Fulbright US Student Program Edition
Dakota Pekerti is an independent researcher whose previous work experience and education focused on optimizing supply chains and renewable energy dispatch for climate change mitigation. In both industries, Dakota was deeply involved in developing optimization algorithms designed to reduce landfill waste, encourage the generation and usage of renewable energy, and align with US environmental initiatives.. Read More.
Zachary Hejny received the Fulbright Student Research Award for his project titled “Techniques of Melodic Elaboration in Gamelan Styles from Bali, East Java, and Lombok.” The project will document how musicians construct heterophonic melodic relationships in communities from Malang, Surabaya, and Banyuwangi in east Java, throughout Bali, and reaching Mataram in western Lombok. It analyzes.. Read More.
Mark Schoen, a U.S. Student Researcher affiliated with the Universitas Negri Malang, is between Jakarta and Malang studying the economic effects of the 2016-2017 Tax Amnesty Program. Together with his research partner Dr. Dwi Wulandri, Mark is examining how the influx of capital back to Indonesia under the tax amnesty program contributed to growth in.. Read More.
Emma Cregan is a stop-motion animator from Virginia. Her films are created using analog techniques, telling stories through handcrafted puppets and sets. Emma uses stop-motion puppetry to create abstract worlds rich in texture, where the hyperbolic nature of puppetry allows for more nuanced characters and stories. Emma will return to animation’s roots in puppet theatre.. Read More.
Carlie Cervantes De Blois is a doctoral candidate in the history of science, technology, and medicine at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Her doctoral research focuses on the history of international technical development and localized water management practices and their intersection with the region’s ecology throughout the 20th century. As a 2022-2023 Fulbright US Student.. Read More.
Eva Hernandez-Janer (Mann) is a doctoral student in the human evolutionary science program at Rutgers University, Department of Anthropology in New Jersey. Her doctoral and Fulbright research explores the effects of peatland fires and forest/road edges on wild orangutan health and energetics. She measures these effects using stable isotope analysis on biological materials (non-invasively) combined.. Read More.
Kaylana Mueller-Hsia is an independent researcher affiliated with the Indonesia Jentera School of Law in Jakarta. Under the U.S. Fulbright Student Researcher grant, she is studying how the documentation of human rights violations via digital technologies is altering the work of Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia, the National Commission on Human Rights in Indonesia. She.. Read More.
Will Aguado is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Rutgers University who studies the ecology of Bornean orangutans. As a Fulbright US Student Researcher, Will and his collaborators at Universitas Nasional in Jakarta are examining how wild orangutans maintain their nutritionally balanced diets while simultaneously overcoming the natural toxins found in the plants they eat… Read More.
Joshua Raphael Lieto is a PhD candidate in the University of California Riverside Department of Anthropology. His dissertation examines the entanglements of linguistic traditions in Sumatra, Indonesia, and the tensions that arise. As a Fulbright Student Researcher, Joshua is working on the documentation and analysis of proverbs in the Batak languages of North and Central.. Read More.
Dan McCoy is a doctoral candidate in the history program at Northern Illinois University. As a Fulbright U.S. Student Researcher in Indonesia, his research focuses on the role and influence of Indonesian diplomacy involving various Indonesian state and non-state actors within and without the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, the.. Read More.
