Fulbright US Student Program Edition
Elizabeth Oliphant received a degree from the University of Michigan where she majored in Earth Science and minored in Energy Science in 2018. For her research project sponsored by the 2018 US Fulbright Student Grant, she spends 12-month research entitled “Utilizing Vapor Core and Two-Phase Geothermal Systems to Power Indonesia” where she will collect and.. Read More.
Dillon Dunn received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2018. Under the Fulbright US Student Research Program, Dillon is in Yogyakarta to begin his research project “The Architecture of Pilgrimage”, where he analyzes the ancient and contemporary architecture of Central Java through the theme of pilgrimage to better understand.. Read More.
Mary “Maggic” Tsang is an artist and researcher working at the intersection of do-it-yourself biohacking and cultural discourse, whose most recent project investigates the social and political dimensions of hormones and how they might change how we perceive sex, gender, and normativity. Holding a bachelor’s degree in biological science and art from Carnegie Mellon University.. Read More.
Paige Madison is a PhD student studying the history of science at Arizona State University. Under Fulbright US Student Research grant, her project entitled, “Homo floresiensis and the History of Anthropology in Indonesia” explores the rich history of fossil discovery in Indonesia with attention to the development of anthropology as a discipline through archival research.. Read More.
Dan Brodkin recently completed his bachelor’s degree at Carleton College in Minnesota in June 2018 where for two years he studied the syntax of Indonesian and related Austronesian languages. His work has touched upon topics including question formation, control constructions, nickname formation, and subject placement. Over the past two years, Brodkin has presented research on.. Read More.
Brendan Holly received his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and Anthropology/Sociology from Centre College, Kentucky in 2018. Under 2018 US Fulbright Student Grant, Brendan spends 12-month research on his project entitled: “Assessing Ecological Restoration: Odonates as a Bioindicator for Peat Swamp Forest Recovery.” The research is conducted in Central Kalimantan where he spends most of.. Read More.
Carly LaRoche recently earned her bachelor’s degree in environmental science from American University in Washington, DC. Carly’s interest in marine chemistry has brought her around the world, conducting field research in Guam, Alaska, and now Indonesia. Under 2018 US Fulbright Student Grant, she spends 10-month to research on carbon cycle interactions between sea grasses and mangroves. Specifically, she.. Read More.
Joshua Kam holds a bachelor’s degree in History and the Classics from Hope College, Michigan in 2017. Joshua has spent fourteen years abroad in Southeast Asia, and continued to be fascinated by the complex relationship between the secular and the mystic in the larger Nusantara. Under 2018 US Fulbright Student Grant, his project, “Imagining Ratu.. Read More.
Rebecca’s project under the Fulbright US Student Research Program is “Gut Microbiomes, Health, and Nutrition in Wild Bornean Orangutans across Shifting Nutritional Landscapes” which brings her and her student counterpart from Universitas Nasional (UNAS) to the peat swamps of the Mawas Conservation Area in Indonesian Borneo to collect data from critically endangered orangutans. Rebecca’s research.. Read More.
Andrea Decker holds a Master’s degree in Ethnomusicology from University of California, Riverside. She arrived in Indonesia in October 2017 to start her 12-month project under the US Fulbright Student Research grant entitled “’Dangdut is the Music of My Country:’ Class, Genre, and Gender in Indonesia’s Most Popular Music.” She wants to study the relationship.. Read More.
