partnership
- Catherine Schwarz, Brown School
Center for Holistic Interdisciplinary Research in Psychedelics (CHIRP)
- Leopoldo Cabassa, Brown School
- Rebecca Lester, Arts & Sciences
- Ginger Nicol, School of Medicine
- Teddi Gray, School of Medicine
- Dawnita Reathaford, School of Medicine
Children and Youth Collaborative Network (CYCN)
- Kimberly Johnson, Brown School
- Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brown School
- Anneliese Schaefer, School of Medicine
- Diane Wittling, Brown School
- Kathryn Ruzicka, School of Medicine
Digital Organoid Initiative (DOI)
- Erica Scheller, School of Medicine
- Srikanth Singamaneni, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Jason Huang, School of Medicine
Geospatial Research Initiative (GRI)
- Alexander Bradley, Arts & Sciences
- Michael Frachetti, Arts & Sciences
- Nathan Jacobs, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Jennifer Moore, University Libraries
Improving Mental Health, Poverty and AIDS Research and Training in Global Contexts (IMPACT Global) Center
- Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, School of Medicine
- Mary McKay, Brown School
- Josephine Nabayinda, Brown School
Robustness for Autonomy in Human-Systems Engagement (RAISE)
- ShiNung Ching, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Chien-Ju Ho, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Bruno Sinopoli, McKelvey School of Engineering
- Jeffrey Zacks, Arts & Sciences
- Sarah Morse, Arts & Sciences